Daniel Doheny Explained

Daniel Doheny
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Years Active:2012–present
Occupation:Actor

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.

Early life and education

Doheny 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

In 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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Hart Attack: First GearDane Jermaine
2017Adventures in Public SchoolLiam HeapMain role
2018Alex StrangeloveAlex TrueloveMain role
data-sort-value="Package, The" The PackageSean FloydMain role
2021DrinkwaterMike DrinkwaterMain role

Television

Year TitleRole Notes
2016HumanTownVarious charactersTV film
2017SupernaturalJarrod HayesEpisode: "The Memory Remains"
2018Beyblade BurstBisuke (English version, voice)Episode: "Spryzen the Destroyer!"
2019SuperbookCarterEpisode: "Nicodemus"
NinjagoJimmy2 episodes
2020Alt-Pony 1 / Alt-Pony 2 / Tank (voice)3 episodes
LoudermilkRyanEpisode: "Just What I Needed"
2021Day of the DeadLuke BowmanMain role
Brand New Cherry FlavorJohnathan BurkeRecurring role
2023Lucky HankRussellRecurring role

Notes and References

  1. News: Vancouver actor Daniel Doheny gets top billing in new Netflix coming of age film. 7 June 2018. Vancouver Sun. 15 August 2018. en-US.
  2. Web site: Daniel Doheny – Graduate (Acting 2012). Studio 58 – Langara College. 15 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Daniel Doheny: Straight From School to Stage – Bard on the Beach. bardonthebeach.org. en. 15 August 2018.
  4. News: Open House: Actor Daniel Doheny's light-filled Crosstown pad a rare fairly-priced rental. 11 September 2016. Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 15 August 2018. en.
  5. News: State of the Arts: Comedy troupe HumanTown headed for CBC. Rossi. Cheryl. Vancouver Courier. 15 August 2018.
  6. Dana Gee, "The Power of the Dog named year's best feature by Vancouver Film Critics Circle". Vancouver Sun, March 8, 2022.