Biography
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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Land of Bad
2024
as Colonel Duz Packett
When a Delta Force special ops mission goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue o...
Poker Face
2022
as Sam Levine
A yearly high-stakes poker game between childhood friends turns into chaos when the tech billionaire host unveils an elaborate scheme to seek revenge ...
A Wrinkle in Time
2018
as Calvin's Father
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
Generational Sins
2017
as Drew Caldwell
Estranged brothers try to honor their mother's dying wish by reconciling with their abusive, alcoholic father and ultimately are forced to choose betw...
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
2016
as Kane Sommerville
Set in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an impending global crisis and are confronted by the monster...
Infini
2015
as Whit Carmichael
A search and rescue team are transported through deep space to a distant mining colony to save the sole survivor of a biological outbreak. During the...
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
2015
as Self
The stars of Neighbours, past and present, reminisce about their time on the show, plus a countdown of the top five most memorable moments chosen by v...
Let Go
2014
as Mark
Let Go shows the unexpected, and often unlikely, impact that a stranger can make on another's life, even in the most difficult times.
The Cup
2011
as Jason Oliver
At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the ...
BlackJack: Dead Memory
2006
as Craig
A young woman goes missing when her car breaks down one rainy night. Her body is later discovered in a national park and for Detective Jack Kempson's ...
Beast In Me
N/A
as Patton
Story follows a commercial fisherman, as he struggles to provide for his family and avenge his brother's death by fighting in a mixed martial-arts mat...