Daniel Arnold ( Daniel Smith Arnold) is a Canadian actor and writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.Thomas Miller, "Optimism reigns for Daniel Arnold". Spruce Grove Examiner, August 1, 2014. He is most noted as cowriter with Darrell Dennis and Medina Hahn of Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience, a stage play which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2022 Governor General's Awards."The finalists for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for drama". CBC Books, October 12, 2022.
Early life Born in Nelson, British Columbia, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta,Liz Nicholls, "Morbid comedy loaded with Edmonton connections". Edmonton Journal, October 1, 2013. he studied theatre at the University of Alberta as a classmate of Hahn, with whom he has remained closely associated as partners in the DualMinds theatre company.Bruce Deachman, "P.E.I. play is the hit of Alberta Series". Ottawa Citizen, April 28, 2005.
Career He won two Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards in 2001 for Tuesdays & Sundays, as Outstanding New Work and Outstanding Actor.Liz Nicholls, "Theatre folks really know how to throw a bash: A wild evening at the Sterlings erases all doubts". Edmonton Journal, June 22, 2001. In 2008, when Daniel MacIvor won the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, he selected Arnold and Hahn as the winners of the Protégé honour."$100,000 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre Awarded to Toronto Playwright, Daniel MacIvor". Canada NewsWire, October 27, 2008.
In film, he is most noted as the writer and co-star of Lawrence & Holloman, the 2013 film adaptation of Morris Panych's stage play,Janet Smith, "Lawrence & Holloman serves its comedy nihilistically black". The Georgia Straight, July 16, 2014. and for his role as Richard Maynard in the 2021 film Be Still.Janet Smith, "Unruly women: a strong and strange contingent of female-helmed films stands out at VIFF". Stir, October 1, 2021. He received Leo Award nominations for Best Actor in a Film and Best Screenwriting for Lawrence & Holloman in 2014,Stuart Derdeyn, "Film is ready for the big time". The Province, May 20, 2014. and Best Actor in a Film for Be Still in 2022, and received a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best Writing in a Film at the 15th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2014 for Lawrence & Holloman,Liz Nicholls, "City comics up for honours; Canadian Comedy Award nominations show we know how to tickle funny bones". Edmonton Journal, June 19, 2014. which also received the award for Best Feature Film.
His play Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience is a stage play about indigenous land claims which features points at which the audience can vote on the direction the story would take, requiring the actors to be prepared for at least 50 different possible permutations of the performance.Janet Smith, "Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience digs into land claims and entitlement in engaging new ways". The Georgia Straight, March 7, 2020. It was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2022 Governor General's Awards. His other plays have included Tuesdays & Sundays,Ron Foley Macdonald, "Thrilling love triangle scorches the stage". Halifax Daily News, July 31, 2003. Any Night,Stephen Hunt, "Proximity led to creative spark". Calgary Herald, November 17, 2011. and The Ridiculous Darkness.Stuart Derdeyn, "The Ridiculous Darkness a comic Apocalypse Now; Adaptation of absurdist German radio play pokes fun at Conrad and Coppola". Vancouver Sun, November 11, 2017.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRole Notes2013Lawrence & HollomanHollomanAlso writer and producer2014Sitting on the Edge of MarleneJames2014Grace: The PossessionPriest2015EadweardWilliamson2015Even Lambs Have TeethDeputy Carson2015FSMJim2019AshPeter2021Be StillRichard Maynard2022Dark NatureDerek
Television YearTitleRole Notes2006 The 4400Alex MessinaEpisode: "The Starzl Mutation"2008 The Triple EightCatty Platter GuyEpisode: "Cat in a Hot Tin Box"2008, 2009SupernaturalXavier / Ghostly Man2 episodes2010Lies Between FriendsDeputy FordTelevision film2011 The KillingADA Patrick MillikinEpisode: "I'll Let You Know When I Get There"2011FringeAgent PerezEpisode: "One Night in October"2014Hell on WheelsZeke SpinozaEpisode: "Further West"2015 The P.I. ExperimentNathan 'Rocket' RockefellerTelevision film2015MythosDoctor / Stalker2 episodes2015–presentWhen Calls the HeartJed Campbell9 episodes2016TipsMikeEpisode: "Welcome to Leftovers"2017When We RiseJakeEpisode: "Night III: Parts IV and V"2017ZooDaniel Vashman2 episodes2018iZombieAngry FG SoldierEpisode: "Goon Struck"
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