Daniel MacPherson
b. 1980 (age 46)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Actor
Writer
Daniel Donald MacPherson (born 25 April 1980) is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as Joel Samuels in Neighbours, Sergeant Samuel Wyatt in Sky and Cinemax's Strike Back, Whit Carmichael in the Shane Abbess sci-fi film Infini, and Arion Elessedil in The Shannara Chronicles. He has also co-hosted Dancing with the Stars for six years while simultaneously starring in a number of Australians dramas such as Wild Boys. MacPherson has a cameo role as Calvin's father in Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 5.9
Beast
2026 Actor
Patton James
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★ 6.6
Land of Bad
2024 Actor
Colonel Duz Packett
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★ 5.2
Poker Face
2022 Actor
Sam McIntyre
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Hopeful Romantic
2022 Actor
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★ 7.6
Foundation
2021 Actor
Hugo
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★ 6.3
Bad Mothers
2019 Actor
Anton
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★ 5.5
Generational Sins
2017 Actor
Drew Caldwell
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★ 5.5
The Osiris Child
2016 Actor
Lt. Kane Sommerville
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★ 5.3
Infini
2015 Actor
Whit Carmichael
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★ 5.7
Lie
2014 Actor
Jay
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Let Go
2014 Actor
Mark
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The Unstoppable Billy Greenwood
2014 Actor
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★ 5.6
The Cup
2011 Actor
Jason Oliver
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★ 6.8
Wild Boys
2011 Actor
Jack Keenan
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★ 8.1
Strike Back
2010 Actor
Sgt. Samuel Wyatt
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Beat the Star (Australia)
2010 Self
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The alt.sessions
2008 Self
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★ 7.6
City Homicide
2006 Actor
Simon Joyner
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★ 7.3
Tripping Over
2006 Actor
Ned
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★ 2.7
David Tench Tonight
2006 Self
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★ 7.5
BlackJack: Dead Memory
2006 Actor
Craig
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★ 4.4
The X Factor
2005 Self
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★ 4.3
Dancing with the Stars
2004 Self
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The Christmas Show
2003 Self
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★ 2.7
Cleo Bachelor of the Year
2000 Self
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★ 8.0
Neighbours Revealed
2000 Actor
Self
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Rain
2000 Actor
Willow
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The 41st Annual TV Week Logie Awards
1999 Self