Donnie Wahlberg is an American singer, actor, composer, and producer. He starred in the TV series "Brothers in Arms", "Partners" and "Practice". His full name is Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr.
Biography
Donnie Wahlberg is the brother of the famous actor Mark Wahlberg. Donnie was born on August 17, 1969 in Dorchester. He grew up in a large family of a driver and a nurse. In total, the Wahlbergs had 9 children. Donnie is of Irish and Swedish descent. Since studying at school, he began to get involved in music. He later became a member of the popular group New Kids on the Block. About the actor's personal life, it is known that his wife was Kimberly Fey. Their family had two children, but this marriage broke up. In 2014, actress and fashion model Jenny McCarthy became Wahlberg's new wife. The actor's wife has a son from a previous marriage.
TV series
Donnie got a small role in the crime detective "Practice". In the center of the plot is a law firm, whose employees do everything to win cases. Then Wahlberg got one of the main roles in the military series "Brothers in Arms". The film received a Golden Globe and an Emmy. In 2001, Donnie was seen as Bobby in the TV series Undercover. The detective talks about the work of an elite division of the Ministry of Justice.
Donnie landed the lead role of a detective in the TV series Boomtown. The idea of the drama is unusual: the same crime is shown from different points of view. The next big role of the actor took place in the detective thriller Murder Point. His filming partners were Steve Kirbus, Michael Hiatt, John Leguizamo, Adam Cantor.
Wahlberg is reincarnated as the main character of the TV series "Blue Blood", who uses questionable methods to solve murders. This detective was shown not only in the United States, but also in many countries of Europe and Asia. In 2013, Donnie acted as the narrator on The Best of Boston. The drama tells about the everyday life of the officers of the city police department.
Filmography
In 1995, Donnie got a role in the action movie Bullet. The main roles in the film were played by Mickey Rourke, Tupac Shakur, Adrian Brody and Ted Levine. Bullet is the nickname of the protagonist who gets out of prison. The following year, Wahlberg starred in the crime thriller with Mel Gibson and Rene Russo, Ransom. The film was nominated for Golden Globe and Saturn. The main character, a successful businessman, has a son kidnapped. A large ransom is demanded for it. Donnie then landed a role in the horror film Black Brotherhood.
In the crime thriller Dangerous Passengers of Train 123, Donnie plays Mr. Gray. The plot tells the story of an armed man who hijacked a subway car. He demands a ransom for the hostages. Then the actor could be seen in the 1998 action films "Victim Countdown", "Brothers" and "Sophie". In all these films, he played the main characters. The following year, he landed central roles in Jewelers and Toreador.
Wahlberg played Lipton in the horror film Dead Silence. The thriller begins with a newlywed couple receiving a ventriloquist doll in the mail. The sender is unknown. Then, along with Jason Gedrick, Donnie played in the drama "Chris Troyano's Empire" about the legendary manager of Miami's nightlife.
