Daniel Newman (American actor)

Daniel Christopher Newman (born June 14, 1981) is an American actor, model, and musician, with work appearing on the Twilight film soundtrack, and several TV series' soundtracks, and with acting roles on The Walking Dead, The Vampire Diaries, Homeland, Sex and the City, and Cirque du Freak.[1]

Daniel Newman
Born
Daniel Christopher Newman

(1981-06-14) June 14, 1981
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor, model, musician

Early life and career

Newman grew up in a small farm town in Georgia, then moved to Brooklyn to pursue music. He studied at Yale University through a special honors program, before moving back to New York City to continue a music career. He struggled as a musician for a short time, before meeting photographer Bruce Weber. He began modeling, appearing worldwide on magazine covers and various other advertising. He modeled for Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Tommy Hilfiger.[2] He also appeared on the cover of the fashion photographer Thomas Knights' Red Hot Exposed 2017 calendar[3] and redheaded art campaign.[4]

He was cast for guest spots on American television shows such as 7th Heaven (1997), One Tree Hill (2006), Heroes (2009), and The Vampire Diaries (2012).[5][6][7] He appeared briefly as one of Bane's thugs in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises. In 2016, he joined the cast of The Walking Dead as a recurring character named Daniel.[8][9]

Personal life

In March 2017, Newman came out as bisexual,[10][11] and has made appearances in support of GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign.

In March 2020, Newman was tested in Atlanta for COVID-19; he had a "mild" case and was discharged.[12]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Fluke School Boy Uncredited
2001 How High Video Fighter Uncredited
2005 Shooting Gallery Easy
2006 Broken Bridges Scott
2009 Road Trip: Beer Pong Raz-R Direct-to-video
2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Gavin Uncredited
2009 Falling Up Jake Weaver Direct-to-video
2009 Dorian Gray Michael Radley Uncredited
2009 Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Pete Uncredited
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Thug in Basement
2017 Division 19 Businessman

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1993 I'll Fly Away Lost Boy Episode: "Small Wishes"
1997 Savannah Photographer Episode: "The Gal to Marry Dear Old Dad"
1997 7th Heaven Guy #2 Episode: "Dangerous Liaisons: Part 1"
2003 Sex and the City Rock Star Episode: "The Catch"
2004 Blue Collar TV Various Episode: "TV"
2005–2006 Surface Greg Butler 4 episodes
2006 One Tree Hill Michael Episode: "The Show Must Go On"
2008 Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal Trevor TV movie
2009 Drop Dead Diva Mike Episode: "The Magic Bullet"
2009 Children of the Corn Malachai TV movie
2009 Heroes Jimmy Keppler Episodes: "An Invisible Thread" and "Ink"
2012 The Vampire Diaries Daniel Episodes: "Our Town" and "The Ties That Bind"
2012 The Game Nick Episode: "Breakthrough. Breakdown? Break-through"
2013 Homeland Jeff Episodes: "Tin Man Is Down" and "Game On"
2016–2017 The Walking Dead Daniel Recurring role, 10 episodes
2019 EastSiders Chase Episodes: "Going Viral" and "Always Upwards"

References
  1. "'Children of the Corn' Harvests 'Heroes,' 'BSG' Stars". Archived from the original on September 19, 2008.
  2. Falco, Tom (August 27, 2017). "10 things you didn't know about The Vampire Diaries' Daniel Newman". The Huffington Post. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  3. "Red Hot Exposed: the full calendar". GQ UK. October 11, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  4. Tan, Monica (December 1, 2014). "The beauty of a red-headed man – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  5. "Blockbuster reel". Blip TV. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010.
  6. Daniel Newman at IMDb
  7. McGrath, Jenny (November 23, 2011). "The Vampire Diaries brings Paul Newman's grandson to Mystic Falls". WetPaint. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  8. Martin, Michael (June 14, 2017). "Walking Dead Star Daniel Newman Is Fighting Evil & Stripping Down". out.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  9. Johnson, Zach (March 31, 2017). "The Walking Dead's Daniel Newman Publicly Comes Out as Gay". eonline.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
  10. King, Brittany (March 31, 2017). "The Walking Dead's Daniel Newman Hopes to Inspire LGBT Youth by Opening Up About His Sexuality". People.
  11. Gremore, Graham (September 6, 2017). "'Walking Dead' star Daniel Newman clears up confusion surrounding his sexuality". Queerty. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  12. Frishberg, Hannah (March 24, 2020). "'Walking Dead' actor Daniel Newman 'disgusted' by $9K coronavirus test bill". New York Post. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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