Daniel Clark (actor)

Daniel Allen Clark (born October 14, 1985) is an American-born Canadian actor, producer and reporter. Clark is best known for his role as Sean Cameron on Degrassi: The Next Generation and as Steve Rendazo on the movie Juno.

Daniel Clark
Born
Daniel Allen Clark

(1985-10-14) October 14, 1985
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor, Reporter, Producer
Years active1997–present
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Websitehttp://www.thedanielclark.com

Personal life

Clark was born in Chicago, Illinois. He has a younger brother Robert Clark who starred in The Zack Files and Strange Days at Blake Holsey High. Clark was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he currently resides.

Career

His first role was Chip in a stage production of Beauty and the Beast in 1997.

He made a number of appearances on TV series, including Eerie Indiana: The Other Dimension, Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and featured roles in films like Grizzly Falls and Model Behavior.

In 2001, Clark took a regular role as Sean Cameron on Degrassi: The Next Generation from season 1 through season 4. He took a hiatus from Degrassi in the middle of season 4, in the episode "Back In Black" and was absent until his return as a regular in season 6 in 2006. He once again left the show at the end of season 6, but returned in a final guest appearance in season 7.[1] He recently made an appearance in the movie Juno. He also starred in a Hallmark movie opposite Amber Tamblyn called The Russell Girl. He also appeared on an episode of "ER", titled "Blame it on the Rain".

With other actors from the series, Clark is the winner of the 2002 Young Artist Award for "Best Ensemble Actor", having been nominated again in 2003 and 2006.[2] He was nominated in 2000 for "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series" as "Supporting Young Actor" for his part in I Was a Sixth Grade Alien.[2]

He is one of the two actors on Degrassi: The Next Generation to have been born in the United States, the other being Mazin Elsadig, who was also born in Illinois.

In 2012, he graduated with Latin honors from New York University. He majored in political science with a minor in business through the Stern School of Business. While in college, Clark interned on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, as well as ABC News' audience research department.

After graduating, he worked as a digital news associate for ABC World News with Diane Sawyer and later as an associate producer for Fusion, an ABC-Univision joint venture.

Filmography
  • (1998): Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension as Stanley Hope
  • (1998): Goosebumps as Mark Rowe
  • (1999): Grizzly Falls as Young Harry
  • (1999): I Was a Sixth Grade Alien as Tim Thomkins / Tim Tomkins
  • (1999): Real Kids, Real Adventures as Sean Redden
  • (1999): Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Max
  • (2000): The Royal Diaries: Elizabeth I - Red Rose of the House of Tudor as Robin Dudley
  • (2000): Model Behavior as Josh Burroughs
  • (2000): Dear America: The Secret Diary of Princess Elizabeth as Robin Dudley
  • (2000): Deep in the City as Gavin Mackie / Tres
  • (2001): The Zack Files as Mack Greenburg
  • (2001-2004, 2006-2007, 2008): Degrassi: The Next Generation as Sean Cameron
  • (2002): Fizzy Bizness as Max
  • (2002): Earth: Final Conflict as Yulyn
  • (2005): ER as Jason Digby
  • (2005): Darcy's Wild Life as Aaron Shaw
  • (2007): Left for Dead as Brady
  • (2007): Juno as Steve Rendazo
  • (2008): The Russell Girl as Daniel Russell

References
  1. Daniel Clark Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine CTV.ca (November 27, 2006). Accessed October 14, 2007
  2. Daniel Clark awards IMDb. Accessed October 14, 2007.
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