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Daniel Clark | |
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| Born | Daniel Allen Clark October 14, 1985 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, reporter, producer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Website | http://www.thedanielclark.com |
Daniel Allen Clark (born October 14, 1985) is a U.S.-born Canadian actor. Clark is best known for his role as Sean Cameron on the CTV series Degrassi: The Next Generation and as Steve Rendazo in the 2007 film Juno.
Clark was born in Chicago, Illinois. He has a younger brother Robert Clark, who starred in The Zack Files and Strange Days at Blake Holsey High. Clark was raised in Toronto, Ontario.
At age 12, his first role was Chip in a stage production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 1997.
He made a number of appearances on TV series, including Eerie Indiana: The Other Dimension, Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and featured roles in films such as Grizzly Falls and Model Behavior.
In 2001, Clark took a regular role as Sean Cameron on Degrassi: The Next Generation from season 1 until season 4. He took a hiatus from Degrassi in mid-season 4, in the episode "Back In Black", and was absent until his return as a regular in season 6 in 2006. He once again left the show at the end of season 6, but returned in a final guest appearance in season 7.[1] In 2007, he appeared as Steve Rendazo in the film Juno. He also starred in a Hallmark film opposite Amber Tamblyn called The Russell Girl. He also appeared on an episode of NBC's ER, titled "Blame it on the Rain".
With other actors from the series, Clark is the winner of the 2002 Young Artist Award for "Best Ensemble Actor", having been nominated again in 2003 and 2006.[2] He was nominated in 2000 for "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series" as "Supporting Young Actor" for his part in I Was a Sixth Grade Alien.[2]
He is one of the two actors on the Canadian production Degrassi: The Next Generation to have been born in the U.S., the other being Mazin Elsadig, who was also born in Illinois.
In 2012, he graduated from New York University. He majored in political science with a minor in business through the Stern School of Business.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Grizzly Falls | Young Harry | |
| 2000 | The Royal Diaries: Elizabeth 1 - Red Rose of the House of Tudor | Robin Dundley | TV Movie |
| 2002 | Fizzy Bizness | Max | |
| 2007 | Juno | Steve Rendazo | |
| Left for Dead | Brady | ||
| 2008 | The Russell Girl | Daniel Russell | TV movie |
| 2020 | Respect | David Allen | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Goosebumps | Mark Rowe | 2 episodes |
| Eerie Indiana: The Other Dimension | Stanley Hope | 15 episodes | |
| 1999 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Max | Episode: "The Tale of Oblivion" |
| Real Kids, Real Adventures | Sean Redden | Episode: "Safety Net: The Sean Redden Story" | |
| 1999-2000 | I Was a Sixth Grade Alien | The Friend | 22 episodes |
| 2000 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Josh Burroughs | Episode: "Model Behavior" |
| The City | Tres / Gavin Mackie | 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | The Zack Files | Mack | Episode: "But I'm Too Young to be my Dad" |
| 2001-2008 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Sean Cameron | Main character, 101 episodes |
| 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Yuyln | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | ER | Jason Digby | Episode: "Blame It on the Rain" |
| Darcy's Wild Life | Aaron Shaw | Episode: "Slightly Used" | |
| 2005-2007 | Degrassi: Minis | Sean Cameron | 13 episodes |
