--- name: "Donnie Wahlberg" canonical: "https://film.one/person/donnie-wahlberg" fi1m_id: "donnie-wahlberg" imdb_id: "nm0005531" tmdb_id: 2680 wikidata_id: "Q313470" roles: ["Actor"] born: "17 August 1969" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 81 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-05T00:10:16.944215+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Donnie Wahlberg ## Identity Donnie Wahlberg - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/donnie-wahlberg - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** donnie-wahlberg - **IMDb ID:** nm0005531 - **TMDB ID:** 2680 - **Wikidata ID:** Q313470 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Wahlberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313470, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005531/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2680 Actor. Born 17 August 1969 in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 17 August 1969, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA - **Active:** 1996–2001 - **Also known as:** NKOTB, New Kids on the Block, Donald Wahlberg , Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Jr. - **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 77 (2), 2000s 89 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 76 across 3 titles - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 2, Thriller 2, Action 1, Mystery 1, War & Politics 1 - **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $982m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Wahlberg, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313470, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005531/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2680 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Band of Brothers*](https://film.one/tv/band-of-brothers.md) (89) - **Apple TV:** [*The Sixth Sense*](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md) (84) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Donnie Wahlberg > Donnie Wahlberg can make another actor's line reveal something about his own character. We value that patient ensemble work, even if the repeated casting as troubled authority figures risks making his strengths look narrower than they are. In *Band of Brothers* (2001), Donnie Wahlberg makes listening look like something a soldier has to do properly. His C. Carwood Lipton stays involved when another man is speaking, allowing that man's words to tell us something about Lipton too. We value him most in this kind of ensemble work, where attention matters as much as dialogue. He gives us a reason to watch the person receiving a line, without making the delivery seem less important. Damian Lewis anchors the series, but Wahlberg helps make the company feel like men with separate minds rather than a collection of supporting parts. We were moved by Lipton's attentiveness, because he makes the business of hearing another man feel worth our time. There is no need for the performance to announce how much it contributes. The series sometimes overstates things in its action and music; Wahlberg's quieter work is one reason we forgive it. The earlier breakthrough came in M. Night Shyamalan's *The Sixth Sense* (1999), a brief opening appearance built on considerable physical commitment. That part established Wahlberg as a dramatic actor after his music career, though it offers only a short introduction to what he can do. *Band of Brothers* gave his ensemble instincts more room. The television work that followed included Joel Stevens in *Boomtown* (2002–2003), then the long stretch as Danny Reagan in *Blue Bloods* (2010–2024). His genre work also includes Eric Matthews in *Saw II* (2005). With so many detectives and burdened authority figures, the casting can begin to look repetitive. We would not dismiss the performances on that basis. Lipton gives us good reason to want casting that asks for more than an immediately recognisable toughness. We would welcome more parts that let him do what he does beside Lewis: take another actor seriously enough to make us listen harder. That does not require a leading role. Start with *Band of Brothers*, and keep an eye on the man who is not speaking. ## Biography Donnie Wahlberg is an American actor and singer. Born in Dorchester, Boston, he is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. He later moved into acting, appearing in films including *The Sixth Sense* (1999), *Ransom* (1996) and several entries in the *Saw* series. On television, Wahlberg played Second Lieutenant C. Carwood Lipton in the 2001 HBO miniseries *Band of Brothers*. He starred as Detective Joel Stevens in the series *Boomtown* (2002–2003) and as Detective Danny Reagan in *Blue Bloods* (2010–2024) and its spin-off *Boston Blue*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, ew.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Band of Brothers* (2001), Fi1m 89, as C. Carwood Lipton — [page](https://film.one/tv/band-of-brothers.md) - *The Sixth Sense* (1999), Fi1m 84, as Vincent Gray — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md) - *Ransom* (1996), Fi1m 70, as Cubby Barnes — [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md) ## Complete filmography (46) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Boston Blue* (2025), series, as Det. Danny Reagan · Executive Producer - *New Kids on the Block: iHeartRadio Live* (2024), Actor - *New Kids On the Block: Live from Philadelphia* (2023), Actor - *Fuller House* (2016), series, as Donnie Wahlberg - *Zookeeper* (2011), as Shane - *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Danny Reagan · Director - *Rizzoli & Isles* (2010), series, as Joey Grant - *Bunker Hill* (2009), as Detective Mike Moriarty - *What Doesn't Kill You* (2008), as Detective Moran · Author - *Saw V* (2008), as Eric Matthews (archive footage) - *Righteous Kill* (2008), as Det. Ted Riley - *In Plain Sight* (2008), series, as Jimmy McCabe / Jimmy Porter - *Saw IV* (2007), as Eric Matthews - *The Kill Point* (2007), series, as Horst Cali - *Dead Silence* (2007), as Det. Lipton - *Kings of South Beach* (2007), as Andy Burnett - *Saw III* (2006), as Eric Matthews - *Runaway* (2006), series, as Paul Rader - *The Path to 9/11* (2006), series, as Kirk', CIA operative - *Annapolis* (2006), as Lt. Burton - *Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School* (2006), as Randall Ipswitch - *Full Disclosure Report* (2005), as Detective Eric Matthews - *Saw II* (2005), as Eric Matthews - *Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon* (2005), as Helium 3 Commander - *Dreamcatcher* (2003), as Duddits - *Boomtown* (2002), series, as Detective Joel Stevens - *Triggermen* (2002), as Terry Malloy - *UC: Undercover* (2001), series, Actor - *Band of Brothers* (2001), series, as C. Carwood Lipton — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/band-of-brothers.md) - *Big Apple* (2001), series, as Chris Scott - *Diamond Men* (2000), as Bobby Walker - *Bullfighter* (2000), as Chollo - *The Sixth Sense* (1999), as Vincent Gray — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md) - *New Kids on the Block - Greatest Hits: The Videos* (1999), Actor - *Purgatory* (1999), as Deputy Glen / Billy the Kid - *Butter* (1998), as Rick Damon - *TRL* (1998), series, Actor - *Southie* (1998), as Danny Quinn - *Body Count* (1998), as Booker - *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1998), as Mr. Grey - *The Practice* (1997), series, as Patrick Rooney - *Black Circle Boys* (1997), as Greggo - *Ransom* (1996), as Cubby Barnes — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md) - *Bullet* (1996), as Big Balls - *New Kids on the Block* (1990), series, as Donnie Wahlberg - *MMC* (1989), series, Actor ## Gallery - ![1990 Grammy Awards NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. 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