Daniel Doheny is a Canadian actor known for starring in the 2017 Canadian comedy film Adventures in Public School and the 2018 Netflix films Alex Strangelove, a coming-of-age story, and The Package, a raunchy comedy.
Daniel Doheny | |
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 Doheny in 2018 | |
| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Early life and education
editDoheny was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he graduated from Lord Byng Secondary School in 2008.[1] He then went on to attend Studio 58, a professional theatre training program at Langara College, where he graduated in 2012.[2]
Career
editIn 2013, Doheny played six roles in Hamlet and Twelfth Night during the summer season of Bard on the Beach.[3] He returned to the Bard stage in 2016 in The Merry Wives of Windsor.[4]
Doheny is also part of the sketch comedy troupe HumanTown, who won the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's ComedyCoup competition in 2014.[5] As part of the prize, the troupe wrote, produced, and acted in a self-titled comedy special which aired on CBC Television in 2016.
Doheny won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021, for his performance in the film Drinkwater.[6]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hart Attack: First Gear | Dane Jermaine | |
| 2017 | Adventures in Public School | Liam Heap | Main role |
| 2018 | Alex Strangelove | Alex Truelove | Main role |
| The Package | Sean Floyd | Main role | |
| 2021 | Drinkwater | Mike Drinkwater | Main role |
| 2024 | Scared Shitless | Sonny | Main role |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | HumanTown | Various characters | TV film |
| 2017 | Supernatural | Jarrod Hayes | Episode: "The Memory Remains" |
| 2018 | Beyblade Burst | Bisuke (English version, voice) | Episode: "Spryzen the Destroyer!" |
| 2019 | Superbook | Carter | Episode: "Nicodemus" |
| Ninjago | Jimmy | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | My Little Pony: Pony Life | Alt-Pony 1 / Alt-Pony 2 / Tank (voice) | 3 episodes |
| Loudermilk | Ryan | Episode: "Just What I Needed" | |
| 2021 | Day of the Dead | Luke Bowman | Main role |
| Brand New Cherry Flavor | Johnathan Burke | Recurring role | |
| 2023 | Lucky Hank | Russell | Recurring role |
References
edit- ^ "Vancouver actor Daniel Doheny gets top billing in new Netflix coming of age film". Vancouver Sun. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Doheny – Graduate (Acting 2012)" (PDF). Studio 58 – Langara College. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Daniel Doheny: Straight From School to Stage – Bard on the Beach". bardonthebeach.org. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Open House: Actor Daniel Doheny's light-filled Crosstown pad a rare fairly-priced rental". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Rossi, Cheryl. "State of the Arts: Comedy troupe HumanTown headed for CBC". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022.