Edmund Donovan

Edmund Donovan
Born (1990-08-24) August 24, 1990 (age 34)
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Edmund Donovan is an American theater, film, and television actor.

Donovan won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, Lucille Lortel Award, and Obie Award in 2020 for his role as Joe in Greater Clements by Samuel D. Hunter.[1][2] He received a Drama Desk Award nomination in 2019 for his role in Lewiston/Clarkston, another play by Hunter.[3] His television credits include Hightown, Betty, High Fidelity, and Orange Is the New Black. He played Christopher in the 2015 film Akron, which won a number of awards at LGBT film festivals in 2015.[4]

In 2021, Donovan played Jason in Second Stage Theatre's production of Lynn Nottage's Clyde's.[1][5]

He graduated from Boston University's College of Fine Arts in 2012 with a BFA in acting. In 2017 he received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.[6]

  1. ^ a b Sullivan, Lindsey (2021-08-18). "Edmund Donovan Joins Cast of Lynn Nottage's Clyde's on Broadway". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  2. ^ Meyer, Dan (June 13, 2020). "A Strange Loop, The Inheritance, Moulin Rouge! Win Big at 2020 Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  3. ^ McPhee, Ryan (April 25, 2019). "Nominations for the 2019 Drama Desk Awards Announced; Oklahoma!, Tootsie, Rags Parkland Lead the Pack". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  4. ^ Murthi, Vikram (2017-02-06). "'Akron' Exclusive Clip: A Midwestern Love Story Between Two Freshman Football Players". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  5. ^ Armstrong, Linda (2022-01-06). "'Clyde's' is a theatrical feast!". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  6. ^ "Yale School of Drama | The Showcase of the Class of 2017 | Edmund Donovan". ysd.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-04.