After completing his Masters Degree in Sociology at the University of Auckland, Daniel returned to Canada, where he graduated from the studio acting program at the William Davis Centre for Actors Study, studied Clown with David McMurray Smith at Fantastic Space Enterprises, dropped out of Capilano College’s Arts and Entertainment Management program after one productive term, and was for five years a member of the CORE ensemble under Theatre Replacement and The Only Animal. Daniel co- founded Upintheair Theatre with Dave Mott in 1999. As Artistic Producer with Upintheair, Daniel has been instrumental in the creation of Wedgie, Men of the World, 120bpm, Wagabondi Ho!, Inside the Seed (nominated for 5 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards in 2013/14, including Outstanding Production), the interactive detective procedural The City and The City, (which premiered at the 2017 PuSh International Festival of Performing Arts), The Walking Fish Festival, and the rEvolver Theatre Festival. Daniel has appeared in numerous short films, television, and commercials. On stage he has been seen most notably as Carlton Berg in Upintheair Theatre’s multi-Jessie award winning production of The North Plan, Frank in Daniel McIvors' Never Swim Alone (Street Repertory Theatre), Edmund in King Lear (Firehall/Shakespeare Centre), Sophie's Dad in Carnage (Pi Theatre), and Philip Lucas in David Hare's The Vertical Hour (United Players). Daniel is dedicated to the development of emerging artists and the nurturing of new audiences for theatre in Vancouver.