Like his fellow Winnipegger, Anna Paquin, Daniel was born in Winnipeg and moved to New Zealand at a young age. His parents were involved in the medical profession. Is an accomplished stage actor - previous stage experiences includes Toa Fraser's "Vs" at the SiLO Theatre's Tales of Phantasy festival in 1997. Other film credits include, "Tresspassing", "Spiderman 2", "The Snow Queen", "Various Positions", "No One Can Hear You" and "Street Legal". In December 2003, Daniel got engaged to Rachael Leigh Cook.