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.

Daniel MacPherson

Acting Born April 25, 1980 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Known For

Foundation

Hugo Crast

The Bill

Cameron Tait

Neighbours

Joel Samuels

Goosebumps

Kid

Have You Been Paying Attention?

Self - Guest Quizmaster

Strike Back

Sergeant Samuel Wyatt

Land of Bad

Colonel Duz Packett

The Shannara Chronicles

Arion Elessedil

Beast

Patton

Rove

Self

Dancing with the Stars

Self - Host

City Homicide

Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner