| Enver Gjokaj | |
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Enver Gjokaj at E3 |
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| Born | Enver Leif Gjokaj February 12, 1980 Orange County, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Enver Leif Gjokaj (born February 12, 1980)[1] is an Albanian American film and television actor. He is best known for his co-starring role as Victor in Joss Whedon's science fiction television series Dollhouse.[2]
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Enver has an identical twin brother named Demir.[3] Gjokaj graduated with an MFA from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.[4] While at NYU, he was a semi-finalist for Tisch's Vilar Global Fellows Program, a Rhodes Scholar-style program in the arts. In 2002, he received a bachelor's degree in English from UC Berkeley.[5]
On March 26, 2008, it was announced that Enver had won the role as Victor on Dollhouse.[6][7] His character, whose real name is Anthony Ceccoli, is an "Active" (or "doll") inside the Dollhouse, taking on multiple personalities through the process of highly technological imprinting of memories. His identical twin brother Demir guest starred alongside Enver in a dream sequence in a second season episode of Dollhouse.[8]
Gjokaj has appeared in the films The Express alongside Dennis Quaid, Taking Chance with Kevin Bacon, and Eagle Eye opposite Shia LeBeouf. Prior to his series regular role on Dollhouse, he appeared in the made-for-TV film Filthy Gorgeous and also had a recurring role on the television series The Book of Daniel. He also guest starred in episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Community and The Unit.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Spinning Into Butter | Greg Sullivan | |
| 2008 | The Express | Dave Sarette | |
| 2008 | Eagle Eye | Remote Pilot | |
| 2009 | Tale of the Tribe | Micah | |
| 2010 | Stone | Young Jack | |
| 2012 | Would You Rather | Lucas | post-production |
| 2012 | Lust for Love | n/a |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Filthy Gorgeous | Mirash | TV movie |
| 2006 | The Book of Daniel | David | Episodes: "Betrayal" "Temptation" "Assignation" |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 | n/a | TV mini-series |
| 2007 | The Unit | Lloyd | Episode: "Binary Explosion" |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Peter Gardela | Episode: "Ten Count" |
| 2009 | Taking Chance | Corporal Arenz | TV movie |
| 2009–2010 | Dollhouse | Victor/Anthony Ceccoli | Series regular |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Sgt. Jeff Turley | Episode: "React to Contact" |
| 2010 | Chase | Carson Puckett | Episode: "Havoc" |
| 2010 | Undercovers | Novak Hincir | Episode: "Funny Money" |
| 2010 | Community | Lukka | Episode: "Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy" |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Lazlo | Episode: "Witness" |