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Daniel MacPherson 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 6 years while simultaneously starring in a number of Australians dramas such as Wild Boys. Most recently, Daniel has a cameo role as Calvin's father in Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time.
Born
Friday, 25 April 1980
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Land of Bad | Colonel Duz Packett | 2024 |
| Poker Face | Sam Levine / Sam McIntyre | 2022 |
| Would I Lie to You? | Self | 2022 |
| Foundation | Hugo | 2021 |
| Bad Mothers | Anton | 2019 |
| A Wrinkle in Time | Calvin's Father | 2018 |
| Generational Sins | Drew Caldwell | 2017 |
| APB | Scott Murphy | 2017 |
| The Osiris Child | Lt. Kane Sommerville / Kane Sommerville | 2016 |
| The Shannara Chronicles | Arion Elessedil | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Land of Bad | Colonel Duz Packett | 2024 |
| Poker Face | Sam Levine / Sam McIntyre | 2022 |
| Would I Lie to You? | Self | 2022 |
| Foundation | Hugo | 2021 |
| Bad Mothers | Anton | 2019 |
| A Wrinkle in Time | Calvin's Father | 2018 |
| Generational Sins | Drew Caldwell | 2017 |
| APB | Scott Murphy | 2017 |
| The Osiris Child | Lt. Kane Sommerville / Kane Sommerville | 2016 |
| The Shannara Chronicles | Arion Elessedil | 2016 |
| Infini | Whit Carmichael | 2015 |
| The Cup | Jason Oliver | 2011 |
| Rove LA | Himself | 2011 |
| Wild Boys | Jack Keenan | 2011 |
| Strike Back | Sgt. Samuel Wyatt | 2010 |
| Tripping Over | Ned | 2006 |
| City Homicide | Simon Joyner / Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner | 2006 |
| David Tench Tonight | Self | 2006 |
| The X Factor | Self - Host | 2005 |
| Dancing with the Stars | Himself - Host / Self - Host | 2004 |
| Celebrities Under Pressure | Self | 2003 |
| Loose Women | Himself | 1999 |
| Australian Story | Self - Presenter | 1996 |
| The Brief | Cameron Tait / PC Cameron Tait | 1984 |
