Donnie Wahlberg
Acting • Born 1969-08-17
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.
Filmography
82 credits
Saw II
Movie • 2005
Eric Matthews
The Sixth Sense
Movie • 1999
Vincent Grey
Ransom
Movie • 1996
Cubby Barnes
Body Count
Movie • 1998
Booker
Kings of South Beach
Movie • 2007
Andy Burnett
Triggermen
Movie • 2002
Terry Malloy
Dreamcatcher
Movie • 2003
Duddits
Annapolis
Movie • 2006
Lt. Burton
Righteous Kill
Movie • 2008
Det. Ted Riley
Diamond Men
Movie • 2000
Bobby Walker
Dead Silence
Movie • 2007
Det. Lipton
Sail Away: A New Kids On The Block Cruise Story
Movie • 2020
Self [NKOTB]
What Doesn't Kill You
Movie • 2008
Detective Moran
Zookeeper
Movie • 2011
Shane
Bullfighter
Movie • 2000
Chollo
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Movie • 2005
Helium 3 Commander
New Kids On the Block: Live from Philadelphia
Movie • 2023
New Kids on the Block - Greatest Hits: The Videos
Movie • 1999
Black Circle Boys
Movie • 1997
Greggo
Southie
Movie • 1998
Danny Quinn
New Kids On The Block Step by Step
Movie • 1990
Himself
Butter
Movie • 1998
Rick Damon
Full Disclosure Report
Movie • 2005
Detective Eric Matthews
New Kids On The Block: Hangin' Tough
Movie • 1989
Self
New Kids on the Block: Rock in Rio
Movie • 1991
Self
New Kids on the Block: Live in Providence
Movie • 1990
Self
New Kids on the Block: Live in Japan
Movie • 1991
Self
New Kids on the Block: Live in Nassau
Movie • 1990
Self
Saw III
Movie • 2006
Eric Matthews
Saw IV
Movie • 2007
Eric Matthews
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Movie • 1998
Mr. Grey
Bullet
Movie • 1996
Big Balls
Tooken
Movie • 2015
Himself
New Kids On The Block: Hangin' Tough Live
Movie • 1989
Self
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Movie • 2008
Himself
Purgatory
Movie • 1999
Deputy Glen / Billy the Kid
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Movie • 2006
Randall Ipswitch
NKOTBSB: Live From The O2 Arena London
Movie • 2012
Self
WWE WrestleMania X
Movie • 1994
Himself
New Kids on the Block: iHeartRadio Live
Movie • 2024
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Movie • 2001
Self
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Movie • 2024
Self
Bunker Hill
Movie • 2009
Detective Mike Moriarty
EP Daily
TV • 1997
Boomtown
TV • 2002
Detective Joel Stevens
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
The Practice
TV • 1997
Patrick Rooney
UC: Undercover
TV • 2001
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
Band of Brothers
TV • 2001
C. Carwood Lipton
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
In Plain Sight
TV • 2008
Jimmy McCabe / Jimmy Porter
The Path to 9/11
TV • 2006
Kirk', CIA operative
The Kill Point
TV • 2007
Horst Cali
MMC
TV • 1989
Where Are They Now?
TV • 1999
Self
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Cluedle-Doo
TRL
TV • 1998
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies
TV • 2017
Self - Co-narrator
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Self
Blue Bloods
TV • 2010
Danny Reagan
Rizzoli & Isles
TV • 2010
Joey Grant
American Music Awards
TV • 1974
Self - New Kids on the Block
Wahlburgers
TV • 2014
Self
Donnie Loves Jenny
TV • 2015
Himself
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
Very Scary People
TV • 2019
Self - Host
Wahl Street
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Runaway
TV • 2006
Paul Rader
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Fuller House
TV • 2016
Donnie Wahlberg
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV • 2019
Self
Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self - New Kids on the Block
Boston Blue
TV • 2025
Det. Danny Reagan
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
New Kids on the Block
TV • 1990
Donnie Wahlberg
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest