Enver Gjokaj

Enver Gjokaj

Enver Gjokaj at E3
Born Enver Leif Gjokaj
February 12, 1980 (1980-02-12) (age 32)
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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Early life

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]

Career

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.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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
Television
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"

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