Donnie Wahlberg
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
Credits
- 2024 · Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands as Self
- 2024 · New Kids on the Block: iHeartRadio Live as
- 2023 · New Kids On the Block: Live from Philadelphia as
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Wahl Street as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Sail Away: A New Kids On The Block Cruise Story as Self [NKOTB]
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Very Scary People as Self - Host
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Cluedle-Doo
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Self
- 2017 · Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies as Self - Co-narrator
- 2016 · Fuller House as Donnie Wahlberg
- 2015 · Tooken as Himself
- 2015 · Donnie Loves Jenny as Himself
- 2014 · Wahlburgers as Self
- 2012 · NKOTBSB: Live at the O2 Arena as Self
- 2011 · Zookeeper as Shane
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Danny Reagan
- 2010 · Rizzoli & Isles as Joey Grant
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde as Himself
- 2008 · What Doesn't Kill You as Detective Moran
- 2008 · Righteous Kill as Detective Ted Riley
- 2008 · In Plain Sight as
- 2007 · Saw IV as Eric Matthews
- 2007 · The Kill Point as Horst Cali
- 2007 · Dead Silence as Det. Lipton
- 2007 · Kings of South Beach as Andy Burnett
- 2006 · Saw III as Eric Matthews
- 2006 · Runaway as Paul Rader
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · The Path to 9/11 as Kirk', CIA operative
- 2006 · Making of Saw 2 as
- 2006 · Annapolis as Lt. Burton
- 2006 · Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Randall Ipswitch
- 2005 · Full Disclosure Report as Detective Eric Matthews
- 2005 · Saw II as Eric Matthews
- 2005 · Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Helium 3 Commander
- 2003 · Dreamcatcher as Douglas 'Duddits' Cavell
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · Boomtown as Detective Joel Stevens
- 2002 · Triggermen as Terry Malloy
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2001 · Band of Brothers as C. Carwood Lipton
- 2001 · The Making of 'Band of Brothers' as Self
- 2000 · Diamond Men as Bobby Walker
- 2000 · Bullfighter as Chollo
- 1999 · The Early Show as Self
- 1999 · The Sixth Sense as Vincent Grey
- 1999 · New Kids on the Block - Greatest Hits: The Videos as
- 1999 · Where Are They Now? as Self
- 1999 · Purgatory as Deputy Glen / Billy the Kid
- 1998 · Butter as Rick Damon
- 1998 · TRL as
- 1998 · Southie as Danny Quinn
- 1998 · Body Count as Booker
- 1998 · The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Mr. Grey
- 1997 · EP Daily as
- 1997 · The Practice as
- 1997 · Black Circle Boys as Greggo
- 1996 · Ransom as Cubby Barnes
- 1996 · Bullet as Big Balls
- 1994 · WWE WrestleMania X as Himself
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · New Kids on the Block: Live in Japan as Self
- 1991 · New Kids on the Block: Rock in Rio as Self
- 1990 · New Kids on the Block: Live in Providence as Self
- 1990 · New Kids on the Block as
- 1990 · New Kids On The Block Step by Step as Himself
- 1990 · New Kids on the Block: Live in Nassau as Self
- 1989 · New Kids On The Block: Hangin' Tough Live as Self
- 1989 · New Kids On The Block: Hangin' Tough as Self
- 1989 · MMC as
- 1974 · American Music Awards as Self - New Kids on the Block