Danny Lloyd

Danny Lloyd (born October 13, 1972)[1] is an American teacher and former child actor best known for his role as Danny Torrance in the horror film The Shining (1980),[2] an adaptation of Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name.[3]

Danny Lloyd
Born (1972-10-13) October 13, 1972
Tremont, Illinois, United States
OccupationTeacher, child actor
Years active1978–1982;
2019
Spouse(s)Jessi Diana Lloyd (née Brackett)
Children4

Life and career

Lloyd's first and best-known role is that of Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980).[4] He was selected for the role due to his ability to maintain his concentration for extended periods. In the DVD commentary by Garrett Brown and John Baxter, they state that Kubrick was able to film all of Lloyd's scenes without the six-year-old actor realizing he was in a horror film. He was led to believe that he was just acting in a drama film about a family who lives in a hotel.

Lloyd was also interviewed in Making The Shining (1980), filmed by Stanley's daughter, Vivian Kubrick. Despite his well-received performance in The Shining, Lloyd retired from acting at the age of ten after his appearance as young G. Gordon Liddy in the television film Will: G. Gordon Liddy (1982).[3]

In 2007, Lloyd became a biology professor at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.[5]

In 2019, Lloyd appeared in a cameo role as a spectator at a baseball game in the Shining sequel Doctor Sleep, his first acting role in 38 years.[6]

Personal life

Lloyd keeps his personal information mostly private. He is married to Jessi Diana (née Brackett) and has four children.[7]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1980The ShiningDanny Torrance
1982Will: G. Gordon LiddyYoung
G. Gordon Liddy		Television film
1984Terror in the AislesDanny TorranceArchive footage
2019Doctor SleepSpectatorCameo

References
  1. "Mike Healy @shades_below · Oct 13, 2019 @Danny_Lloyd4 Hope you have a great birthday!!!". Twitter. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. Ellen, Barbara (29 October 2017). "What a Shining example to child stars of today". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. "Danny Lloyd - About This Person". The New York Times. Baseline. All Media Guide, LLC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. Maslin, Janet (23 May 1980). "Movie Review: The Shining". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. Daniel, Hugo; Beekman, Daniel (7 October 2013). "All work and no play — Dan Lloyd who played Danny Torrence in 'The Shining' went on to be a pig farmer and a high school teacher". New York Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  6. "How Doctor Sleep Filmmakers Pulled Off That 'Shining' Cameo". Variety. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  7. Daniel, Hugo; Beekman, Daniel. "All work and no play — Dan Lloyd who played Danny Torrence in 'The Shining' went on to be a pig farmer and a high school teacher". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
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