Enver Gjokaj


Enver Leif Gjokaj is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as Victor in Joss Whedon's science fiction television series Dollhouse and as Daniel Sousa on Agent Carter while also reprising the role during the final season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Early life

Gjokaj was born in Orange County, California. His 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, a Rhodes Scholar–style program in the Arts. In 2002, he received a Bachelor of Arts in English from UC Berkeley.

Career

On March 26, 2008, it was announced that Gjokaj had won the role as Victor on Dollhouse. His character, whose real name is Anthony Ceccoli, is an "Active" 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 ' 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 ', Community, and The Unit.
In 2012 Gjokaj was awarded a patent for a focusing system for motion picture cameras. In 2019, Gjokaj appeared in the series Emergence as FBI Agent Ryan Brooks.
Gjokaj has made multiple appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2012, Gjokaj made an appearance in The Avengers as a New York City police officer. He starred in the two seasons of Agent Carter as SSR Agent Daniel Sousa. He went on to reprise the role of Sousa in the final season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Filmography

Film

Television