Daniel MacPherson
Biography
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.
Movies 12
Beast
as Patton
2026
Land of Bad
as Colonel Duz Packett
2024
A Wrinkle in Time
as Calvin's Father
2018
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
as Kane Sommerville
2016
Poker Face
as Sam Levine
2022
Infini
as Whit Carmichael
2015
The Cup
as Jason Oliver
2011
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
as Self
2015
BlackJack: Dead Memory
as Craig
2006
Generational Sins
as Drew Caldwell
2017
Let Go
as Mark
2014
Hopeful Romantic
as Chris
2022TV Shows 17
The Bill
as Cameron Tait
1984
Neighbours
as Joel Samuels
1985
Foundation
as Hugo Crast
2021
Have You Been Paying Attention?
as Self - Guest Quizmaster
2013
Strike Back
as Sergeant Samuel Wyatt
2010
Goosebumps
as Kid
1995
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Host
2004
The Shannara Chronicles
as Arion Elessedil
2016
City Homicide
as Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner
2007
Rove
as Self
1999
Sydney New Year's Eve
as Host
1996
Would I Lie to You?
as Self - Panelist
2022
Bad Mothers
as Anton
2019
Wild Boys
as Jack Keenan
2011
Tripping Over
as Ned
2006
Celebrities Under Pressure
2003