5.0
Movie
Acting
Daniel MacPherson
- Born
- (age 46)
- Birthplace
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Credits
- 29 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
5.0
Movie
7.7
TV
Foundation
7.3
Movie
Land of Bad
7.0
TV
The Shannara Chronicles
8.0
TV
Goosebumps
5.6
Movie
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
5.6
Movie
Poker Face
7.4
TV
Strike Back
5.2
Movie
Infini
7.5
Movie
Beast
6.1
TV
Neighbours
6.8
TV
The Bill
5.7
Movie
The Cup
5.9
TV
City Homicide
7.0
TV
Bad Mothers
7.3
TV
Have You Been Paying Attention?
7.0
TV
Wild Boys
4.9
Movie
Generational Sins
Acting credits 29
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Beast Film | Patton |
| 2024 | Land of Bad Film | Colonel Duz Packett |
| 2022 | Poker Face Film | Sam Levine |
| 2022 | Hopeful Romantic Film | Chris |
| 2022 | Would I Lie to You? TV | Self - Panelist (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Foundation TV | Hugo Crast (10 ep) |
| 2019 | Bad Mothers TV | Anton (8 ep) |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time Film | Calvin's Father |
| 2017 | Generational Sins Film | Drew Caldwell |
| 2016 | Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child Film | Kane Sommerville |
| 2016 | The Shannara Chronicles TV | Arion Elessedil (8 ep) |
| 2015 | Infini Film | Whit Carmichael |
| 2015 | Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite Film | Self |
| 2014 | Let Go Film | Mark |
| 2013 | Have You Been Paying Attention? TV | Self - Guest Quizmaster (1 ep) |
| 2011 | The Cup Film | Jason Oliver |
| 2011 | Wild Boys TV | Jack Keenan (13 ep) |
| 2010 | Strike Back TV | Sergeant Samuel Wyatt (30 ep) |
| 2007 | City Homicide TV | Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner (56 ep) |
| 2006 | Tripping Over TV | Ned (6 ep) |
| 2006 | BlackJack: Dead Memory Film | Craig |
| 2004 | Dancing with the Stars TV | Self - Host (71 ep) |
| 2003 | Celebrities Under Pressure TV | (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Neighbours Revealed TV | (6 ep) |
| 1999 | Rove TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Sydney New Year's Eve TV | Host (2 ep) |
| 1995 | Goosebumps TV | Kid (2 ep) |
| 1985 | Neighbours TV | Joel Samuels (1161 ep) |
| 1984 | The Bill TV | Cameron Tait (1228 ep) |