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Daniel MacPherson

Daniel MacPherson

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

Beast
Beast
2026 • Patton
Land of Bad
Land of Bad
2024 • Colonel Duz Packett
Poker Face
Poker Face
2022 • Sam Levine
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
2018 • Calvin's Father
Generational Sins
Generational Sins
2017 • Drew Caldwell
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
2016 • Kane Sommerville
Infini
Infini
2015 • Whit Carmichael
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
2015 • Self

Full filmography

Beast
Beast
2026 • Patton
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Land of Bad
Land of Bad
2024 • Colonel Duz Packett
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Poker Face
Poker Face
2022 • Sam Levine
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A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
2018 • Calvin's Father
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Generational Sins
Generational Sins
2017 • Drew Caldwell
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Infini
Infini
2015 • Whit Carmichael
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Let Go
Let Go
2014 • Mark
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The Cup
The Cup
2011 • Jason Oliver
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Daniel MacPherson – Biography, Known For & Filmography