Daniel MacPherson
Actor, Producer
April 25, 1980 (45 years)
Daniel Donald MacPherson (born 25 April 1980) is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as Joel Samuels in Neighbours, Sergeant Samuel Wyatt in Sky and Cinemax's Strike Back, Whit Carmichael in the Shane Abbess sci-fi film Infini, and Arion Elessedil in The Shannara Chronicles. He has also co-hosted Dancing with the Stars for six years while simultaneously starring in a number of Australians dramas such as Wild Boys. MacPherson has a cameo role as Calvin's father in Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time.
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Beast · as Patton |
| 2024 | Land of Bad · as Colonel Duz Packett |
| 2022 | Poker Face · as Sam Levine |
| 2021 | Foundation (2021) · as Hugo Crast |
| 2019 | Bad Mothers · as Anton |
| 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time · as Calvin's Father |
| 2017 | Generational Sins · as Drew CaldwellOn Plex |
| 2017 | APB · as Scott Murphy |
| 2016 | The Osiris Child · as Kane SommervilleOn Plex |
| 2016 | The Shannara Chronicles · as Arion Elessedil |
| 2015 | Infini · as Whit CarmichaelOn Plex |
| 2011 | The Cup · as Jason OliverOn Plex |
| 2011 | Wild Boys · as Jack Keenan |
| 2010 | Strike Back · as Sergeant Samuel Wyatt |
| 2006 | Tripping Over · as Ned |
| 2006 | BlackJack: Dead Memory · as Craig |
| 2006 | City Homicide · as Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner |
| 1995 | Goosebumps · as Kid |
| 1985 | Neighbours · as Joel Samuels |
| 1984 | The Bill · as Cameron Tait |
| 2022 | Would I Lie to You? (AU) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2017 | The Osiris Child: A Bigger World · as Self |
| 2017 | The Osiris Child: Living Off World · as Self |
| 2017 | The Osiris Child: The Monster Within · as Self |
| 2015 | The Making of 'Infini' · as Self - Actor |
| 2015 | Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite · as Self |
| 2011 | Rove LA · as Self |
| 2011 | The Making of 'The Cup' · as Self - Actor |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) · as Self |
| 2006 | David Tench Tonight · as Self |
| 2006 | Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge · as Self |
| 2005 | The X Factor (AU) · as Self - Host |
| 2004 | Dancing with the Stars (AU) · as Self - Host |
| 2002 | Today with Des and Mel · as Self |
| 2002 | RI:SE · as Self |
| 2000 | Cleo Bachelor of the Year · as Self - Contestant |
| 1999 | Rove Live · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women · as Self |
| 1998 | SM:TV Live · as Self |
| 1998 | The Panel · as Self |
| 1996 | Australian Story · as Self - Presenter |
| 1994 | The Footy Show (AFL) · as Self - Actor |
| 1993 | GMTV · as Self |
| 1993 | Good Morning Australia · as Self - Host |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning · as Self |
| 2026 | Beast · as Executive Producer |