| Daniel Gillies | |
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| Born | 14 March 1976 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Rachael Leigh Cook (2004 - present) |
Daniel Gillies (born 14 March 1976) is a Canadian-born New Zealand actor. He is best known for his recurring role of Elijah Mikaelson on the television series The Vampire Diaries, as well as his role as Dr. Joel Goran on the Canadian series Saving Hope.
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Career [edit]
Gillies began his career starring in several Auckland Theatre Company productions, before landing a lead role in the television drama Street Legal for two seasons. After realising his options in New Zealand were limited, he tried Sydney and Canada, before moving to Los Angeles and being cast in Bride & Prejudice and Spider-Man 2.
Since 2002, Gillies has worked in Canadian and American film and television; he's guested on television shows such as Masters of Horror, NCIS and True Blood. Since 2010, he's starred on The CW drama The Vampire Diaries as Elijah Mikaelson, and in 2012 was cast as Dr. Joel Goran in the supernatural series, Saving Hope.
He wrote and directed his first film, Broken Kingdom, in 2012; a process which took five years.[1]
In 2013 he was cast in The Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals, due to air in the fall of the 2013/14 television season.
Personal life [edit]
Gillies was born 14 March 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. When Gillies was five, his parents decided to return to their native New Zealand, and moved to Invercargill and then to Hamilton. Though born into a family of strong medical background (his father is a pediatrician, his mother a nurse, and his great great great grandfather is the renowned ENT/plastic surgery pioneer Sir Harold Gillies), he became interested in acting and studied at the Unitec School of Performing Arts.[1]
Frustrated with the lack of opportunities in New Zealand, he moved to Sydney, Australia for six weeks in 2001, before returning to his native Canada for two months, where he worked as a waiter and dishwasher until deciding to move to Los Angeles, USA.[2]
Gillies married actress Rachael Leigh Cook on 14 August 2004. On 7 May 2013 they released that they are expecting their first child this Fall
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | A Soldier's Sweetheart | Medic | |
| 2001 | No One Can Hear You | Dirk Mettcalfe | |
| 2002 | Various Positions | Marcel | |
| 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | John Jameson | |
| 2004 | Trespassing | Mark | |
| 2004 | Bride and Prejudice | Johnny Wickham | |
| 2006 | The Sensation of Sight | Dylan | |
| 2007 | Captivity | Gary Dexter | |
| 2007 | Matters of Life and Death | Jimmy | Short film |
| 2008 | Uncross the Stars | Troy | |
| 2012 | Broken Kingdom | Jason '80' | Also Director and Producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Young Hercules | Episode: "My Fair Lilith" | |
| 2000 | Cleopatra 2525 | Cute Guy | Episode: "Mind Games" |
| 2000-2002 | Street Legal | Tim O'Connor | TV series |
| 2002 | Mentors | King Arthur | Episode: "Once and Future King" |
| 2002 | Jeremiah | Simon | Episode: "The Long Road: Part 1" |
| 2002 | Snow Queen | Delfont Chalfont | TV movie |
| 2005 | Into the West | Ethan Biggs | TV miniseries |
| 2007 | Masters of Horror | Jack Miller | Episode: "Dream Cruise" |
| 2010 | The Glades | Dave Rollins | Episode: "Doppelganger" |
| 2010 | True Blood | Jon | Episode: "I Smell a Rat" |
| 2010 | NCIS | Royal Marine Major Peter Malloy | Episode: "Royals & Loyals" |
| 2010-present | The Vampire Diaries | Elijah Mikaelson | Recurring Role |
| 2012-2013 | Saving Hope | Dr. Joel Goran | Lead role |
| 2013 | The Originals | Elijah Mikaelson | TV Series
Main Cast Spin-off to The Vampire Diaries |
References [edit]
- ^ a b Gallagher, Michael Aaron (2012-09-11). "Daniel Gillies Releases Broken Kingdom/Kingdom Come Films". StayFamous.net. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ Barry, Rebecca (2005-06-19). "Spiderweb of fame". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
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