
Donnie Wahlberg
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Boston Blue as Det. Danny Reagan
2024Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands as Self
2024New Kids on the Block: iHeartRadio Live
2023New Kids On the Block: Live from Philadelphia
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2021Wahl Street as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020Sail Away: A New Kids On The Block Cruise Story as Self [NKOTB]
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
2019Very Scary People as Self - Host
2019The Masked Singer as Cluedle-Doo
2019The Masked Singer as Self
2017Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies as Self - Co-narrator
2016Fuller House as Donnie Wahlberg
2015Tooken as Himself
2015Donnie Loves Jenny as Himself
2014Wahlburgers as Self
2012NKOTBSB: Live From The O2 Arena London as Self
2011Zookeeper as Shane
2010Blue Bloods as Danny Reagan
2010Rizzoli & Isles as Joey Grant
2009Bunker Hill as Detective Mike Moriarty
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
20081½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde as Himself
2008What Doesn't Kill You as Detective Moran
2008Righteous Kill as Det. Ted Riley
2008In Plain Sight as Jimmy McCabe / Jimmy Porter
2007Saw IV as Eric Matthews
2007The Kill Point as Horst Cali
2007Dead Silence as Det. Lipton
2007Kings of South Beach as Andy Burnett
2006Saw III as Eric Matthews
2006Runaway as Paul Rader
2006Rachael Ray
2006The Path to 9/11 as Kirk', CIA operative
2006Annapolis as Lt. Burton
2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Randall Ipswitch
2005Full Disclosure Report as Detective Eric Matthews
2005Saw II as Eric Matthews
2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Helium 3 Commander
2003Dreamcatcher as Duddits
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002Boomtown as Detective Joel Stevens
2002Triggermen as Terry Malloy
2001UC: Undercover
2001Band of Brothers as C. Carwood Lipton
2001The Making of 'Band of Brothers' as Self
2000Diamond Men as Bobby Walker
2000Bullfighter as Chollo
1999The Early Show as Self
1999The Sixth Sense as Vincent Grey
1999New Kids on the Block - Greatest Hits: The Videos
1999Where Are They Now? as Self
1999Purgatory as Deputy Glen / Billy the Kid
1998Butter as Rick Damon
1998TRL
1998Southie as Danny Quinn
1998Body Count as Booker
1998The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Mr. Grey
1997EP Daily
1997The View as Self
1997The Practice as Patrick Rooney
1997Black Circle Boys as Greggo
1996Ransom as Cubby Barnes
1996Bullet as Big Balls
1994WWE WrestleMania X as Himself
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1991New Kids on the Block: Live in Japan as Self
1991New Kids on the Block: Rock in Rio as Self
1990New Kids on the Block: Live in Providence as Self
1990New Kids on the Block as Donnie Wahlberg
1990New Kids On The Block Step by Step as Himself
1990New Kids on the Block: Live in Nassau as Self
1989New Kids On The Block: Hangin' Tough Live as Self
1989New Kids On The Block: Hangin' Tough as Self
1989MMC
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1987Sacrée Soirée as Self - New Kids on the Block
1974American Music Awards as Self - New Kids on the Block
1959The Grammys as Self









