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Daniel Quinn Biography

Birth Name:Daniel Quinn

Birth Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Is an activist for the rights of the elderly in the motion picture and television industry and has fought to protect the Motion Picture Home's Long Term Care unit
  • Studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre School
  • Studied classical dance at the Harkness School of Ballet and at the School of American Ballet at Juilliard on scholarship
  • Formed his first garage band at the age of 8 and joined a drum and bugle corps at the age of 10
  • Started out as a child actor at the Wisconsin Regional Theatre and began performing at the Milwaukee Theater at age 8
  • Best known for his role as an E․R․ Doctor in "The Sessions" and as the Dad in "Rubber․"
  • Produced and starred in the 2011 thriller film "Codex․"
  • Has been riding horses since at the age of 6, which helped him out when he later starred in Western films