Dan Byrd
Dan Byrd | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Byrd |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television actor |
| Height | 5' 9 |
Daniel Byrd (born November 20, 1985) is an American actor, who professionally goes by the name Dan Byrd. Most notably, Byrd starred in the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes and the Hilary Duff film, A Cinderella Story.
Biography
Byrd was born in Marietta, Georgia. He has one sister, Molly Byrd and one brother, Ryan Byrd. The 8-year-old Byrd went to see a live performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and was inspired to become an actor. Byrd attended Marietta city schools until high school, at which time he was home schooled.
Byrd's breakthrough role came in 1998, after countless local productions and commercials, when he was cast in the Lifetime Network television series Any Day Now , starring Annie Potts and Lorraine Toussaint. His first film role was in the movie, A Cinderella Story, also in 2004 he had a starring role in Clubhouse, a new television series about baseball that was canceled shortly after its debut.
In 2006, Byrd starred in two horror films, the remake of the Wes Craven 1977 classic The Hills Have Eyes as and the Tobe Hooper film Mortuary. He also had a role in the crime thriller, Lonely Hearts with John Travolta and Salma Hayek. Byrd currently has two films in post-production, to come out this year, one an adventure film entitled Outlaw Trail and another a drama entitled Jam. Byrd also co-starred on an episode of Pepper Dennis with Rebecca Romijn, as a college student who takes "revenge" on the fraternity brothers that humiliated him during hazing, which aired April 18, 2006 on the WB. Also during this time, Byrd was filming the remake of Revenge Of The Nerds, stated to be released 2007 which was ultimately canceled.
In 2007, Byrd appeared in the film Lonely Hearts appearing alongside Salma Hayek once again. The film follows the true story of Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez, the notorious "Lonely Hearts Killers" of the 1940s. He now stars in the new CW comedy Aliens in America which follows a Wisconsin homemaker who arranges to host a foreign exchange student, believing the visitor will help her shy son become more popular.
Selected Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Any Day Now (TV) | Young Colliar Sims | |
| 2000 | 28 Days | ||
| 2001 | Just Ask My Children (TV) | Brian Kniffen | |
| 2004 | 'Salem's Lot (TV) | Mark Petrie | Credited as Daniel Byrd |
| A Cinderella Story | Carter | ||
| Clubhouse (TV) | Mike Dougherty | ||
| Checking Out | Jason Apple | ||
| 2006 | Mortuary | Jonathan Doyle | |
| The Hills Have Eyes | Bobby Carter | ||
| Outlaw Trail | Jess | post-production | |
| Jam | Josh | post-production | |
| 2007 | Lonely Hearts | Eddie Robinson | |
| Aliens in America | Justin Tolchuck | TV series / premiered October 1, 2007 | |
| Revenge Of The Nerds Remake | Unknown | Partially filmed, but ultimately canceled |
External links
- Dan Byrd at IMDb
- Dan Byrd at AllMovie
- Interview with Byrd about A Cinderella Story