Daniel Samonas Explained

Daniel Samonas
Birth Date:7 March 1990
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2004–2012

Daniel Nicholas Patrick Samonas (born March 7, 1990) is a Canadian American actor best known for his roles as Dean Moriarty on Wizards of Waverly Place and as Toder on iCarly.

Background

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Samonas is of Greek, and Irish descent, and moved to Coral Springs, Florida with his family when he was 11. There he did print modeling and became active in film.[1] He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Career

After moving to Florida when he was 11,[2] Samonas became involved in print modeling and local theater. His first lead role was in Ephraim, after which he served in several more films until his first television spot in Everybody Hates Chris. He returned to film and in 2006 was cast in the ABC pilot Enemies.[3] This was followed by appearances in Zoey 101, Hannah Montana as Josh and repeated appearances as the voice of Teo in . In 2006 he was cast as 'Meat' in The Last Day of Summer.[4] [5] In 2008, Samonas made an appearance on iCarly as Freddie's fencing rival Doug Toder and later appeared on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place as Alex's (Selena Gomez) boyfriend Dean.[6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Destiny RoadJohnnyFilm
2012Final Fantasy XIII-2MaquiVG
2011Fishers of MenFilm
2010Final Fantasy XIIIMaqui[7] VG; Voice Actor (English version)
2009Downstream
2009Coach Shane
2009Nickelodeon Kids' Choice AwardsTV
2008The Least of These
2007Nickelodeon: 'The Last Day of Summer' - Behind the ScenesTV
2008 - 2010Wizards of Waverly PlaceDean MoriartyTV; 9 episodes
2007 - 2008EntourageTV; 3 episodes
2007iCarlyDoug ToderEpisode: "iFence"
2008TV
2008Without a TraceTV
2005 - 2008TeoTV; Voice Actor; 4 episodes
2007ERFinn AndrewsTV
2007The Last Day of SummerMeatTV
2006Stronger Than Daylight
2006Thanks to Gravity
2006My Struggle
2006Zoey 101StudentTV Episode:Broadcast Views
2006Everybody Hates Chris
2006Hannah MontanaJoshTV; season 1 episode 4
2006Enemies
20053 the Hard Way
TV
2005Hitters Anonymous
2005La migra
2005Little Men
2004Pizza Palace
2004Ephraim

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 'LITTLE MEN'. March 4, 2005. Miami Herald. 2009-06-22.
  2. Web site: Official bio. danielsamonas.com. 2009-06-22. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090403055001/http://www.danielsamonas.com/. 2009-04-03.
  3. Web site: Development Update: March 21–22, Part 2: Dramas. March 22, 2006. The Futon Critic. 2009-06-22.
  4. News: Summer Keys On Adolescents. https://archive.today/20120718073101/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lGASAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bPMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2965,6275415&dq=daniel-samonas. dead. July 18, 2012. McDonough. Kevin. June 20, 2007. The Spokesman-Review. 2009-06-22.
  5. Web site: Middle School Sounds Scary, and Summer Is No Picnic . Stewart. Susan . July 20, 2007. The New York Times. 2009-06-22.
  6. Web site: Spotted: Selena & Daniel Getting Close!. https://web.archive.org/web/20090120200619/http://www.twistmagazine.com/2009/01/spotted-selena-daniel-getting.html. dead. January 20, 2009. January 16, 2009. Twist Magazine. 2009-06-22.
  7. Web site: Daniel Samonas (visual voices guide) . Behind The Voice Actors . 16 December 2023.