Cast & creator
Donnie Wahlberg
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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.
Also known as: NKOTB, New Kids on the Block, Donald Wahlberg , Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Jr.
47
film credits
44
television credits
88
1959–2026 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (91)
Showing 91 of 91 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Blue Bloods
Danny Reagan
2010Blue Bloods
Director
2010
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Rizzoli & Isles
Joey Grant
2010
The Practice
Patrick Rooney
1997
Sacrée soirée
Self - New Kids on the Block
1987
The Masked Singer
Cluedle-Doo
2019The Masked Singer
Self
2019
Band of Brothers
C. Carwood Lipton
2001
In Plain Sight
Jimmy McCabe / Jimmy Porter
2008
Fuller House
Donnie Wahlberg
2016
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
2019
The Sixth Sense
Vincent Gray
1999
Rachael Ray
2006
American Music Awards
Self - New Kids on the Block
1974American Music Awards
Self - Musical Guest
1974
TRL
1998Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Boston Blue
Det. Danny Reagan
2025Boston Blue
Executive Producer
2025
MMC
1989
Dead Silence
Det. Lipton
2007
Boomtown
Detective Joel Stevens
2002
The Early Show
Self
1999
Saw III
Eric Matthews
2006
UC: Undercover
2001
Saw II
Eric Matthews
2005
Wahlburgers
Self
2014
Saw V
Eric Matthews (archive footage)
2008
Saw IV
Eric Matthews
2007
Righteous Kill
Det. Ted Riley
2008
Dreamcatcher
Duddits
2003
Zookeeper
Shane
2011
New Kids on the Block
Donnie Wahlberg
1990
Runaway
Paul Rader
2006
Very Scary People
Self - Host
2019
Ransom
Cubby Barnes
1996
The Path to 9/11
Kirk', CIA operative
2006
The Kill Point
Horst Cali
2007
Big Apple
Chris Scott
2001
Annapolis
Lt. Burton
2006
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies
Self - Co-narrator
2017
What Doesn't Kill You
Detective Moran
2008What Doesn't Kill You
Author
2008
The Adam Ray Show
Self - Guest
2026
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Self - New Kids on the Block
2024
Body Count
Booker
1998
Butter
Rick Damon
1998
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Randall Ipswitch
2006
Purgatory
Deputy Glen / Billy the Kid
1999
WWE WrestleMania X
Himself
1994
Donnie Loves Jenny
Himself
2015
1½ Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde
Himself
2008
Triggermen
Terry Malloy
2002
Tooken
Himself
2015
Bullet
Big Balls
1996
NKOTBSB: Live From The O2 Arena London
Self
2012
Kings of South Beach
Andy Burnett
2007
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Mr. Grey
1998
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Self
2001
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Helium 3 Commander
2005
New Kids on the Block - Greatest Hits: The Videos
1999
Bullfighter
Chollo
2000CBS Fall First Look
Self
The Grammys
Self
1959
Black Circle Boys
Greggo
1997Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam
Self (Archival Footage)
2006
New Kids On The Block Step by Step
Himself
1990
Full Disclosure Report
Detective Eric Matthews
2005
New Kids on the Block: Rock in Rio
Self
1991
New Kids On The Block: Hangin' Tough
Self
1989
New Kids On The Block: Hangin' Tough Live
Self
1989Sail Away: A New Kids On The Block Cruise Story
Self [NKOTB]
2020
Diamond Men
Bobby Walker
2000
Southie
Danny Quinn
1998New Kids On the Block: Live from Philadelphia
2023New Kids on the Block: Live in Providence
Self
1990New Kids on the Block: Live in Nassau
Self
1990New Kids on the Block: Live in Japan
Self
1991New Kids on the Block: iHeartRadio Live
2024Bunker Hill
Detective Mike Moriarty
2009