Daniel Lissing Explained

Birth Name:Daniel Aaron Lissing
Birth Date:4 October 1981
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2001–present

Daniel Aaron Lissing (born 4 October 1981) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Jack Thornton in When Calls the Heart (2014–2018). He also had starring roles in the television series Crownies (2011) and Last Resort (2012–2013).

Career

In 2006, he appeared as a guest in the successful Australian series Home and Away where he played the firefighter Dave Elder.[1]

In 2011, he joined the cast of the series Crownies where he played Conrad De Groot,[2] the fiancé of the lawyer Tatum Novak (Indiana Evans), until the end of the series the same year. The same year he appeared in the movie Entwined where he played Aiden.

In 2012, it was announced that he would join the cast of the American series Last Resort as James King, a petty officer of the U.S. Navy, and a Navy SEAL.[3] [4] In the series he appeared with Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Autumn Reeser and Daisy Betts.

That same year he joined the cast of the movie The Cure where he played the role of Ryan Earl, a member of a research team that he feels he deserves greater recognition and fame.[5]

In September 2014, he joined the cast of MTV's thriller series Eye Candy. He played the main role of Ben Miller, a detective, who worked with and falls in love with Lindy (Victoria Justice). The series is about a genius (Justice) who realizes that her online suitor is a dangerous cyber stalker. His character was killed off after two episodes.

From 2014 to 2018, Lissing appeared in the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart as Canadian Mountie Jack Thornton.[6] He chose to leave the role at the end of Season 5 and his character was killed off.[6] Lissing reprised his role as Jack Thornton for a cameo appearance in When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas in late 2021.[7]

In 2016, Lissing appeared alongside Jessica Lowndes in Hallmark Channel's A December Bride as the character Seth.[8] In 2018, he and Brooke D'Orsay starred in the channel's film Christmas in Love.[9]

Personal life

Lissing is Jewish.[7] He married his partner Nadia in early 2020.[10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000”Looking for Alibrandi”ExtraMovie
2009WhitelineMattShort
2009Multiple ChoiceMarkShort
2010JamesShort
2011FidelitySamShort
2011EntwinedAidenShort
2014Ryan Earl
2014Jake
2015NathanShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001PizzaCop"Girlfriend Pizza"
2006Home and AwayDave Elder"1.4237", "1.4241"
2008Out of the BlueAngus 'Tiger' McKinnon"1.17", "1.49", "1.60"
2008–2009Packed to the RaftersHeath"Taking the Lead", "Over the Moon"
2009Jogger"A Nice Little Earner"
2010Cops L.A.C.Ryan"A Veil of Tears"
2011CrowniesConrad De GrootRecurring role; 17 episodes
2012–2013Last ResortJames KingMain role; 13 episodes
2014–2018When Calls the HeartJack ThorntonMain role (S1-S5); 44 episodes
2015Eye CandyBen Miller"K3U", "AMA"
2015–2016Girlfriends' Guide to DivorcePayton"58", "14", "81"
2016Seth MurphyTV film (Hallmark)
2017TimelessJesse James"The Murder of Jesse James"
2017BlindspotTom Jakeman"Enemy Bag of Tricks"
2018–2019S.W.A.T.TyRecurring role; 5 episodes
2018Christmas In LoveNick CarlingsonTV film (Hallmark)
2019–2020data-sort-value="Rookie, The" The RookieSterling FreemanEpisodes: "Breaking Point", "Now and Then", "True Crime"
2021data-sort-value="Christmas Star, A" A Christmas StarRyan SparksTV film (Great American Family)
2021When Hope CallsJack ThorntonEpisode: "A Country Christmas Part 2".
2022Catering ChristmasCarson Jacob HarrisonTV film (Great American Family)[11]
2023Christmas Keepsake TomTV film (Great American Family)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dave Elder - Home and Away Characters - Back to the Bay.
  2. Web site: Crownies Official Website > Characters > Conrad De Groot. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107035653/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/crownies/characters/CONRAD_DE_GROOT.htm. 7 November 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Australian Actor Joins Shawn Ryan's ABC Pilot 'Last Resort'. The Hollywood Reporter. February 2012.
  4. Web site: Daniel Lissing joins ABC's 'Last Resort'. Digital Spy. 2 February 2012.
  5. Web site: Daniel Lissing joins THE CURE. The Cure Movie.
  6. Web site: The Real Reason Why Daniel Lissing Left 'When Calls the Heart'. Garrity. Amanda. 24 February 2020. Good Housekeeping. 11 August 2020.
  7. Web site: 'When Hope Calls': Daniel Lissing on His Return as Jack Thornton and Reuniting With Lori Loughlin (Exclusive). Behar. Deidre. 14 December 2021. Entertainment Tonight. 18 February 2022.
  8. Web site: Hallmark Channel Announces Start of Production on "Countdown to Christmas". 8 June 2016. The Futon Critic. 29 November 2016.
  9. 'Christmas in Love' with Daniel Lissing and Brooke D'Orsay . Parade . September 20, 2018 . Riely . Haven . October 25, 2018 .
  10. Web site: Daniel Lissing and Fiancée Nadia Are Married. Behar. Deidre. 5 June 2020. Entertainment Tonight. 18 June 2020.
  11. https://decider.com/2022/10/29/catering- Ichristmas-great-american-family-review/ ‘Catering Christmas’ on Great American Family, Where Merritt Patterson Caters a Holiday Gala