Daniel Sharman is an English actor best known for his roles as Isaac Lahey in the MTV television series Teen Wolf, Kaleb Westphall/Kol Mikaelson on The CW Network's television series The Originals, and Troy Otto on Fear the Walking Dead.
Career[]
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." Sharman also appeared in the horror film The Collection, released in November 2012.
Sharman's television credits include roles in Judge John Deed, Inspector Lewis and the television films Starting Over and When Calls the Heart . Beginning in 2012, Sharman had a major recurring role as werewolf Isaac Lahey in MTV's supernatural drama series Teen Wolf. In March 2014, after the season 3 finale, it was announced that Sharman would be leaving the series as he wanted to explore other opportunities.
He joined The Originals as the recurring character Kaleb Westphall in May 2014. In March 2015, it was confirmed that Sharman had landed the lead role in the CBS medical drama pilot LFE opposite actress Melissa Leo However, the pilot was ultimately not picked up by the network. In 2017, he joined the cast of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead as a series regular in the role of Troy Otto. The third season of the series premiered on 5 June of the same year.
On 10 August 2017, it was reported that Sharman had been cast in the lead role in Medici: The Magnificent. He portrays Lorenzo de' Medici for the planned two season run of the series. The two seasons of Medici: The Magnificent serve as second and third season of the Medici franchise and are set 20 years after the events of the loosely connected first season, named Medici: Masters of Florence.
In March 2019, Sharman joined Cursed, a Netflix television series based on a re-imaging of the Arthurian legend.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | The Last Days of Edgar Harding | Harry | |
2011 | The Sexy Dark Ages | Ulric | Short film |
Immortals | Ares | ||
2012 | The Collection | Basil | |
2015 | Drone | Matt Collier | Short film |
The Juilliard of Broken Dreams | Jeffrey | Short film; also co-producer | |
2016 | Soon You Will Be Gone and Possibly Eaten | Jason | Short film; also co-producer |
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion | Lir | ||
2017 | Simularity | N/A | Producer |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | 2 episodes |
2012ā2014 | Teen Wolf | Isaac Lahey | Recurring role (seasons 2ā3) |
2013 | When Calls the Heart | Edward Montclair | Television film |
2014ā2015 | The Originals | Kaleb Westphall / Kol Mikaelson | Recurring role (season 2) |
2015 | LFE | Joe | Unaired television pilot |
2017 | Mercy Street | Lord Edward | 2 episodes |
2017 | Fear the Walking Dead | Troy Otto | Main role (season 3) |
2018ā2019 | Medici: The Magnificent | Lorenzo de' Medici | Main role (seasons 2ā3) |
2020 | Cursed | The Weeping Monk / Lancelot | Main role |
Awards and Nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2015 | FilmQuest, US | Best Actor ā Short | Drone | Nominated |
Trivia[]
- Daniel started dating fellow Teen Wolf actress Crystal Reed in 2011, and their relationship lasted until the two broke up in 2013.
- Daniel was able to crowdfund $20,000 in order to produce the short film Soon You Will Be Gone in 2015, a project in which he starred.
- Daniel voiced the audiobook version of Clockwork Princess, the final novel in The Infernal Devices trilogy (which itself is only one of several series in The Shadowhunter Chronicles universe) written by Cassandra Clare.
- In 2016, Daniel starred as himself in the music video for the Black Eyed Peas' "Where is the Love?".
External links[]
- Daniel Sharman on Wikipedia
- Daniel Sharman on the Internet Movie Database
- Daniel Sharman on Twitter
- Daniel Sharman on Instagram
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