Danny Mac
| Danny Mac | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Danny Mac Greene 26 February 1988[1] Bromley, Greater London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Television | Hollyoaks (2011–15) |
| Spouse(s) | Carley Stenson (m. 2017) |
Danny Mac (born Danny Mac Greene on 26 February 1988) is an English actor and singer best known for playing Mark "Dodger" Savage in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks from 2011 to 2015.
In 2016, he reached the final in the fourteenth series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. He is the highest scoring (by average) male celebrity to ever appear on the show.
Early life
Mac was born in Bromley, Greater London,[2] but then grew up in the seaside town of Bognor Regis.[3] He wanted to act from a young age, and enjoyed watching Grease, Michael Jackson and James Bond. He trained at the Arts Educational Schools in London and graduated in 2009 with a BA Hons degree.[3]
Career
He played Gavroche in the musical Les Miserables for a ten-week run in Southampton in 1998, and appeared in the role again on the West End in 1999.[4]
He performed again in the West End a decade later in the musical Wicked from May 2009, where he stayed for 21 months and was an understudy for the role of Boq. He left to join Hollyoaks in February 2011, playing the role of Mark "Dodger" Savage.[4]
In 2011, Mac and his Hollyoaks co-stars, Stephanie Davis (Sinead O'Connor), Andrew Moss (Rhys Ashworth) and Abi Phillips (Liberty Savage) performed "Forget You" by CeeLo Green for Children in Need.
In July 2013, Mac appeared on the ITV game show All Star Family Fortunes.
Mac appeared as a contestant on the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. His professional dance partner was Oti Mabuse. In week 9, after dancing a Charleston, he became the first contestant to both receive a score of ten from Craig Revel Horwood and to score a perfect 40 for the series. The next week, Mac became the first celebrity in the show's history to score a perfect 40 for a Samba.[5] This was also the earliest double 40 in the show's history. He eventually reached the final, where he finished as joint runners-up with Louise Redknapp and her partner Kevin Clifton, losing out to winners Ore Oduba and his partner Joanne Clifton. He has the highest average score of any male celebrity to have appeared on the show.[4]
In May 2017 he starred as Gabey in the musical On the Town at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in a production that ran until July of that year.[4] From September 2017 to April 2018 he co-starred as Joe Gillis in a UK tour of Sunset Boulevard.[6]
He co-starred as Prince Charming in the pantomime Cinderella at the Birmingham Hippodrome over Christmas/New Year 2017/18. In 2018 he appeared in the Sky One sitcom Trollied.
In December 2018 he will star in White Christmas at the Curve in Leicester.
Personal life
Mac married fellow Hollyoaks actress Carley Stenson in August 2017, after having been in a relationship with her since 2011.[4]
He is a fan of Chelsea F.C. and used to live with former Hollyoaks co-star James Atherton, who played Will Savage.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | A Line in the Sand | Tom | ITV Drama |
| 2011-15 | Hollyoaks | Mark "Dodger" Savage | Regular |
| 2011 | Children in Need | Himself | Guest |
| Hollyoaks Best Bits 2011 | |||
| 2013 | All Star Family Fortunes | Guest | |
| 2014 | #ChallengeHollyoaks: Live | ||
| The British Soap Awards 2014 | Winner: Sexiest Male | ||
| 2015 | The British Soap Awards 2015 | ||
| British Andy | |||
| 2016 | Loose Women | Guest | |
| Strictly Len Goodman | |||
| 2016, 2017 | Strictly Come Dancing | Contestant (2016), Audience Member (2017) | Runner-up with professional Oti Mabuse (2016) |
| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | Himself | Friday Panel 2017 | |
| 2017 | A Harvest Wedding (TV Movie) | Fleming | |
| Midlands Today | Himself | 15 December 2017 Evening News | |
| 2018 | Trollied | Craig | 1 Episode; Series 7 Episode 4 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Newcomer | Nominated |
| The British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Nominated | |
| Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won | |
| Inside Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | |
| TV Quick and Choice Awards | Best Soap Newcomer | Won | |
| 2012 | The British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Nominated |
| National Television Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | |
| Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won | |
| Digital Spy Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won | |
| 2013 | The British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won |
| Inside Soap Awards | Best Actor | Won | |
| Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won | |
| 2014 | The British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won |
| Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won | |
| 2015 | National Television Awards | Best Serial Drama Performance | Nominated |
References
- 1 2 "Danny Mac Biography". Heat. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ↑ "Who is Danny Mac? All you need to know about the Strictly Come Dancing finalist". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- 1 2 "Who is Danny Mac? Meet the Strictly Come Dancing 2016 finalist". wbnews.info. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Waring, Olivia; Littlejohn, Georgina; Kavanagh, Joanne; Allcock, Beth (25 September 2017). "Mac Attack: Who is Danny Mac? Former Hollyoaks and Strictly Come Dancing star who's married to Carley Stenson". The Sun. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ Hogan, Michael (27 November 2016). "Strictly Come Dancing 2016, week 10: Ed Balls cut adrift at bottom – will this be his final hurrah?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ Duke, Simon (5 October 2017). "From the Strictly ballroom to Sunset Boulevard – Danny Mac heading to Newcastle in iconic musical". chroniclelive.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2017.