Character: Franco Rivera

Daniel Sunjata began acting in episodes of Law and Order, and went on to appear in the theatrical release Bad Company, as well as the television series  All My Children  before he landed the role of  the NYC fireman drama Rescue Me.

The Tony award-nominated actor Daniel Sunjata was born on December 30, 1971. He is of African American, Irish and German heritage.

Sunjata obtained a fine arts degree from the Tisch School of the Arts in NYU. He got a Theatre World Award in 2003 for his role in Take Me Out, which also scored him nominations for Drama Desk and Tony Awards.

Franco Rivera is a NYC firefighter who serves as Tommy Gavin ’s protégé. Franco is a notorious ladies man who starts a romantic relationship Alicia, an older woman.