Danny Doherty was born and raised in Yonkers, New York, coming from an Italian-Irish background. From an early age he was surrounded by creative types working in and around the business.He has a natural talent to mimic his favorite actors and amazing comedy timing, and has been described in reviews as as a natural born artist. His favorite pastime growing up was putting on plays for family and friends. Danny started his path to Hollywood while a break dancer at age 11, and from there he became a DJ around the NYC area. At the age of 21 his father and mentor passed away and it drove him professionally and increased his determination to develop his talent. At the age of 27, he decided to become a professional actor, going to acting school at Purchase College in New York. He then began to immerse himself the NYC Theater scene where he landed several lead and supporting roles in plays. He can be seen in the hit HBO show Boardwalk Empire , FOX Breakout show Gotham and such films as Cookies & Cream, The Grasslands ,The Descending and The Upcoming Feature film Bloodrunners he continues to be active in NYC Theater and Film scene.
