John Doman (born January 9, 1945) is an American actor best known for
playing Deputy Police Commissioner and Major William Rawls on HBO
series The Wire (2002â€"2008), Colonel Edward Galson on Oz (2001), Dr.
Deraad in ER (1999â€"2003), Rodrigo Borgia in the international
television series Borgia (2011â€"2014), Don Carmine Falcone in Fox's
show Gotham (2014â€"2017), and Bruce Buttler in The Affair
(2014â€"2019).Doman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is an
alumnus of Northeast Catholic High School. Doman graduated from North
in 1962 where he was an All-Catholic League football player and member
of the school's Hall of Fame. He received a Bachelor of Arts in
English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966. During
his years at Penn, he was a three-year letterman and starting
defensive back with the Quakers football team from 1963 to 1965. He
also earned a Master of Business Administration degree in marketing
from Pennsylvania State University in 1972.In between his time at Penn
and Penn State, Doman served with the United States Marine Corps,
beginning with his enrollment in its Officer Candidates School at
Quantico, Virginia. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in March
1967 and served with the 3rd Marine Division in the Vietnam
War.Following graduation, he spent nearly two decades in the
advertising business, starting with a role at SSC&B Advertising and
Norman Craig & Kummel. He was one of the first six employees at TBWA
New York when it debuted in 1977. Doman concluded his 14 year career
with TBWA as Executive Vice President, Head of Business Development,
responsible for a new-business program which resulted in Agency of the
Year honors from Adweek in 1990. Doman pivoted his career from an
advertising executive to a full-time actor when he was cast in a
commercial for AT&T in 1991.
playing Deputy Police Commissioner and Major William Rawls on HBO
series The Wire (2002â€"2008), Colonel Edward Galson on Oz (2001), Dr.
Deraad in ER (1999â€"2003), Rodrigo Borgia in the international
television series Borgia (2011â€"2014), Don Carmine Falcone in Fox's
show Gotham (2014â€"2017), and Bruce Buttler in The Affair
(2014â€"2019).Doman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is an
alumnus of Northeast Catholic High School. Doman graduated from North
in 1962 where he was an All-Catholic League football player and member
of the school's Hall of Fame. He received a Bachelor of Arts in
English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966. During
his years at Penn, he was a three-year letterman and starting
defensive back with the Quakers football team from 1963 to 1965. He
also earned a Master of Business Administration degree in marketing
from Pennsylvania State University in 1972.In between his time at Penn
and Penn State, Doman served with the United States Marine Corps,
beginning with his enrollment in its Officer Candidates School at
Quantico, Virginia. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in March
1967 and served with the 3rd Marine Division in the Vietnam
War.Following graduation, he spent nearly two decades in the
advertising business, starting with a role at SSC&B Advertising and
Norman Craig & Kummel. He was one of the first six employees at TBWA
New York when it debuted in 1977. Doman concluded his 14 year career
with TBWA as Executive Vice President, Head of Business Development,
responsible for a new-business program which resulted in Agency of the
Year honors from Adweek in 1990. Doman pivoted his career from an
advertising executive to a full-time actor when he was cast in a
commercial for AT&T in 1991.
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