Enver Gjokaj
Enver Leif Gjokaj (born February 12, 1980) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Victor in the science fiction television series Dollhouse, Daniel Sousa in Agent Carter and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and Clark Evans in Invasion.
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Enver Gjokaj

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- Name
- Enver Gjokaj
- Birth Name
- Enver Leif Gjokaj
- Born
- 12 February 1980
- Birthplace
- Orange County, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Education
- * University of California, Berkeley (BA)
- Nationality
- United States.
- Languages
- English.
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Enver Leif Gjokaj (born February 12, 1980) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Victor in the science fiction television series Dollhouse, Daniel Sousa in Agent Carter and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and Clark Evans in Invasion.
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• Name — Enver Gjokaj • Birth Name — Enver Leif Gjokaj • Born — 12 February 1980 • Birthplace — Orange County, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2006–present • Education — * University of California, Berkeley (BA) • New York University (MFA)
Early life
Early life
Gjokaj's father is Albanian, and his mother is American. Gjokaj has an older brother named Bekim and an identical twin brother named Demir. Both Gjokaj and his brother attended Amador High School, in Sutter Creek, California, where Gjokaj participated in multiple plays and variety shows. Gjokaj graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. While at NYU, he was a semi-finalist for Tisch's Vilar Global Fellows Program. In 2002, he received a Bachelor of Arts in English from UC Berkeley.
Career
Career
Beginning in 2009, Gjokaj played the role of Victor on the TV series Dollhouse. 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 Gjokaj in a dream sequence in a second-season episode of Dollhouse. Gjokaj has since appeared in the films The Express: The Ernie Davis Story alongside Dennis Quaid, Taking Chance with Kevin Bacon, and Eagle Eye opposite Shia LaBeouf. 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. Gjokaj has appeared in Emergence as Agent Ryan Brooks, in NCIS: Hawai'i as Navy Captain Joe Milius and in Resident Alien as Joseph in recurring capacities. Gjokaj has made multiple appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2012, he made an appearance in The Avengers as a New York City police officer. He later starred in the two seasons of Agent Carter (2015–2016) as Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR) Agent Daniel Sousa. He went on to reprise this role in the final season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2020). In 2012, Gjokaj was awarded a patent for a focusing system for motion picture cameras. In 2023, Gjokaj joined the cast of Invasion as Clark Evans.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2006 — Filthy Gorgeous — Mirash — Television film • The Book of Daniel — David — 3 episodes • The Path to 9/11 — Unknown — Miniseries • 2007 — The Unit — Lloyd — Episode: "Binary Explosion" • 2008 — Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Peter Gardela — Episode: "Ten Count" • 2009 — Taking Chance — Corporal Arenz — Television film • 2009–2010 — Dollhouse — Victor/Anthony Ceccoli — Main role • 2010 — Lie to Me — Sgt. Jeff Turley — Episode: "React to Contact" • Chase — Carson Puckett — Episode: "Havoc" • Undercovers — Novak Hincir — Episode: "Funny Money" • 2011 — Community — Lukka — Episode: "Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy" • Person of Interest — Lazlo Yogorov — Episode: "Witness" • 2012 — Hawaii Five-0 — Marku — Episode: "Pa Make Loa" • NCIS: Los Angeles — Marku — Episode: "Touch of Death" • Dexter — Viktor Baskov — 2 episodes • 2013 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Michael Provo — Episode: "Beautiful Frame" • Vegas — Tommy Stone — Recurring role • Witches of East End — Mike — 4 episodes • The Walking Dead — Pete Dolgen — Episode: "Dead Weight" • 2014–2015 — Rizzoli & Isles — Jack Armstrong — 4 episodes • 2014 — Extant — Sean Glass — Recurring role • 2015–2016 — Agent Carter — Daniel Sousa — Main role • 2017–2018 — Major Crimes — Hunt Sanford — 2 episodes • 2018 — Kevin (Probably) Saves the World — Milk Carton (voice) — Episode: "Caught White-Handed" • 2019–2021 — The Rookie — Donovan — Recurring role • 2019–2020 — Emergence — Agent Ryan Brooks — Recurring role • 2020 — Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. — Daniel Sousa — Recurring role • 2021–2023 — NCIS: Hawaiʻi — Navy Captain Joe Milius: Deputy Chief-of-Staff to Commander, Pacific Fleet — Recurring role • 2022–2025 — Resident Alien — Joseph Rainier — Recurring role • 2023–present — Invasion — Clark Evans — Main role (season 2–present)
Stage
Stage
• Year — Title — Role — Location • 2000 — Christmas in Naples — Alberto — Williamstown Theatre Festival Nikos Stage, Williamstown, MA • 2001 — A New Brain — Mr. Bungee — The Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, Berkeley, CA • 2005 — As You Like It — Jaques de Boys — The Public Theater, Delacorte Theatre, New York, NY • 2007 — The Cherry Orchard — Pyotr Sergeyevich Trofimov — Boston University Theatre - Mainstage, Boston, MA • 2015 — Arms and the Man — Major Sergius Saranoff — The Old Globe, Theatre Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, San Diego, CA • 2016 — Future Thinking — Jim Barnard — South Coast Repertory Segerstrom Stage, Costa Mesa, CA • 2018 — Fire in Dreamland — Jaap — The Public Theater Anspacher Theatre, New York, NY
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Enver Leif Gjokaj. His recorded language was English. He married Riya Ray.

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Film
• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2007 — Spinning Into Butter — Greg Sullivan • 2008 — The Express: The Ernie Davis Story — Dave Sarette • 2008 — Eagle Eye — Remote Pilot • 2009 — Tale of the Tribe — Micah • 2010 — Stone — Young Jack • 2011 — Eden — Eddie • 2012 — The Avengers — Officer Saunders — Credited as "Young Cop" • 2012 — Would You Rather — Lucas • 2014 — Lust for Love — Jake • 2016 — Come and Find Me — Alexander • 2019 — 3022 — Vincent Bernard
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- 1.Fox Broadcasting Company. Dollhouse: Unique Cast Names.
- 2.Phillips, Jevon. Countdown to Dollhouse: Enver Gjokaj, sci-fi lover. Los Angeles Times. February 12, 2009.
- 3.California Births, 1905 - 1995.
- 4.NYU Graduate Acting Alumni. 2011.
- 5.Enver Gjokaj: Biography.
- 6.Anderson, Hayley. Enver Gjokaj family: Is NCIS Hawaii's Captain Milius actor a twin?. Express.co.uk. May 20, 2022.
- 7.Dollhouse - Season 2 - "Stop-Loss/The Attic" - Enver Gjokaj, Demir Gjokaj.
- 8.Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Star Talks 'Clarity' About The MCU And Agent Carter. June 19, 2020.
- 9.Sandwell, Ian. Why that Agents of SHIELD and Avengers crossover theory doesn't make sense. Digital Spy. June 22, 2020.
- 10.Andreeva, Nellie. Enver Gjokaj Cast In ABC Series Marvel's Agent Carter. Deadline Hollywood. August 29, 2014.
- 11.Agard, Chancellor. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings back Agent Carter character in season 7 first look. Entertainment Weekly. April 15, 2020.
- 12.USPTO Database.
- 13.Lealos, Shawn S. Invasion Season 2 Cast & Character Guide: Where Else You've Seen The Cast Of The Apple TV+ Sci-Fi. ScreenRant. August 29, 2023.
- 14.Petski, Denise. 'Invasion' Gets Season 2 Premiere Date At Apple; First-Look Photos. June 30, 2023.
- 15.Otterson, Joe. 'NCIS: Hawai'i' Casts Alex Tarrant, Enver Gjokaj. Variety. July 8, 2021.
- 16.Caruso, Nick. 'Resident Alien Boss Answers Our Burning Finale Questions, Breaks Down Those Life-Changing Last Moments. TVLine. March 16, 2022.
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Enver Gjokaj studied at University of California, Berkeley, New York University Tisch School of the Arts and Amador High School.
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