Danny McCarthy - Biography

Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, actor Danny McCarthy attended the Webster Conservatory of Theater Arts before relocating to Chicago to begin his professional acting career.

A longtime company member at Chicago's acclaimed A Red Orchid Theatre, Danny's stage credits also include the Steppenwolf Theater, Writer's Theater, and The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, where his performance in 2011's Circle Mirror Transformation earned him a Kevin Kline Award nomination for Best Actor.

On-screen, Danny is perhaps best known as Special Agent Hale in FOX's hit series Prison Break, and for his featured role in AT&T's 2008 "The Butcher" commercial, which received a National Gold Award from the American Advertising Federation, and the Cannes Lions TVC Bronze Award, among others.

In addition to numerous commercials and voice-overs, Danny McCarthy's film and television credits include The Express, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Chicago Code, Detroit 1-8-7, ER, Fred Claus, Flags of Our Fathers, Stranger Than Fiction, Derailed, and the new MTV series Underemployed.