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Donnie Wahlberg Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1969-08-17

Birthplace:
Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Credits:
81 Total Roles

Donnie Wahlberg

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Biography

Donald Edmond "Donnie" Wahlberg, Jr. (born August 17, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and record producer. One of his siblings is actor Mark Wahlberg and he is married to comedian/actress Jenny McCarthy.

He is a founding member of the popular 1980s and 1990s boy band New Kids on the Block.

He's most known for his TV role as Det. Danny Reagan on Blue Bloods, for which he was nominated for a People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Crime Drama Actor in 2017. He's also known for his roles as Donnie on the sitcom Return of the Mac, Det. Horst Cali on The Kill Point, Paul Rader on Runaway, Det. Joel Stevens on Boomtown, Lt. C. Carwood Lipton on the award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers, and Chris Scott on Big Apple.

Graham Yost, executive producer and writer of Boomtown, had worked with him in Band of Brothers and was so impressed by his performance that he wrote the role of Joel Stevens specifically for him.

He's taken part in the reality shows Donnie Loves Jenny, Wahlburgers, Rock This Boat: New Kids on the Block, and The Masked Singer. He is narrator of HLN's true crime show Very Scary People. He is executive producer and narrator of the reality series Boston's Finest, in part produced by his company Donnie D. Productions.

He's known for his film roles as Det. Eric Matthews in the Saw film series (starting in Saw II), Shane in Zookeeper, Det. Teddy Riley in Righteous Kill, Commander Burton in Annapolis, Douglas 'Duddits' Cavell in Dreamcatcher, and Vincent Grey in The Sixth Sense. He's also had roles in TV movies including The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998 TV movie), as well as Kings of South Beach, and Bunker Hill.

As of 2011, he is the host of an internet radio show on Friday nights at 8 pm PST called "DDUB's R&B Back Rub" on Cherry Tree Radio.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Boston Blue TV Det. Danny Reagan
2024 Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands MOVIE Self
2024 New Kids on the Block: iHeartRadio Live MOVIE Self
2023 New Kids On the Block: Live from Philadelphia MOVIE Self
2022 Sherri TV Self - Guest
2020 Sail Away: A New Kids On The Block Cruise Story MOVIE Self [NKOTB]
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show TV Self
2019 Today with Jenna & Sheinelle TV Self
2019 Very Scary People TV Self - Host
2019 The Masked Singer TV Cluedle-Doo

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