Biography - Brian Donahue

Who is Brian Donahue?

Brian Donahue is an actor, stuntman by profession, and American by nationality. He is well known for appearing in the TV series Blue Bloods, Gotham, Deception, Late Show with David Letterman, and Oz.

Brian Donahue – Age, Parents, Siblings

Brian Donahue’s birth took place on August 5, 1962, in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. There are no mentions of his mother, father, siblings, or her parent’s profession.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Brian Donahue attended the St. Mary's School in Quincy, Massachusetts. He went to high school at Archbishop Williams in Braintree, Massachusetts where he played football, track and field, and was a member of the Boston Globe 1980 All - Scholastic Track Team.

Following high school graduation, Donahue went to Phillips Exeter Academy where he was an athlete- having placed 3rd in the Shot Put at the National Junior Olympics in Santa Clara, California in August 1980.

He also studied at the University of Texas and Iona College. While studying at Iona College, he discovered his love for acting.

His ethnicity is Caucasian.

Brian Donahue – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

Brian Donahue met Lori DeThomasis in Iona College. He and his longtime girlfriend married on July 12, 1986, in New York. With his wife, he has a child, daughter Jessica Donahue (b. 1987).

The couple seems to be happily married and there are no rumors of divorce surrounding the pair.

Brian Donahue – Career

In Sports

In 1986 Brian Donahue tried out for the New York Jets NFL Football team and was signed as a free agent with the New York Jets to play nose tackle. With the team, he participated in mini-camp and summer training camp but was released in August 1986.

He went on to sing with Green Back Packers to play nose tackle in 1987 but due to a knee injury, he was released in August 1987.

In 1989, Donahue joined the Toronto Argonauts of the C.F.L. but due to another knee injury, he was released from the contract the same year.

After an end to his football career, Brian Donahue embarked on a career as a wrestler. He wrestled with the Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) in 1991 and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1991 to 1992 before starting his career as an actor.

Films, TV series

Over the years, Brian Donahue has worked in over 90 films and TV series as an actor or stuntman.

Some of the TV series he has worked in include NBC Special Treat (1985), Thunder in Paradise (1994), Now and Again (1999-2000), Late Show with David Letterman (1999-2012), Oz (2001-2002), The Sopranos (2006), The Black Donnellys (2007), Deception (2013), Gotham (2015), Blue Bloods (2016-2019), Hunters (2020), Bite Size Halloween (2022).

Moreover, Donahue has also portrayed characters in the films Dead Presidents (1995), Cop Land (1997), Made (2001), Blue Blood (2008), She's Funny That Way (2014), Collar (2015), Skin (2018), Drunk Parents (2019), Clean (2021), My Sister's Wedding (2022), Ezra (2023), Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), etc.

Co-stars

On the set of Joker: Folie à Deux, Brian Donahue has worked alongside Francine Maisler, Alfred Rubin Thompson, Ken Leung, Jimmy Smagula, and Troy Fromin.

Brian Donahue – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on the net worth and annual salary/income of Brian Donahue is under review and will be updated.

Brian Donahue – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Donahue is absent from social media handles Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.