Daniel Sharman

Daniel Sharman
Born Daniel Andrew Sharman
(1986-04-25) 25 April 1986
Hackney, London, England
Occupation Actor, producer
Years active 2003–present

Daniel Andrew Sharman (born 25 April 1986) is an English actor from Hackney, in London, known for his role as Troy Otto on Fear The Walking Dead,[1][2] Isaac Lahey on Teen Wolf, Ares in Tarsem Singh's Immortals and Kaleb on The Originals.

Career

Sharman started acting as a child at the age of nine. He auditioned for the Royal Shakespeare Company and was selected out of hundreds of other children. "I just adored it," he said of his venture into the dramatic arts. "Between Macbeth and Henry VI with all of the armour and the blood and everything, it was just fantastic as a kid. It was the best thing ever."[3] Sharman stayed with the Royal Shakespeare Company for two plays: The Park in 1995 (age 9)[4] and Macbeth in 1996 (age 10).[5] Sharman attended Mill Hill School[6] and also the Arts Educational School, both in London. During his school years, he acted in the play "Kvetch" that made it to the Edinburgh Fringe festival.[7] He also acted in the touring play The Winslow Boy in 2002 at age 16.[8]

For three years, from 2004 to 2007, Sharman studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, gaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting and graduating with honors.[2][6]

Sharman's first feature film role was in the independent film The Last Days of Edgar Harding, in which he played a musician. In 2010, he was cast as Ares, the Greek god of war, in the fantasy film Immortals with Mickey Rourke, Kellan Lutz and Henry Cavill among others; the film was released in 2011. "I found acting on film really difficult," he admits of his first screen performances. "I found it really kind of odd and unnatural. Then I became obsessed with trying to get it right. I'm hugely competitive."[3] Sharman appeared in the horror film The Collection with his fellow Teen Wolf cast member Eaddy Mays, released in November 2012. In April 2015, Sharman, through his Twitter and Instagram accounts, crowdfunded $20,000 on Kickstarter for the short film Soon You Will Be Gone, in which he starred.[9]

Charlie Carver, Max Carver and Daniel Sharman, 2013.

Sharman's television credits include a recurring role in two episodes of The Nine Lives of Chloe King as Zane (in which he appeared alongside fellow Teen Wolf cast member Colton Haynes), and roles in Inspector Lewis, Robin Pilcher's television film Starting Over and one episode of Judge John Deed. He also starred in Funny or Die's The Sexy Dark Ages with Shawn Pyfrom and Robert Englund. Beginning in 2012, Sharman had a recurring role as werewolf Isaac Lahey in MTV's supernatural drama series, Teen Wolf. After the third season finale, it was announced that Sharman would be leaving the series to explore other opportunities.[10][11]

Sharman also played the role of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, Edward Montclair in the TV film When Calls the Heart, based on Janette Oke's romance novel of the same name. In 2014 he joined The Originals as the recurring character Kaleb Westphall. In March 2015, it was confirmed that Sharman had landed the lead role in the CBS medical drama pilot LFE.[12] However, the pilot was ultimately not picked up by the network, and he joined the Williamstown Theatre Festival for the play Off the Main Road with Kyra Sedgwick, among others.[13] He joined the cast of AMC's Fear The Walking Dead in 2017.[14]

Sharman read the audiobook version of Cassandra Clare's young adult novel Clockwork Princess.

Personal life

Sharman was in a relationship with former Teen Wolf co-star Crystal Reed from 2011 to 2013.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Last Days of Edgar Harding Harry
2011 The Sexy Dark Ages Ulric Short film
2011 Immortals Ares
2012 The Collection Basil
2015 Drone Matt Collier Short film
2015 The Juilliard of Broken Dreams Jeffrey Short film; also co-producer
2016 Soon You Will Be Gone Jason Short film; also co-producer
2016 Albion: The Enchanted Stallion Lir

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Judge John Deed Andy Dobbs Episode: "Judicial Review"
2007 Starting Over Alexander Dewhurst Television film
2009 Inspector Lewis Richard Scott Episode: "The Quality of Mercy"
2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King Zane Episodes: "Responsible" and "Beautiful Day"
2012–2014 Teen Wolf Isaac Lahey Recurring role; 32 episodes
2013 When Calls the Heart Edward Montclair Television film
2014–2015 The Originals Kaleb Westphall / Kol Mikaelson Recurring role; 12 episodes
2017 Mercy Street Lord Edward Episodes: "Unknown Soldier" and "House of Bondage"
2017 Fear The Walking Dead Troy Otto Main role (season 3); 14 episodes
2018 Medici: Masters of Florence Lorenzo de' Medici Lead role (season 2); 8 episodes

Producer

Year Title Notes
2017 Simularity Short film; also producer

Music videos

Year Title Role Artist Ref.
2016 "Where's the Love?" Himself The Black Eyed Peas featuring The World [16]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2015 FilmQuest, US Best Actor – Short Drone Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Mill Hill School Foundation". Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Daniel Sharman Official CV". LAMDA. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 Sandberg, Patrik (Winter 2011). "VMAN 24 Breakout Stars of Winter: Daniel Sharman". V Man. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Park". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Macbeth". Theatricalia. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Mill Hill School alumni in the Creative Arts: Daniel Sharman". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Fisher, Philip (2003). "Fringe 2003 Reviews". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Winslow Boy". UK Arts Archive. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Soon you will be gone kickstarter". Kickstarter. April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "'Teen Wolf' Season 3: 10 things to expect from showrunner Jeff Davis". Zap2it blog. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "It's True... Daniel Sharman Is Leaving 'Teen Wolf,' And This Is How We Feel About It". remotecontrol.MTV.com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Daniel Sharman To Star In CBS Pilot 'LFE'". Deadline.com. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Barnes, Steve (3 July 2015). "Review: 'Off the Main Road' @ Williamstown Theatre Festival, 7/2/15". Times Union. Albany, NY. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  14. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.com/fear-walking-dead-daniel-sharman-explains-why-troy-finds-madison-fascinating-spoilers-2551373
  15. ↑ "Crystal Reed, Daniel Sharman Break Up: Teen Wolf Costars Split". Us Weekly. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "#WHERESTHELOVE CREDITS". #WHERESTHELOVE official website. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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