Daniel Bonjour

Daniel Bonjour (born September 28, 1981) is a South Africa–born actor, director and screenwriter best known for his roles in The Walking Dead, Frequency, and iZombie.

Daniel Bonjour
Born (1981-09-28) September 28, 1981
Johannesburg, South Africa
Alma materBoston College
OccupationActor, director, screenwriter,
Years active2007–present
Spouse(s)Jelly Howie (m. 2014)[1]
Children1

Early life

Bonjour was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.[2] His father is South African commercial editor and director who worked under the name Trevor Hill and his mother is Swiss. He moved with his family to Switzerland at the age of 5 and returned to South Africa at 8. At the age of 12 his family relocated to Seattle, Washington. He attended Mercer Island High School and graduated from Boston College

Career

Daniel starred in his first movie when he was 12, but didn't continue his career until 2007 starring predominantly in indie films and landed his first role as series regular in the science fiction series RCVR for which he received the Best Actor Award from the International Academy of Web Television. In 2016 Daniel was cast as Daniel Lawrence in the CW series Frequency opposite Peyton List and Mekhi Phifer[3]

Daniel is the first ever winner of the International Academy of Web Television for Male Actor in a Drama in 2013.[4]

Frequency[5] was the first project where he performed in his native South African accent.[6]

Daniel is also a writer and the grand prize winner of the Final Draft Screenwriting competition, having won the feature film category in 2015.[7]

He has worked on several award-winning video games including the Hitman series, Final Fantasy, and Life is Strange.[8]

Personal life

Daniel is married to actress Jelly Howie.[9][10] They have one child, a son named Brixton Riot Bonjour.[11] Daniel has one brother named Pascal who lives in Seattle, as do both his parents. He was forced to leave his honeymoon with Jelly Howie in Thailand to fly to Atlanta to film The Walking Dead.[12]

People magazine included Daniel as one of Hollywood's hottest up and comers in their People Magazine 'One's to Watch' category.[13]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleDirector
2008Midnight MovieJoshJack Messit
2009DragonquestArkadi
2013AmbushedFrankGiorgio Serefino
2016After the RainRyanDaniel Bonjour

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011RCVRWebberStar
2011CSI: NYDerby Chasen1 episode
2015The Walking DeadAiden MonroeRecurring cast (2 episodes)
2015SatisfactionJulian2 episodes
2016 Teen Wolf Marcel1 episode
2016–17FrequencyDaniel LawrenceMain cast
2016–17FlakedDavid2 episodes
2017–18iZombieLevon PatchRecurring cast (8 episodes)

Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Hitman: AbsolutionLandon Metcalf, Mason McCready, Dexter Goon, Wade Goon
2014Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIIAdditional voices
2015Life Is StrangeFrank Bowers, R.J. MacReady
2016HitmanKalvin Ritter, Cilas Netzke, Max Decker, Erik Olander, Fortune Teller, Almos Dexter, Salvatore Bravuomo, additional voices
2016Final Fantasy XVAdditional voices

References
  1. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlasZZhhh1C/
  2. "Five Things You Didn't Know About Daniel Bonjour". 18 October 2017.
  3. "Hollywood's Hottest Up-and-Comers Hit PEOPLE's Ones to Watch Party: See the Pics!".
  4. "Variety". Variety.
  5. "'iZombie' Season 4 Adds 'The Walking Dead' Alum Daniel Bonjour".
  6. EnStars (25 January 2017). "'Frequency' Cast: Daniel Bonjour Dishes On Raimy & Daniel's Storyline, Season Finale, & Why Series Should Be Renewed [EXCLUSIVE]".
  7. "Our Big Break Was Exactly That... - Final Draft®". 21 June 2016.
  8. "Daniel Bonjour - 8 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  9. "Five Things You Didn't Know About Daniel Bonjour". 18 October 2017.
  10. "Daniel Bonjour – iZombie". 23 April 2018.
  11. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnzBK1InwW8/
  12. RAPP, ILANA (2016-12-13). "The CW's Frequency Actor Daniel Bonjour's Dishes on 'Daniel and Raimy'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  13. "Hollywood's Hottest Up-and-Comers Hit PEOPLE's Ones to Watch Party: See the Pics!".
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