Daniel Smales

Daniel Smales (born 21 October 1990 in Kingston upon Hull) is an English actor. His work includes a range of stage and film.[1]

Daniel Smales
Smales in 2016
Born (1990-10-21) 21 October 1990
Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire
NationalityBritish
EducationWyke College
Hull College
Trinity Laban
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
Known forDeath Walks
No Reasons
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
WebsiteOfficial website

Career

Smales auditioned and gained a place to study Musical Theatre at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.[2] He was also accepted into Royal Academy of Music, but was forced to turn his place down due to not being able to fund his place. Following that decision, he embarked on his passion for film.[3][4]

His first audition was for a film called Death Walks for first-time writer and director Spencer Hawken. The audition was for the role of Steve, the shop assistant, alongside love interest "Louise" (Lucinda Rhodes).[5]

Upon the film's completion, Smales was asked to play the character of the journalist Kevin in No Reasons. One review of the film compliments "an admirably creepy performance by Daniel Smales".[6]

Personal life

Smales was born in Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire, where he grew up on the Orchard Park Estate. He has an older sister and an older brother. He attended the local Shaw Park Primary School, along with the local secondary school Sir Henry Cooper School. He attended Wyke Sixth Form College where he studied performing arts and information technology. Smales took a year at Hull College studying musical theatre. He left Hull to pursue his career and now resides in London.[3][4]

Charity Work

Smales is an advocate for the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK which is dedicated in scientific studies to find ways to treat, cure or prevent Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Lewy Body disease and frontotemporal dementia. Smales father suffers from the disease.

Filmography

References
  1. "Actor - Daniel Smales". Equity. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  2. "Witches of Eastwick - Trinity Laban". Trinity Laban. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  3. "Daniel Smales - Hull Daily Mail". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 2015-10-01. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
  4. Daniel Smales - IMDb on IMDb 
  5. Death Walks (2016) on IMDb 
  6. No Reasons (2016) on IMDb 
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