Daniel Armin Cerny (born December 11, 1981) is an American actor, producer, singer, musician and film editor, best known for his roles in the horror films Demonic Toys (1992) and Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995).
Life and career Cerny was born in 1981 in Los Angeles, the son of Helena and Pavel Cerny. His brother is politician Andrei Cherny. His parents are Czechoslovak Jewish immigrants, who were dissidents in Prague. He expressed interest in film and acting at a young age, and made his debut in Doc Hollywood (1991) with a minor role, followed by playing the manifestation of an evil spirit in the horror film Demonic Toys (1992). In 1994, he was cast in a supporting role in Peter Weir's Fearless (1993) opposite Jeff Bridges.
He played the lead role of Eli Porter in the 1995 horror film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest. Cerny gave up acting after the film, only returning for a minor part in an episode of the miniseries Revelations (2005) opposite Bill Pullman, and a supporting part in the direct-to-video sequel The Prince & Me II: The Royal Wedding (2006). Cerny worked as an assistant editor on the television series TransGeneration (2005) and The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency (2006).
Filmography +As an actor Year Title Role Notes1991Doc Hollywood Boy with Spider 1992 Demonic Toys The Kid 1994Fearless Byron Hummel 1993 Phenom Jimmy Episode: "Game Face"1995Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest Eli Porter2005 Revelations Male StudentEpisode: "Hour One" 2006 The Prince & Me II: The Royal Wedding Jake
+As a crew member Year Title Credit Notes 2005 TransGeneration Assistant editor Eight episodes 2006The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency Assistant editor Sixteen episodes
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