Daniel Doheny
Doheny in 2018
Born (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997 [1]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Daniel Doheny is a Canadian actor known for starring in the Canadian comedy film Adventures in Public School and the 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.[2] He then went on to attend Studio 58, a professional theatre training program at Langara College, where he graduated in 2012.[3]

Career

In 2013, Doheny played six roles in Hamlet and Twelfth Night during the summer season of Bard on the Beach.[4] He returned to the Bard stage in 2016 in The Merry Wives of Windsor.[5]

Doheny is also part of the sketch comedy troupe HumanTown, who won the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's ComedyCoup competition in 2014.[6] 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.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Hart Attack: First Gear Dane Jermaine
False Fiend Joey Short film
2014 Getting There Short film
2017 Adventures in Public School Liam Heap Main role
2018 Alex Strangelove Alex Truelove Main role
The Package Sean Floyd Main role
2021 Drinkwater Mike Main role

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 HumanTown Various characters TV film
2017 Supernatural Jarrod Hayes Episode: "The Memory Remains"
2019–2021 Ninjago Jimmy 4 episodes
2020 My Little Pony: Pony Life Derek and Matt #1 Episode: "How Applejack Got Her Hat Back"
2021 Day of the Dead Luke Bowman Main role
2021 Loudermilk Ryan Episode: "Just What I Need"
2021 Brand New Cherry Flavor Johnathan Burke Recurring
2023 Lucky Hank Russell Recurring

References

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