Daniel is a British stage and screen actor, recognisable from his many roles on some of the nation’s best-loved TV shows. He is known for playing the dedicated, down-to-earth Detective Inspector Tony Manning in all five series of ITV’s ‘The Bay’. 

In 2025, he reprised his role as D.I. Manning in ITV1’s The Bay. He also takes on the role of Gary Jenkins in Misper, a film about the lives of employees at a struggling seaside hotel that are turned upside down when a colleague mysteriously disappears. He also stars as Graham in the BBC3 dysfunctional family sitcom Such Brave Girls. He also plays Tim in the Crime/Thriller Blood On Snow. He also plays Tom Watson in the ITV drama The Hack, based on the News of the World hacking scandal.

In 2024, he starred as one of the leads, factory-owner Derek Jackson, in ITV’s darkly comic 6-part crime thriller ‘Passenger’. In 2022, he starred alongside Keeley Hawes in the 3-part BBC drama ‘Crossfire’ as Ben, one of a group of holiday-makers in a luxury resort when a pair of gunmen open fire on the guests.

His character Dan in the Sky Living comedy-drama Mount Pleasant made him quite famous. Daniel’s roles in Litvinenko, Crossfire, Four Lives, Innocent, Vera, and Death in Paradise have also gained him even more recognition.

His list of other TV credits is extensive and includes Bob and Rose, Heartbeat, Skins, New Tricks, Doctor Who, and the BBC sitcom As Time Goes By with Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer.

Additionally, Daniel is an accomplished voiceover artist whose distinct voice has been featured in programs such as  Inside Iceland: Britain’s Budget Supermarket.