John Doman

John Doman
Doman in 2013
Born (1945-01-09) January 9, 1945
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania, B.A. 1966
Pennsylvania State University, MBA 1972
Occupation Actor
Years active 1969–present
Spouse(s)
Linda Lee Rudloff
(m. 1981; d. 2014)
Children 1

John Doman (born January 9, 1945) is an American actor best known for playing Deputy Police Commissioner/ Major William Rawls on HBO series The Wire from 2002 to 2008, Colonel Edward Galson on Oz in 2001, Rodrigo Borgia in the international television series Borgia from 2011 to 2014, and Don Carmine Falcone in Fox's show Gotham in 2014.

Early life and education

Doman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is an alumnus of Northeast Catholic High School.[1] He is a 1962 graduate of North, an All-Catholic League football player and a member of the school's Hall of Fame. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966. While at Penn, he was a three-year letterman and starting defensive back with the Quakers football team from 1963 to 1965.[2][3] He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree in marketing from Pennsylvania State University in 1972.[2]

In between his time at Penn and Penn State, he served with the United States Marine Corps, beginning with his enrollment in its Officer Candidates School at Quantico, Virginia. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in March, 1967 and served with the 3rd Marine Division in the Vietnam War.[2]

After graduate school, he spent nearly two decades in the advertising business, beginning with SSC&B Advertising and Norman Craig & Kummel. He was one of the first six employees at TBWA New York when it debuted in 1977. He concluded his fourteen years with TBWA as Executive Vice President, Head of Business Development responsible for a new business program which resulted in Agency of the Year honors from Adweek in 1990. He transitioned from advertising executive to full-time actor when he was cast in a commercial for AT&T in 1991.[2]

Acting career

Doman had cameos in the 1997 film Cop Land and the 2003 film Mystic River. He also had a role on the film The Opponent. Doman also had a small part in the 2010 film Blue Valentine. In 2004, he appeared in the third installment of action film series Sniper.

On television, Doman has guest-starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Shakaar". He also portrayed Dr. Carl Deraad on Seasons 5 and 6 of ER, and bad-guy CEO Walter Kendrick on Season 2 of Damages. He provided the voice of Don Morello in the video game Mafia: City of Lost Heaven. Doman also provided the voice of Caesar in the video game Fallout New Vegas. He also played a small role in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance, as one of the site managers for the construction of a tunnel featured in the film. Doman starred as Rodrigo Borgia in the 2011 historical drama series Borgia by the French premium-pay TV Canal+ and the German ZDF and starred in director Pieter Gaspersz's AFTER opposite Kathleen Quinlan.

During his career, Doman has portrayed several different characters in numerous episodes of Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He also guest starred in Law & Order: Trial by Jury, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In total, he has played eleven different characters in the Law & Order franchise.

From 2010 to 2011, Doman appeared in three episodes of Rizzoli & Isles as a mob enforcer, reuniting him with Sasha Alexander. The two had previously appeared in NCIS in the Season 2 episode "Doppelganger", where Doman played Lt. Cheney, the head of a local civilian law enforcement while Alexander played Special Agent Kate Todd.

Doman has also appeared in promotional advertisements for Versus Television.[4][5]

Doman has been the voice for Michelin tires and Home Depot and in 2013 began narrating videos for the Philadelphia Eagles.[6] He currently plays the Mafia Don known as Carmine Falcone in the series Gotham.[7] He also played Senator Ross Garrison in Person of Interest[8] and Helen's (Maura Tierney) father in the Showtime drama The Affair.[9] He appeared in Season 3 of the Netflix show House of Cards as Bishop Charles Eddis. He plays the U.S. Ambassador to Germany in Season 2 of Berlin Station.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Ultimate TabooN/A
1995Die Hard: With a VengeanceForeman
1995StonewallPlainclothes Cop
1995The Journey of August KingBolton
1996Beavis & Butt-Head Do AmericaAirplane Captain, White House RepresentativeVoice
1997Little Boy BlueAndy Berg
1997Cop LandLassaro's Aide
1997Fool's ParadiseU.S. Senator
1998Mercury RisingSupervisor Hartley
1998Claire DolanCain's friend
1999Giving It UpRalph Gigante, Sr.
1999Loving JezebelPop Melville
1999Wirey SpindellWirey's father
1999PuppetRussian Godfather
2000Interstate 84Montaldo
2000The OpponentFred
2001BesottedCap'n Dave
2002Emmett's MarkCapt. Berman
2002City by the SeaHenderson
2003Mystic RiverDriver
2004The Kings of BrooklynDad
2004Sniper 3Paul Finnegan
2004NoelDr. Baron
2005Rock the PaintFather Pete
2005Dawn's Early LightSheriff ClaytonShort film
2006FatwaJohn Davidson
2006Lonely HeartsChief MacSwain
2007GracieCoach Colasanti
2008Sympathetic DetailsPhillips
2010The Company MenDysert
2010Blue ValentineJerry
2014AfterMitch Valentino
2016Ordinary WorldWalt
2017You Were Never Really HereJohn McCleary
2017Two Black CoffeesBartenderShort film
2019Hard PowderGipPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Law & OrderBailiffEpisode: "The Blue Wall"
1993Empty CradleMr. LeeTelevision movie
1995Star Trek: Deep Space NineLenaris HolemEpisode: "Shakaar"
1995New York NewsN/AEpisode: "Cost of Living"
1995Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanMr. RiggsEpisode: "Hell on Wheels"
1995Doctor UnknownDr. BochmanTelevision movie
1997Law & OrderSgt. Frank GottliebEpisode: "We Like Mike"
1997New York UndercoverRichard CroatesEpisode: "Is It a Crime?"
1998Law & OrderMr. StephensEpisode: "True North"
1999–2003ERDr. Carl Deraad10 episodes
1999NYPD BlueFrank DiNoviEpisode: "Don't Meth with Me"
2000The PracticeOfficer FinlayEpisode: "Life Sentence"
2000The SopranosDistrict AttorneyEpisode: "Full Leather Jacket"
2000Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDan LatimerEpisode: "Limitations"
2000Martial LawGovernor MarxEpisode: "Heartless"
2000The PracticeTestifying DetectiveEpisode: "Mr. Hinks Goes to Town"
2000Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMunch's InformantEpisode: "Wrong Is Right"
2001100 Centre StreetN/AEpisode: "Hostage"
2001OzEdward Galson4 episodes
2001The PracticeDetectiveEpisode: "What Child Is This?"
2001Judging AmyRalphEpisode: "Hold on Tight"
2001Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSpecial Agent Rod FranklinEpisode: "Wrath"
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentRoy MarkhamEpisode: "The Extra Man"
2001A Glimpse of HellAdmiral LanglettTelevision movie
2001Three Blind MiceStephen LeedsTelevision movie
2002–2008The WireWilliam A. Rawls47 episodes
2003Law & OrderHoward RidgewayEpisode: "Maritime"
2003Queens SupremeN/AEpisode: "One Angry Man"
2003CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationJudge Slater2 episodes
2003HackHanrattyEpisode: "Dial 'O' for Murder"
2005NCISLt. CheneyEpisode: "Doppelgänger"
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryTim GraceEpisode: "Blue Wall"
2006Close to HomeEugene KaleEpisode: "Deacon"
2007Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMike MollinaxEpisode: "Scheherazade"
2007Without a TraceHayden MillsEpisode: "Deep Water"
2008Law & OrderJim GillesEpisode: "Political Animal"
2009DamagesWalter Kendrick10 episodes
2010–2014Rizzoli & IslesPatrick "Paddy" Doyle7 episodes
2010Burn NoticeBill Cowley2 episodes
2011–2014BorgiaRodrigo Borgia36 episodes
2011The Good WifeOliver CardiffEpisode: "The Death Zone"
2012Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWilliam RandEpisode: "Official Story"
2012A Gifted ManCoachEpisode: "In Case of Blind Spots"
2012NYC 22Detective CollinsEpisode: "Playing God"
2014–2016Person of InterestSenator Ross Garrison10 episodes
2014UnforgettableVincent QuinnEpisode: "Stray Bullet"
2014–2017The AffairBruce Butler10 episodes
2014–2017GothamCarmine Falcone17 episodes
2015House of CardsBishop Charles Eddis2 episodes
2016Madam SecretaryCIA Director Dennis Ellerman2 episodes
2016Feed the BeastAidan Moran10 episodes
2017ElementaryCouncilman SlessingerEpisode: "The Ballad of Lady Frances"
2017Berlin StationAmbassador Richard Hanes9 episodes
2018InstinctRoger ReinhartEpisode: "I Heart New York"

Video games

Year Title Role
2002 Mafia Morello
2003 Midnight Club II Diego
2003 Manhunt Hoods
2008 Need for Speed: Undercover FBI #1
2010 Fallout: New Vegas Caesar

References

  1. ↑ "1962 Northeast Catholic High School Yearbook". classmates.com. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 John Doman, Pennsylvania, 1966 (2017 Honoree) – Ivy Football Association. Retrieved December 15, 2017
  3. ↑ 2017 Penn Football Fact Book – University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2017
  4. ↑ " "Versus Momentum Promo". Versus. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  5. ↑ " "Versus "2nd place" promo". Versus. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  6. ↑ "All About That Awesome New Eagles Commercial | The Philly Post | News | Philadelphia Magazine". Philadelphia Magazine. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  7. ↑ Verne Gay, "A chat with 'Gotham's' John Doman" from Newsday, 3 November 2014, retrieved 19 January 2015
  8. ↑ Shant Istamboulian, "'Person of Interest' returns after a season of change" from Entertainment Weekly, 24 September 2014, retrieved 19 January 2015
  9. ↑ "John Doman Joins 'The Affair'; Kerri Medders In 'Mystery Girls'". Deadline. June 9, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
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