John Doman
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Biography
John Doman's acting career only began in his mid-40s, but he made up for lost time by racking up over 100 credits including memorable roles in "The Wire" (HBO, 2002-08), "Borgia" (Canal+, 2011-14) and "Gotham" (Fox, 2014-). Born in Philadelphia, PA in 1948, Doman studied English Literature and played varsity football at the University of Pennsylvania before joining the Marine Corps where he served in the Vietnam War. On his return he earned an MBA at Penn State University, going on to work as an advertising executive for over two decades. But Doman had always dreamed of becoming an actor and aged 43 he landed his first screen role in the first of many appearances in the "Law and Order" (NBC, 1990-2010) franchise. Doman never looked back, landing nine different roles in 1995 alone, including bit-parts in "Die Hard with a Vengeance" (1995), "Stonewall" (1995) and "Ultimate Taboo" (1995). Setting the authority figure tone for the rest of his career, Doman then played a Presidential aide in "Cop Land" (1997), U.S. Senator in "Fool's Paradise" (1998) and Russian godfather in "Puppet" (1999). He bagged his first recurring role in 1999 when he was cast as Dr. Carl Deraad in "ER" (NBC, 1994-2009). During his intermittent four-year spell on the medical drama, Doman also played a boxing promoter in "The Opponent" (2000), vengeful war veteran in "Three Blind Mice" (2001) and USS Admiral in "A Glimpse of Hell" (2001), enjoyed minor big-screen roles in "City by the Sea" (2002) and "Mystic River" (2003), and landed recurring parts as convicted rapist Edward Galson in "Oz" (HBO, 1997-2003) and Officer Finlay on "The Practice" (ABC, 1997-2004). Most notably he also starred as no-nonsense Superintendent William A. Rawls on five seasons of "The Wire" (HBO, 2002-08). Doman then added the likes of "Noel" (2004), "Rock the Paint" (2005), "Fatwa" (2006), "Gracie" (2007) and "Sympathetic Details" (2008) to his filmography before taking top billing as gang leader Jim Boone in western "Shoot First and Pray You Live" (2008). Following a one-season stint as villainous CEO Walter Kendrick in "Damages" (FX, 2007-2012), Doman played Michelle Williams' father in "Blue Valentine" (2010), appeared in "The Company Men" (2010) and was cast as mob enforcer Paddy Doyle in "Rizzoli & Isles" (TNT, 2010-16). Doman then landed a rare leading man role, Rodrigo Borgia, aka Pope Alexander VI, in historical epic "Borgia" (Canal+, 2011-14), co-starred alongside Kathleen Quinlan in family drama "After" (2014) and portrayed Senator Ross Garrison in "Person of Interest" (CBS, 2011-16). Doman also enjoyed the recurring roles of Bruce Butler in "The Affair" (Showtime, 2014-), Mafia don Carmine Falcone in "Gotham" (Fox, 2014-) and ruthless businessman Aidan Moran in "Feed the Beast" (AMC, 2016), and guest spots as Bishop Charles Eddis in "House of Cards" (Netflix, 2013-) and CIA Director Dennis Ellerman in "Madam Secretary" (CBS, 2014-). Doman also played US Ambassador to Germany, Richard Hanes, in "Berlin Station" (Epix, 2016-) before returning to film in "You Were Never Really Here" (2017) and "Hard Powder" (2018).
Filmography
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Life Events
1991
Played no fewer than five characters on "Law & Order"
1995
Made feature debut in "Ultimate Taboo"
1995
Had first appearance in a major feature as a foreman in "Die Hard with a Vengeance"
1995
Had a string of TV guest roles, including "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "New York News," and "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"
1996
Lent his voice to the animated flick "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America"
1997
Played an aide in James Mangold's "Cop Land"
1998
Reunited with Bruce Willis in "Mercury Rising"
1999
Played Frank DiNovi on an episode of "NYPD Blue"
1999
Had a recurring role as Dr. Carl Deraad on "ER"
2000
Played a detective on "The Practice"
2000
Played a D.A. on "The Sopranos"
2001
Had a recurring role on "Oz"
2002
Had breakout role as Acting Commissioner William Rawls on "The Wire"
2009
Had the recurring role of Walter Kendrick on "Damages"
2010
Was cast as Paddy Doyle on crime serial "Rizzoli & Isles"
2011
Played the featured role of Rodrigo Borgia on historical drama "Borgia"
2014
Played Senator Ross Garrison on "Person of Interest"
2015
Had a recurring guest role as a bishop on "House of Cards"
2016
Co-starred with David Schwimmer on short-lived crime drama "Feed the Beast"
2017
Played John McCleary in Lynne Ramsay's Jonathan Ames adaptation "You Were Never Really Here"
