Daniel Jeannotte (born 22 September 1981) is a Canadian actor. He gained recognition for his roles as Brandon Russell in the American-Canadian fantasy television series Good Witch, and as James Stuart in the CW period drama series Reign. He also portrayed Arno Dorian through performance capture in Assassin's Creed Unity, an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. In April 2017, Jeannotte joined the Freeform drama series The Bold Type as Ryan Decker, a writer at Pinstripe magazine, who is Jane Sloan's (Katie Stevens) romantic interest. Since 2022, Jeannotte has also played the recurring role of Sam Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Personal life Jeannotte is married to voice actor Heidi Hawkins. They first met while performing opposite one another in a production of the William Shakespeare play As You Like It. As of 2016, they live together in the East York community of Toronto.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2006 Flamousse Adrian Short film 2007 Speakeasy Short film 2008 Death Race Hennessey tech 2011 Washed in Blue Jesse Short film 2013 Red 2 Young FBI Agent 2015 Cindy Narrator (voice) Short film 2015 Life on Jupiter John (voice) Short film2019 Christmas in the Highlands Alistair (main role)
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Sophie Troy Episode: "Robbing the Grave"2010 Second Chances Young man Television film Angus Dwell Television film Himself Television special 2011 Being Human Tony Episode: "Something to Watch Over Me" 2012 Deadly Hope Det. John Bishop Television film 2013 JFK: The Smoking Gun Agent Wesley Frazier Documentary television film2015 Dark Matter Derrick Moss Episode: "Episode Eight" Beauty and the Beast Scott Ellingsworth Episode: "Sins of the Fathers" Newborn Moms Leslie Cantor Web series; episode: "Blocked" Fargo Jack Hawk Episode: "Loplop" 2015–2019 Good Witch Brandon Russell 22 episodes 2016–2017 Reign James Stuart 13 episodes 2017–2020 Ryan Decker Recurring role; 27 episodes 2018 Designated Survivor Greg Bowen 3 episodes 2019 Paris, Wine & Romance Jacques Fournier Television film 2020 Christmas in the Highlands Alistair McGregor Television film 2021 Ghosts of Christmas Past Charlie Brenson Television film2022 Home for a Royal Heart Theo Television film Lease on Love/From Chicago With Love Milo Asher Television film The Royal Nanny Prince Colin Television film 2022–present Star Trek: Strange New Worlds George Samuel Kirk Recurring Role2023 Sweeter Than Chocolate Dean Chase TV Movie (Hallmark) Our Christmas Mural Will Television film2024 Sense and Sensibility Edward Ferrars Television film Falling in Love in Niagara Mike Television film Love on the Danube: Royal Getaway Joe Television film All I Need for Christmas Archer Donovan Television film2025North of NorthOlivierEpisode: "Carnivores" A Change in Heart Connor Television Show2026A Royal SettingPrince LucaHallmark MovieThe Way Home Cliff Kane
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2007 Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends Yoshimoto Imagawa/Toshiie Maeda Voice (English version) 2012 Assassin's Creed III Boston/New York merchant/Interrogation target Voice 2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Spanish sailor/Soldier/Merchant Voice 2013 Impire Voice 2014 Assassin's Creed Unity Arno Victor Dorian Voice and motion capture performance 2015 Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings Arno Victor Dorian Voice 2021 Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Siege of Paris Pierre Voice
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External links Official website (archived)