Donato, Marc 1989- (Mark Donato)

PERSONAL

Born March 2, 1989, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; brother of Tanya Donato (an actress).

Addresses:

Agent—(voice) Cunningham/Escott/Slevin and Doherty Talent Agency, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Manager—Ted Schachter, Schachter Entertainment, 1157 South Beverly Dr., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Career:

Actor. Appeared in television commercials.

Awards, Honors:

Young Artist Award (with others), best performance by a young ensemble in a television movie, pilot, or made-for-video movie, 1999, for The Sweetest Gift; Young Artist Award, best actor age ten or under in a television movie or pilot, and Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding performer in a children's special, both 2000, for Locked in Silence; Young Artist Award nomination, best young actor in a voice-over role for television, film, or video, 2001, for "The Animal Shelf," It's Itsy Bitsy Time; Young Artist Award nomination, best supporting young actor in a television movie or special, 2002, for Dangerous Child; Young Artist Award nomination, best guest-starring young actor in a television drama series, 2002, for Twice in a Lifetime; Young Artist Award, best supporting young actor in a feature film, 2003, for White Oleander; Young Artist Award nomination, best guest-starring young actor in a television series, 2004, for Doc; Young Artist Award nomination, best leading young actor in an international feature film, 2005, for The Blue Butterfly; Young Artist Award nomination, best young actor in a voice-over role, 2006, for Heisei tanuki gassen pompoko; Young Artist Award nomination (with others), best young ensemble in a television series, 2006, for Degrassi: The Next Generation.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Tucker James at age five, Flash Forward, ABC, 1996.

Voice of young Matthias, Redwall (animated; also known as Brian Jacques' "Redwall"), PBS, 1999.

Tyler, Rescue Heroes (also known as Rescue Heroes: Global Response Team), CBS, 1999.

Voice of young Martin, Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall (animated; also known as Brian Jacques' "Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall"), PBS, 2000.

Rich, Clubhouse, CBS, 2004-2005.

Derek Haig, a recurring role, Degrassi: The Next Generation (also known as Degrassi—La nouvelle generation), N Network, 2005-2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Ultimate Betrayal, CBS, 1994.

Ryan, Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story, CBS, 1994.

Beau, The Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story, USA network, 1996.

(As Mark Donato) Aaron Dubroski, Double Jeopardy (also known as Victim of the Night), 1996.

Paul, "Marie Taquet," Rescuers: Stories of Courage—Two Couples, Showtime, 1998.

Chip Martin, The Sweetest Gift, Showtime, 1998.

Mark, Bone Daddy (also known as Palmer's Bones and L'affaire Palmer), HBO, 1998.

Kevin, The Time Shifters (also known as Thrill Seekers and The Timeshifters), TBS, 1999.

Stephen Cline, Locked in Silence, Showtime, 1999.

Leo Cambridge, Dangerous Child (also known as Un fils en colere), Lifetime, 2001.

Voice of Wiggle, Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (animated), Nickelodeon, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

David, "Ghost Ship," Tales from the Cryptkeeper (also known as New Tales from the Cryptkeeper), 1993.

Little boy, "A Cop, a Mountie, and a Baby," Due South (also known as Direction: Sud), CBS, 1994.

Martin Bindernagle, "Lucky Numbers," Side Effects, CBC, 1995.

Little boy, "An Eye for an Eye," Due South (also known as Direction: Sud), CBS, 1995.

Little kid, "Vault," Due South (also known as Direction: Sud), CBS, 1995.

Dewey Lester, "Mixed Up Masks," Noddy, PBS, 1998.

Voice, "The Animal Shelf," It's Itsy Bitsy Time, Fox Family Channel, 2000.

Mikey at age twelve, "Then Love Came Along," Twice in a Lifetime, PAX, 2001.

Joshua Valentine, "Crime of the New Century," Mutant X, syndicated, 2001.

Joseph Orien, "Burning at Crooked Lake," Real Kids, Real Adventures, Global, 2002.

Andrew Spinner, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," Doc, PAX, 2004.

Television Appearances; Other:

Jack at age three, J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (miniseries), ABC, 1993.

Thomas Logan, Dear America: Standing in the Light (special; also known as Dear America 04, Standing in the Light, and Dear America: Standing in the Light—The Captive Story of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763), HBO, 1999.

Film Appearances:

Conners child, The Killing Machine (also known as The Killing Man), 1994.

Nodding first grader, Billy Madison, Universal, 1995.

Mike Hillary at age eight, Specimen, Combustion Film Productions, 1996.

Mason Ansel, The Sweet Hereafter (also known as De beaux lendemains), Fine Line, 1997.

Zackary, A Boy's Own Story, 1997.

Robbie Mackessy, A Map of the World (also known as Unschuldig verfolgt), First Look Pictures Releasing, 1999.

Adam, Pay It Forward, Warner Bros., 2000.

Camera, 2000.

Davey Thomas, White Oleander (also known as Weisser Oleander), Warner Bros., 2002.

Pete Carlton, The Blue Butterfly (also known as Mariposa azul and Le papillon bleu), PorchLight Entertainment, 2004.

(English version) Voice of Sasuke, Heisei tanuki gassen pompoko (also known as Pom polo and The Raccoon War), Buena Vista Home Video, 2005.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Kids Tribute, fall, 2001, p. 30.