Enver Gjokaj
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Born | Enver Leif Gjokaj February 12, 1980 |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Enver Leif Gjokaj (/ˈɛnvɛər ˈdʒoʊkaɪ/ en-VAIR joh-KY;[1] born February 12, 1980) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Victor in the science fiction television series Dollhouse and as Daniel Sousa in Agent Carter, a role he later reprised in the final season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Early life
Gjokaj was born in Orange County, California. His father is Albanian, and his mother is American.[2] Gjokaj has an older brother named Bekim and an identical twin brother named Demir.[3] Both Gjokaj and his brother attended Amador High School, in Sutter Creek, California, where Gjokaj participated in multiple plays and variety shows. Gjokaj graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.[4] While at NYU, he was a semi-finalist for Tisch's Vilar Global Fellows Program. In 2002, he received a Bachelor of Arts in English from UC Berkeley.[5]
Career
On March 26, 2008, it was announced that Gjokaj had won the role as Victor on Dollhouse.[6][7] His character, whose real name is Anthony Ceccoli, is an "Active" (or "doll") inside the Dollhouse, taking on multiple personalities through the process of highly technological imprinting of memories. His identical twin brother Demir guest starred alongside Gjokaj in a dream sequence in a second season episode of Dollhouse.[8]
Gjokaj has since appeared in the films The Express: The Ernie Davis Story alongside Dennis Quaid, Taking Chance with Kevin Bacon, and Eagle Eye opposite Shia LaBeouf. Prior to his series regular role on Dollhouse, he appeared in the made-for-TV film Filthy Gorgeous and also had a recurring role on the television series The Book of Daniel. He also guest starred in episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Community, and The Unit.[citation needed]
In 2012 Gjokaj was awarded a patent for a focusing system for motion picture cameras.[9] In 2019, Gjokaj appeared in the series Emergence as FBI Agent Ryan Brooks.
Gjokaj has made multiple appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[10] In 2012, Gjokaj made an appearance in The Avengers as a New York City police officer.[11] He starred in the two seasons of Agent Carter (2015–2016) as SSR Agent Daniel Sousa.[12] He went on to reprise the role of Sousa in the final season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D (2020).[13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Spinning Into Butter | Greg Sullivan | |
2008 | The Express: The Ernie Davis Story | Dave Sarette | |
2008 | Eagle Eye | Remote Pilot | |
2009 | Tale of the Tribe | Micah | |
2010 | Stone | Young Jack | |
2011 | Eden | Eddie | |
2012 | The Avengers | Officer Saunders | Credited as "Young Cop" |
2012 | Would You Rather | Lucas | |
2014 | Lust for Love | Jake | |
2016 | Come and Find Me | Alexander | |
2019 | 3022 | Vincent Bernard |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Filthy Gorgeous | Mirash | Television film |
The Book of Daniel | David | 3 episodes | |
The Path to 9/11 | Unknown | Miniseries | |
2007 | The Unit | Lloyd | Episode: "Binary Explosion" |
2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Peter Gardela | Episode: "Ten Count" |
2009 | Taking Chance | Corporal Arenz | Television film |
2009–2010 | Dollhouse | Victor/Anthony Ceccoli | Main role; 26 episodes |
2010 | Lie to Me | Sgt. Jeff Turley | Episode: "React to Contact" |
Chase | Carson Puckett | Episode: "Havoc" | |
Undercovers | Novak Hincir | Episode: "Funny Money" | |
2011 | Community | Lukka | Episode: "Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy" |
Person of Interest | Lazlo Yogorov | Episode: "Witness" | |
2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Marku | Episode: "Pa Make Loa" |
Dexter | Viktor Baskov | 2 episodes | |
2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michael Provo | Episode: "Beautiful Frame" |
Vegas | Tommy Stone | 5 episodes | |
Witches of East End | Mike | 4 episodes | |
The Walking Dead | Pete Dolgen | Episode: "Dead Weight" | |
2014–2015 | Rizzoli & Isles | Jack Armstrong | 4 episodes |
2014 | Extant | Sean Glass | 6 episodes |
2015–2016 | Agent Carter | Daniel Sousa | Main role; 18 episodes |
2017–2018 | Major Crimes | Hunt Sanford | 2 episodes |
2018 | Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Milk Carton (voice) | Episode: "Caught White-Handed" |
2019 | The Rookie | Donovan | 3 episodes |
Emergence | Agent Ryan Brooks | 5 episodes | |
2020 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Daniel Sousa | Recurring role; 10 episodes |
References
- ^ "Dollhouse Unique Cast Names". Fox Broadcasting Company. February 9, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
- ^ Phillips, Jevon (February 12, 2009). "Countdown to Dollhouse: Enver Gjokaj, sci-fi lover". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ California Births, 1905 - 1995
- ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
- ^ Enver Gjokaj: Biography
- ^ Breaking: Battlestar Stud Playing Dollhouse with Dushku
- ^ Dollhouse Casting Alert!, archived from the original on January 22, 2013
- ^ Dollhouse - Season 2 - "Stop-Loss/The Attic" - Enver Gjokaj, Demir Gjokaj
- ^ USPTO Database, archived from the original on December 14, 2012
- ^ "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Star Talks 'Clarity' About The MCU And Agent Carter". Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ Sandwell, Ian (June 22, 2020). "Why that Agents of SHIELD and Avengers crossover theory doesn't make sense". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 29, 2014). "Enver Gjokaj Cast In ABC Series Marvel's Agent Carter". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ^ Agard, Chancellor (April 15, 2020). "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings back Agent Carter character in season 7 first look". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
External links
- Enver Gjokaj at IMDb
- 1980 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Albanian descent
- Identical twins
- Living people
- Male actors from Orange County, California
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni
- Twin people from the United States
- University of California, Berkeley alumni