Martin Donovan Biography
Martin Donovan (born August 19, 1957) is an American stage and film actor. He has had a long collaboration with the director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, including Trust (1990), Surviving Desire (1991), Simple Men (1992), Flirt (1993), Amateur (1994), and The Book of Life (1998) (in which he played Jesus). He is best known as Peter Scottson, the DEA agent on Showtime's Weeds.
He made his Writing and Directorial debut in 2011 with the film Collaborator, which he stars in with David Morse.
Martin Donovan Movies
Martin Donovan TV Shows
Martin Donovan Quotes
Family Tensions Amidst Grief and Custody Battle
Trish:
Maxwell, you promised me you wouldn't!
Denny: [reads the letter]
Are you kidding me? I just buried my wife and you're suing me for custody of my daughter?!
Trish:
Denny, I'm so sorry. This is not at all what we thought...
Zoë: [arrives]
Finished my egg.
Denny:
Sweetheart, go inside and pack your things. We're gonna go home right now.
Denny:
Zoë, go and get your stuff. We're leaving. Who the hell do you think you are?
Maxwell: [Denny shoves the letter against Maxwell's chest and Maxwell aggressively grabs Denny by the arm; Denny, in response, retracts the arm from Maxwell's grasp by force, causing Maxwell to fall and break a rib]
You can't do this alone, and you know it. What happens when you're back to disappearing for days on end at those races of yours? You're on a plane every weekend. You missed her birth, for Christ's sakes! You're not taking her.
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The Consequences of Crossing Moral Boundaries
Hap Eckhart:
You think there have been others?
Will Dormer:
No, but there's gonna be. This guy crossed the line and he didn't even blink. You don't come back from that.
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