Donny Damara

Career overview

Donny Damara, born Damara Prasadhana on 12 October 1966 in Jakarta, Indonesia, is an actor, model and politician of Sundanese descent. After completing a degree in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Indonesia, he chose to limit his participation in feature films so that he could devote time to his studies and social life. His early career was marked by a notable performance in the film Perwira dan Ksatria, for which he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Indonesian Film Festival in 1991, the year after the film’s release.

Despite a relatively modest film output, Damara has accumulated a substantial body of work, with roughly eighty credited roles across film and television according to the Movie Database. He gained wider public recognition through appearances in the movies A Man Called Ahok, Miláček and The Talent Agency. Following his university graduation, he expanded his activities into television, complementing his work in cinema while maintaining his involvement in modeling and political pursuits. Throughout his career, Damara has been identified in industry records both by his birth name and his professional name, Donny Damara, and continues to be listed as an active male actor in Indonesian entertainment.