Born in Regensburg Germany, Daniel was raised in Upstate, New York. He has a rich lineage; Daniel's the great-great-great-grand nephew of Friedrich Ebert, who served as Chancellor of Germany and First President during the Weimar period. His great-granduncle, the famous dancer and choreographer Helge Peters Pawlinin was hunted by the Nazi's for his ambiguous sexual performances. Daniel's grandmother designed and made gowns for the Nuremberg Opera, pre and post World War II, Germany. Daniel has a younger brother, Alexander and younger sister, Astrid. After graduating from high school, Daniel moved to Manhattan to become an actor. Within three months he booked his first feature film, Hell High. Shortly after, his first big break came in Stephen King's Creepshow 2. Daniel played the lead in The Raft story. Two years later he became a member of The Actors Studio. Daniel has played many characters: the unfaithful boyfriend of Julia Roberts in Dying Young, the antagonistic detective opposite Keanu Reaves in Point Break, a killer in The Last Best Sunday, and an angry husband, who ends up being a nice guy in the Western Love Finds A Home. Daniel has guest starred on numerous one hour television shows. He also appeared in Michael Jackson's "Who Is It," video, and Paula Abdul's "Rush Rush." Daniel is a published writer. His work has appeared in the literary magazine 34thParallel. He has taught writing seminars at Lancaster State Prison. Away from the entertainment business, Daniel enjoys dancing tango. He boxes and was trained by the legendary trainer Freddie Roach. When Daniel lived in New York, he played in the West 4th Street Summer Pro Basketball League, and was offered a try out to play pro ball over seas.
