Daniel Sharman facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Daniel Sharman
Sharman in 2017
Born	Daniel Andrew Sharman (1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 39) London, England
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States
Alma mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Partner(s)	Crystal Reed (February 2012 – June 2013)

Daniel Andrew Sharman (born on April 25, 1986) is an English actor. He is famous for playing different characters in popular TV shows. You might know him as Isaac Lahey from Teen Wolf (2012–2014). He also played Kaleb Westphall / Kol Mikaelson in The Originals (2014–2015). Later, he joined Fear the Walking Dead as Troy Otto (2017, 2023). He also starred as Lorenzo de' Medici in Medici: The Magnificent (2018). More recently, he was the Weeping Monk in Cursed (2020). Daniel Sharman also appeared in the movie Immortals (2011).

Early Life and Acting Start

Daniel Sharman grew up in Hackney, London. He started acting when he was very young, at just nine years old. He tried out for the Royal Shakespeare Company, which is a very famous theater group. He was chosen from many other children!

Daniel loved acting from the start. He said it was "fantastic as a kid" to be in plays like Macbeth with all the costumes and action. He performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in two plays: The Park in 1995 and Macbeth in 1996.

He went to Mill Hill School and the Arts Educational School in London. While in school, he acted in a play called "Kvetch" that went to the Edinburgh Fringe festival. He also toured with the play The Winslow Boy in 2002 when he was 16.

From 2004 to 2007, Daniel studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He earned a special degree in acting. After finishing school, he performed in many theater shows in London and other parts of Europe.

Daniel Sharman's Acting Career

Daniel Sharman's first movie role was in an independent film called The Last Days of Edgar Harding. In this movie, he played a musician. In 2010, he was chosen to play Ares, the Greek god of war, in the fantasy movie Immortals. This movie came out in 2011.

At first, Daniel found acting in movies a bit strange. But he soon got used to it. He also appeared in the horror movie The Collection, which was released in November 2012.

Sharman at San Diego Comic-Con in 2013

Daniel has also been in many TV shows. These include Judge John Deed, Inspector Lewis, and TV movies like Starting Over. In 2012, he got a big role as the werewolf Isaac Lahey in MTV's supernatural drama Teen Wolf. He was a regular character in seasons two and three.

In 2013, Daniel also read the audiobook for Clockwork Princess. This was a popular young adult novel by Cassandra Clare. In March 2014, Daniel announced he was leaving Teen Wolf. He wanted to try new acting opportunities.

He then joined The Originals in May 2014. He played the character Kaleb Westphall. In March 2015, Daniel was chosen for the main role in a medical drama pilot called LFE. However, the show was not picked up by the network. That same year, he acted in the play Off the Main Road.

In 2017, Daniel joined the cast of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead. He played the character Troy Otto. The third season of the show started on June 5, 2017. He returned to play Troy Otto again in the eighth season in 2023.

On August 10, 2017, it was announced that Daniel Sharman would play the main role in Medici: The Magnificent. He plays Lorenzo de' Medici in this historical drama. The show tells the story of the powerful Medici family.

In March 2019, Daniel joined Cursed. This is a Netflix TV series that tells a new version of the Arthurian legend. In this show, he plays the Weeping Monk.

On January 6, 2022, it was announced that Daniel Sharman joined the main cast of the Sky Max series A Town Called Malice. He plays Kelly Lord, who is the middle child of the Lord family.

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Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Daniel Sharman para niños