Jeffrey Donovan was born on 11 May 1968, in Amesbury, Massachusetts USA , and is an actor perhaps best known for playing Robert F. Kennedy in “J. Edgar” (2011) directed by Clint Eastwood, and for his recurring role in the TV series “Fargo”‘s second season in 2015.
So just how rich is Jeffrey Donovan? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the amount of Jeffrey Donovan’s net worth reaches $10 million, as of mid-2016, accumulated through his involvement in both television productions and cinema during a career now spanning more than 20 years.
Jeffrey Donovan Net Worth $10 Million
Jeffrey as well as his two brothers were raised by his single mother; they lived poorly and often moved. His high school teacher Patricia Hoyt encouraged him to enter the drama club, which subsequently gave him the opportunity to get a private scholarship and enter university.He was also interested in martial arts and earned a black karate belt in college and participated in competitions all over the state. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a BA in theatre, then studied further for his MFA degree in New York University’s Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, meantime doing various jobs to support himself.
Jeffrey opened his net worth as an actor in 1995, debuting on the big screen and television. ‘Throwing Down’ directed by Lawrence O’Neil was the first film in which he co-starred with Kevin Pinassi and Colleen Werthmann. Later, Donovan increased his net worth appearing in the films ‘Sleepers’ produced, written and directed by Barry Levinson, ‘Vegas Vacation’ directed by Stephen Kessler, Believe In Me’ directed by Robert Collector, ‘Hindsight’ directed by Paul Holahan, plus ‘Changeling’ and ‘J. Edgar’ co-produced, written and directed by Clint Eastwood., now totalling over 20 films and almost the same number of TV productions. However, Jeffrey’s net worth grew performing not only in films but also on the theatre stage, appearing in plays ‘A View from the Bridge’, ‘The Glory of Living’, ‘Hamlet’ and others.
He began his career on TV in series ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ created by Paul Attanasio and ‘Law and Order’ created by Dick Wolf. Later he appeared in the television series ‘Milennium’ created by Chris Carter, a soap opera ‘Another World’ created by Irna Phillips, William J. Bell, in a few episodes of ‘The Pretender’ created by Steven Long Mitchell, Craig W. Van Sickle, and ‘Spin City’ created by Gary David Goldberg, Bill Lawrence. Since 2000 Donovan’s net worth rose after his appearance in the drama series ‘The Beat’, ‘Threshold’, ‘Crossing Jordan’, comic series ‘Witchblade’, and mystery series ‘Monk’.
Since 2007, Jeffrey has landed a leading role in the television series ‘Burn Notice’ created by Matt Nix, and in addition since 2011 Jeffrey is also a director and an executive producer of the television series. He has recently been cast as President John F. Kennedy in “LBJ”, due for release in late 2016.
In his personal life, Jeffrey Donovan dated Kathryn Kovarik for a long time, however, the couple split up, and in 2012 Jeffrey married the model Michelle Woods; the couple has a daughter. Donovan is known as a generous donator to charity events for children and sick people.
