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