Daniel Flaherty
American actor (born 1993)
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::summary American actor (born 1993) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Daniel L Flaherty |
| image | Daniel Flaherty during filming of The Garden Left Behind.jpg |
| image_size | 200px |
| caption | Daniel Flaherty during filming of The Garden Left Behind in September 2016 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Glen Rock, New Jersey, US |
| occupation | Actor |
| years_active | 2005–present |
| :: |
| name = Daniel L Flaherty | image = Daniel Flaherty during filming of The Garden Left Behind.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Daniel Flaherty during filming of The Garden Left Behind in September 2016 | birth_name = | birth_date= | birth_place = Glen Rock, New Jersey, US | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2005–present Daniel Flaherty (born June 11, 1993) is an American actor, known for his role as Stanley Lucerne on the MTV teen drama series Skins.
Life and career
Flaherty started to pursue acting at age 11. When he turned 13, he booked his first short film, My First Kiss. By the age of 17, he had appeared in the indie short films Spark, Vacant, The Parade, and Portnoy.
In 2010, Flaherty was cast as Stanley Lucerne in the MTV adaptation of the British teen drama Skins. The character is based on the character Sid Jenkins from the original British series. Daniel originally went to the New York open call but didn’t get a callback. His agent arranged a second private audition, through which Flaherty won the role. Flaherty stated that his favorite part of working on Skins was getting to contribute to the development of his character. In 2012, Flaherty was cast as Tommy, a victim of school bullying, in the independent dramedy Contest. The following year, he appeared in a small role in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street. Beginning in 2013, he had a recurring role in the television series “The Americans” as Matthew Beeman, the teenage son next door. In September 2016, it was announced that Flaherty would join the cast of the upcoming film, The Garden Left Behind, directed by Flavio Alves, starring Michael Madsen and Ed Asner.
Personal life
Flaherty is from Glen Rock, New Jersey, where he attended Glen Rock High School. He is the youngest of four siblings. He spends his free time skateboarding, playing guitar, writing songs, and singing in his band, MF Killer Starfish.
Filmography
Film
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | My First Kiss | Danny Flaherty | Short film |
| 2008 | Chords | Plugger #1 | Short film |
| 2010 | Take Out | Short film | |
| Spark | Short film | ||
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Additional voices | |
| Hope Springs | Danny, the bookstore clerk | ||
| 2013 | Parklife | Ian | Short film |
| Paradise | Teenage guy | ||
| Seldom Sunday | Theo | Short film | |
| Contest | Tommy Dolen | ||
| The Wolf of Wall Street | Zip (lude-buying teenager #1) | ||
| 2014 | Hits | Christian | |
| Annie | Chase teen | ||
| 2015 | The Adderall Diaries | Teenage Roger | |
| King Jack | Shane | ||
| Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List | Boy-Robin | ||
| Anatomy of the Tide | Trent Page | ||
| 2016 | The Eyes | Jeffrey | |
| Goat | Will | ||
| The Transfiguration | Mike | ||
| Alone | Luke | ||
| 2017 | November Criminals | Noel | |
| The Meyerowitz Stories | Marcus | ||
| 2018 | The Garden Left Behind | Oscar | |
| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | John Froines | |
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Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Skins | Stanley Lucerne | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Taylor Brite | Episode: "Rispetto" | |
| Unforgettable | JJ Clayburn | Episode: "Trajectories" | |
| 2013–2017 | ** | Matthew Beeman | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Nurse Jackie | Danny | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | ** | Max | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Eye Candy | Max | Episode: "YOLO" |
| 2016 | ** | Copy store clerk | Miniseries; episode: "Ordinary Death" |
| 2018 | ** | Outside writer | Episode: "What Big Ideas" |
| 2021 | ** | Neil Dietrich | 2 episodes |
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References
References
- (January 2011). "Skins Character: Daniel Flaherty". [[Wetpaint.com.
- (January 2011). "Daniel Flaherty as Stanley Lucerne in Skins". [[IMDb]].com.
- (November 2010). "Full Biography: Daniel Flaherty". [[MTV.com.
- "Danny Flaherty".
- "Crafting Stories with Filmmaker Flavio Alves - interview by Madeleine Cutrona — NYFA Current".
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3453008/ IMDB List of Cast and Crew]
- Rohan, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150505130104/http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/glen-rock-actor-stars-in-mtv-s-skins-1.337872 "Glen Rock actor stars in MTV's "Skins""], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', January 17, 2011, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 5, 2015. Accessed August 30, 2018. "Now a senior at Glen Rock High School — which, during filming, sent his schoolwork to Toronto, where Danny worked with an on-set tutor — he also sings and plays guitar (and is in a band called MF Killer Starfish)."
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