Daniel Fathers

Daniel Fathers

Born: March 23, 1966
in London, England, UK
Daniel was born and raised in London, England to a family completely immersed in show business. His mother Tessa Shaw was an actress, most notably of the 'Dr. Who' series fame and his father George Fathers, was one of the West End's most respected Scenic Designers.

Known for his physical, as well as 'Machiavellian' roles, having been a former professional athlete (Rugby and Bull Riding), Daniel easily interchanges between American and UK accents, having moved to Canada when he was in his late teens. He is a former Canadian Armed Forces Militia Soldier and is still a Commissioned Officer in the British Army, as a part-time Instructor, which lends himself to playing his fare share of military and ex-military roles. However, he is also a trained dancer (Ballet Rambert, Central School of Dance), which helped in being cast on stage in the Tony Award Winning 'Mamma Mia!' by Phyllida Llyod, playing two of the Leads, Bill Austin and Harry Bright in the Toronto Company. Daniel is an accomplished equestrian and an expert swordsman, which he showed in CW's 'Reign' and 'Pompeii'

Daniel's first big opportunity came as a young boy in front of Franco Zeffereli for the title role in the 1977 classic 'Jesus of Nazareth'. However, as a boy he was much more interested in sports, going on to be selected for England's U16 Rugby Final Trials and reaching the final of the All England Schools 400m Hurdles in which he came 5th.

Daniel is known the world over by teens having starred in Disney's 'Camp Rock' movies opposite teen sensations, the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, playing the affable Brown Cessario, an old time rock 'n' roller and Uncle of the Jonas Brothers. 'Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam' won the Peoples Choice Award (2011).

On the big screen, Daniel has starred opposite such stars as Oscar® nominee, Ellen Page in the critically acclaimed film, 'The Tracy Fragments', Sir Derek Jacobi ('Gladiator'), Ken Welsh ('The Void'). On television he played opposite Golden Globe nominated Tatiana Maslany in 'Orphan Black', Rob Lowe in Lifetime's 'Beach Girls'. For David Levien and Brian Koppleman of 'Billions' fame, Daniel reprized his role as gangster poker player 'Muff Lannigan' opposite Michael Madsen.

As a Presenter/Host he was privileged to present at the inaugural Canadian Screen Awards in 2013, of which the show he hosted, 'Canada's Greatest Know It All' for Discovery, was a nominated for numerous CSA's in 2013 and 2014.

Movies for Daniel Fathers...

Punch
Title: Punch
Character: The Harbinger
Released: August 24, 2023
Type: Movie
A young girl celebrating her last night out in her hometown is stalked by a mysterious killer in a Mr Punch mask.
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Title: The Witcher: Blood Origin
Character: Osfar
Released: December 25, 2022
Type: TV
More than a thousand years before the world of The Witcher, seven outcasts in the elven world unite in a blood quest against an unstoppable power.
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Title: Whitstable Pearl
Character: Henry Wright
Released: May 24, 2021
Type: TV
With her son grown up, single mom Pearl Nolan decides to pursue her lifelong dream and launches a private detective agency, which she runs from her family's restaurant in the coastal town of Whitstable. Drawn by her caring nature, locals soon flock to her with all manner of cases. But when an old friend dies suspiciously, Pearl finds herself in conflict with gruff new cop in town, DCI Mike McGuire.
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Very Valentine
Title: Very Valentine
Character: Dutch Roncalli
Released: June 8, 2019
Type: Movie
Owners of the Angelini Shoe Company, one of the last family-owned businesses in Greenwich Village, fight to save the company during financial hardships.
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Project Ithaca
Title: Project Ithaca
Character: Perry Bulmer
Released: June 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Five strangers awaken to find themselves trapped aboard an alien spaceship that seems to be harnessing their terror to power the ship. They begin to understand that these species have been abducting humans for decades and possibly centuries.
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Mute
Title: Mute
Character: Sgt. Robert Kloskowski
Released: February 23, 2018
Type: Movie
A mute man with a violent past is forced to take on the teeming underworld of a near-future Berlin as he searches for his missing girlfriend.
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A Christmas Prince
Title: A Christmas Prince
Character: Rudy Moore
Released: November 17, 2017
Type: Movie
When a reporter goes undercover as a nanny to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?
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The Void
Title: The Void
Character: Vincent
Released: September 22, 2016
Type: Movie
In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it's too late.
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Title: Atlanta
Character: Fernando
Released: September 6, 2016
Type: TV
Two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives and the lives of their families.
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Title: Dark Matter
Character: Hansmeed
Released: June 12, 2015
Type: TV
The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?
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An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight
Title: An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight
Character: Mr.Koslow
Released: July 22, 2014
Type: Movie
Isabelle is an inspired dancer, but when her sister and a classmate make her doubt herself, she's motivated by a ballerina to find her own way to shine.
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Title: Remedy
Character: Dr. Kitleman
Released: February 24, 2014
Type: TV
Griffin Conner, a med-school dropout having left in a haze of disgrace, is forced to return to Bethune General Hospital as its newest orderly and work alongside his family.
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Time of Death
Title: Time of Death
Character: Captain Vaughn
Released: July 19, 2013
Type: Movie
Following the death of CEO Robert Loring at precisely 10:44 pm, the FBI sends in Jordan Price, one of their best and brightest to solve the case. As other key executives are murdered at exactly the same time, Jordan finds herself investigating the past in order to solve the case. She quickly discovers the ultimate cover up and is under the gun to solve the mystery before the next victim is killed.
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Title: Orphan Black
Character: Terrance
Released: March 30, 2013
Type: TV
A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.
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Title: Transporter: The Series
Character: Jimmy Reeves
Released: October 25, 2012
Type: TV
The adventures of professional transporter Frank Martin, who can always be counted on to get the job done—discreetly. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, his three rules are: Never change the deal, no names, and never open the package. Occasionally, complications arise and rules get broken.
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Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Title: Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Character: Brown Cesario
Released: September 17, 2010
Type: Movie
Mitchie can't wait to go back to Camp Rock and spend the summer making new music with her friends and superstar Shane Gray. But the slick new camp across the lake, Camp Star, has drummed up some serious competition – featuring newcomers Luke and Dana. In a sensational battle of the bands, with Camp Rock's future at stake, will Camp Star's flashy production and over-the-top antics win out, or will Camp Rockers prove that music, teamwork, and spirit are what truly matter?
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Pontypool
Title: Pontypool
Character: Nigel Healing
Released: March 6, 2009
Type: Movie
When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the radio booth and tries to figure out a way to warn his listeners about the virus and its unlikely mode of transmission.
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Camp Rock
Title: Camp Rock
Character: Brown Cesario
Released: June 20, 2008
Type: Movie
When Mitchie gets a chance to attend Camp Rock, her life takes an unpredictable twist, and she learns just how important it is to be true to yourself.
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Title: Murdoch Mysteries
Character: Calvin Baker
Released: January 24, 2008
Type: TV
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.
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Title: Heartland
Character: Stewart Forrest
Released: October 14, 2007
Type: TV
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
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The Tracey Fragments
Title: The Tracey Fragments
Character: Elegant Pimp Daddy
Released: February 8, 2007
Type: Movie
Tracey Berkowitz, 15, a self-described normal girl, loses her 9-year old brother, Sonny. In flashbacks and fragments, we meet her overbearing parents and the sweet, clueless Sonny. We watch Tracey navigate high school, friendless, picked on and teased. She develops a thing for Billy Zero, a new student, imagining he's her boyfriend. We see the day she loses Sonny and we watch her try to find him.
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Title: The Jane Show
Character: Cute Guy
Released: June 1, 2006
Type: TV
Aspiring novelist Jane Black suddenly winds up unemployed. Hoping for a more conventional lifestyle, she goes in search of a job, hoping to find something with a 40-hour work week and maybe even dental insurance. Her adventures in the corporate world are not so ordinary, however, and she learns that a normal life may not be so normal after all.
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Title: Beach Girls
Released: July 31, 2005
Type: TV
Beach Girls was a six-part 2005 American mini-series produced by Fox and Robert Greenwald Productions and broadcast by Lifetime. The teleplay by Edithe Swensen, Elle Triedman, and Eric Tuchman was based on the bestselling novel by Luanne Rice. The Beach Girls were three teenagers who spent their summers in the small, quiet beach town of Hubbard's Point. The trio grew apart and eventually went their separate ways, but the death of one of them reunites the surviving two, Stevie and Maddie, when her widower Jack and daughter Nell arrive in town. Paul Shapiro, Sandy Smolan, and Jeff Woolnough shared directing credits. The cast included Rob Lowe as Jack, Chelsea Hobbs as Nell, Julia Ormond as Stevie, and Katherine Ashby as Maddie, with Chris Carmack and Cloris Leachman in featured roles. The opening credits theme song was "Dreams," written by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan and performed by The Cranberries. The series was filmed in Chester, Crystal Crescent Beach, and Halifax, all located in Nova Scotia, Canada. It aired in France and Sweden in 2006, Australia in 2007 and New Zealand in 2010. It has been released on DVD by Warner Home Video.
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Murder in the Hamptons
Title: Murder in the Hamptons
Character: British Reporter
Released: July 11, 2005
Type: Movie
After multi-millionaire Ted Ammon is found bludgeoned to death at his East Hampton estate, the fingers point to his estranged wife, Generosa Rand, and her lover, an electrician named Danny Pelosi.
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Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Title: Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Character: Stanton
Released: May 29, 2005
Type: Movie
The once clean and healthy city of Toronto becomes the pariah of the western world when a deadly chain of infection lands in the city. Panic spreads as the number of SARS cases increases as there are no effective treatments.
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Trump Unauthorized
Title: Trump Unauthorized
Character: Ivana's Lawyer
Released: May 24, 2005
Type: Movie
A look at the life of real estate king/media mogul/reality TV star, Donald Trump.
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Title: Tilt
Character: Muff Lanagan (uncredited)
Released: February 17, 2005
Type: TV
Young poker players must navigate their past along with the best players in the world to win.
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Title: Tilt
Character: Muff Lanagan
Released: February 17, 2005
Type: TV
Young poker players must navigate their past along with the best players in the world to win.
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The Brady Bunch in the White House
Title: The Brady Bunch in the White House
Character: Priest
Released: November 29, 2002
Type: Movie
Mike Brady becomes the President of the United States and names Carol as his V.P.!
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Global Heresy
Title: Global Heresy
Character: Male Reporter / Journalist #1
Released: September 3, 2002
Type: Movie
A rock band bursts onto the scene and then their frontman disappears on the eve of a European tour.
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Title: Street Time
Released: June 23, 2002
Type: TV
Follows a fair parole officer and his parolee who wants to go straight but his former business associates are after him.
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Title: Tracker
Character: Tina's Dad
Released: October 15, 2001
Type: TV
Tracker is a 2001 Canadian science fiction television series starring Adrian Paul and Amy Price-Francis. The series is based on a short story by Gil Grant and Jeannine Renshaw. The pilot episode and two other episodes were edited into the film Alien Tracker.
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Title: Relic Hunter
Character: Bligh
Released: September 25, 1999
Type: TV
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.