I actually do my own renovations. I designed and built a 100-foot split-cedar rail fence to enclose my property. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done. Don't recommend doing it alone. I also built a 100-square-foot back porch. Again, don't recommend doing it alone.

Theatre
Donovan has also performed on the stage including the eponymous role Hamlet A View from the Bridge as Marco An Inspector Calls and Off-Broadway in Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight as Gene The Glory of Living as Clint regionally in Toys in the Attic as Julian Berniers On the Waterfront as Terry Oedipus as Teiresias and Freedomland as Seth. She aided him in starting a drama club and then found him a private scholarship enabling him "to participate in a summer program that helped pave the way for his acting career. Donovan was named Grand Marshal of the 22nd annual AIDS Walk Miami held on April 17 2010.

He plays the lead character Michael Westen on the American cable television series Burn Notice. Notable starring roles in film include: Hitch Believe in Me Changeling and Come Early Morning. He portrayed Robert F.