Birthday : May-11-1968
Birthplace : Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA
Birth Name : Jeff Donovan
Recent Role : Michael Westen on Burn Notice
Gender : Male
Jeffrey Donovan is a very popular American television and movie actor. Jeffrey attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst and received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. He next attended New York University and earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting from the same. He also had been a student of Bridgewater State College.
Jeffery made his movie debut with an appearance on ‘Inside Out’. His next appearance was on ‘Throwing Down’ which won the top jury prize at The Hamptons Film Festival. He then portrayed Jeffery Patterson on ‘Book of Shadows: Blair Watch 2’. His next appearances were as a guest star on innumerous shows ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’, ‘Quantum Leap’, ‘The Pretender’, ‘Spin City’, ‘Witchblade’, Monk, CSI: Miami and ‘Law & Order’.
He also made appearances in several made-for-TV-movies. In the USA Network television drama ‘Touching Evil’, Jeffrey Donovan portrayed the leading character. His next appearance was on the short lived TV series ‘Threshold’. He also has important roles on innumerous major motion pictures.
In 2005, he made an appearance on the romantic comedy ‘Hitch’ and in 2006; he was seen in the film ‘Believe in Me’. In the very same year, Jeffery portrayed Cal in the movie ‘Come Early Morning’. In the popular series ‘Crossing Jordan’, he appeared as a supporting character. As of now, he’s appearing on ‘Burn Notice’, portraying the character of Michael Westen, a secret agent.
Among his stage appearances are ‘A View from the Bridge’ as Marco and An Inspector Calls. His Off-Broadway projects are ‘Things You Shouldn’t Say Past Midnight’ as Gene; ‘Hamlet’ as the title character; ‘The Glory of Living’ as Clint; ‘Toys in the Attic’ as Julian Berniers; ‘On the Waterfront’ as Terry; Oedipus as Teiresias and Freedomland as Seth.
In the movie ‘Changeling’, Jeffrey Donovan plays the role of corrupt police captain J.J. Jones against Angelina Jolie.
Role on ‘Burn Notice’
Jeffrey Donovan portrays the character of Michael Westen on” Burn Notice “. In the beginning of the show, we saw him working as an international spy. Soon, he gets blacklisted and is issued a burn notice. That termination changes his life forever and he goes back to his hometown, Miami. Michael then decides to find out the one who is responsible for his shameful dismissal. In the meantime, he starts using his investigational skills as a freelance spy. He is the main character of the series. Among his family members are his brother Nate and his mother. Throughout series’ run, he develops a relationship with Fiona Glenanne.
