Daniel DeSanto (born 1980/1981) is a Canadian actor.
Early life Raised in the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke, DeSanto made his acting debut at the age of 8 as the lead protagonist in Brown Bread Sandwiches (a.k.a. La famiglia Buonanotte), a film about Italian immigrants in Toronto written and directed by Carlo Liconti. Prior to his first screen role, DeSanto had been in a juice commercial with Canadian figure skating star Elizabeth Manley, and was an avid hockey player. He later attended Martingrove Collegiate Institute and graduated in 1999. After attending MCI, he then attended Ryerson University for Film Studies.
Career DeSanto is best known for playing Tucker on Are You Afraid of the Dark?, his 2004 role as Jason in Mean Girls, The Assassin in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, Matt in The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon, the TV show The Magic School Bus in which he voices Carlos Ramon, and for voicing Ray on the Beyblade series and voicing Blaine on Totally Spies!. DeSanto also provided the voice of Dave in Total Drama Pahkitew Island.
Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes1989La famiglia BuonanotteMichaelangelo Buonanotte1990 The FreshmanMall Patron1998Half BakedAfter School Son2004Mean GirlsJason2009GoobyCrane2009 The Boondock Saints II: All Saints DayOttilio Panza2011BreakawayChurchnick2011Havana 57Officer Lino2014Dr. CabbieRobin Gilbert2017 The Meaning of LifeCarlo2018Little ItalyAnthony
+Television Year Title Role Notes1990Eric's WorldHoraceTV series1990My Secret IdentityYoung KirkEpisode: "Seems Like Only Yesterday"1991Power PackEddieTV movie1991JohnSonEpisode: "2.19"Episode: "3.3"1991Newsboy #2TV movie1991Street LegalPaley ChildrenEpisode: "Too Many Cooks"1993Gregory KJeremiah KingsleyTV movie1993Tales from the CryptkeeperDwight (voice)Episode: "While the Cat's Away"1993MattTV series1994Due SouthJerryEpisodes: "Chicago Holiday: Part 1" and "Chicago Holiday: Part 2"1994–1996, 1999–2000Are You Afraid of the Dark?Tucker65 episodes1994–1997Carlos Ramon (voice)52 episodes1995Prince for a DayCarloTV movie1995GoosebumpsGabeEpisode: "Return of the Mummy"1996–1998Stickin' AroundWilliam (voice)39 episodes1997Young VincentTV movie1998–1999Hall Beale Jr.3 episodes1998–1999Mythic WarriorsIolas (voice)2 episodes1999Rescue HeroesCarter (voice)Episode: "1.27"1999-2003Monster by MistakeBilly Castleman (voice)Recurring role2000Wind at My BackBoy #1Episode: "Coming of Age"2000Phantom of the MegaplexZekeTV movie2001–2004BracefaceBrock LeightonMain Role2001–2009ArthurAlberto Molina4 episodes2002–2005BeybladeRay KonMain Role2003Moville MysteriesDominic Esquito (voice)Episode: "The Night and Day and Night of the Hunter"2004Beyblade: Fierce BattleRay (voice)Video2004–2005Da Boom CrewAdditional voice2005Time Warp TrioTemujin (voice) Episode: "You Can't, but Genghis Khan"2006, 2008, 2010Totally Spies!Blaine (voice)6 episodes2008Rene ColoneEpisode: "Normalizing Relations"2008XIIIT.A.TV miniseries2009Being EricaLanceEpisode: "What I Am Is What I Am"2009Deadliest SeaGreenhornTV movie2009Aaron StoneHarrison4 episodes2010Bloodletting & Miraculous CuresSteven DizonEpisode: "Code Clock"2010 The Dating GuyWhitebread (voice)Episode: "20,000 VJs Under the Sea"2011MudpitT.L.Episode: "First Temptation of Mudpit"2011Combat HospitalMajor Glad Marin6 episodes2012Whiskey BusinessJoey PipesTV movie2012Republic of DoyleMarcoEpisode: "Con, Steal, Love"2012Rookie BluePaul SalenkoEpisode: "Girls' Night Out"2013Lost GirlAussieEpisode: "SubterrFaenean"2014Total Drama Pahkitew IslandDave10 episodes2015Charming ChristmasVinceTV movie2016Murdoch MysteriesAlan DriscollEpisode: "A Case of the Yips"2016–2018PAW PatrolDaring Danny X (voice)Recurring role2017PreshiftCasting directorEpisode: "Re-writes"2017Man Seeking WomanMr. MartinezEpisode: "Bagel"2017 The Indian DetectiveTodd Johnson4 episodes2018Dot.Rick/Ro-Bo-BQ (voice)Episode: "Dot's Birthday Wishlist"2018Wholesome Foods I Love You... Is That OK?MarkoLead role2018ImpostersOffice ManagerEpisode: "Fillion Bollar King"2020MaydayCaptainEpisode: "Impossible Pitch"2022 Workin' MomsReggie2 episodes
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