Daniel MacPherson

Daniel Donald MacPherson (born 25 April 1980) is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as Joel Samuels in Neighbours, Sergeant Samuel Wyatt in Sky and Cinemax’s Strike Back, Whit Carmichael in the Shane Abbess sci-fi film Infini, and Arion Elessedil in The Shannara Chronicles. He has also co-hosted Dancing with the Stars for six years while simultaneously starring in a number of Australians dramas such as Wild Boys. MacPherson has a cameo role as Calvin’s father in Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time.

Known For

A Wrinkle in Time Not in library

A Wrinkle in Time

2018

Foundation Not in library

Foundation

2021

Land of Bad Not in library

Land of Bad

2024

The Shannara Chronicles Not in library

The Shannara Chronicles

2016

Goosebumps Not in library

Goosebumps

1995

Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child Not in library

Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child

2016

Poker Face Not in library

Poker Face

2022

Strike Back Not in library

Strike Back

2010

Infini Not in library

Infini

2015

Neighbours Not in library

Neighbours

1985

Acting

2026 Beast as Patton In Library
2024 Land of Bad as Colonel Duz Packett
2022 Poker Face as Sam Levine
2022 Would I Lie to You? as Self - Panelist (1 episode)
2021 Foundation as Hugo Crast (10 episodes)
2019 Bad Mothers as Anton (8 episodes)
2018 A Wrinkle in Time as Calvin's Father
2017 Generational Sins as Drew Caldwell
2016 Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child as Kane Sommerville
2016 The Shannara Chronicles as Arion Elessedil (8 episodes)
2015 Infini as Whit Carmichael
2015 Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite as Self
2014 Let Go as Mark
2011 The Cup as Jason Oliver
2011 Wild Boys as Jack Keenan (13 episodes)
2010 Strike Back as Sergeant Samuel Wyatt (30 episodes)
2007 City Homicide as Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner (56 episodes)
2006 BlackJack: Dead Memory as Craig
2006 Tripping Over as Ned (6 episodes)
2004 Dancing with the Stars as Self - Host (71 episodes)
2003 Celebrities Under Pressure
1999 Rove as Self (1 episode)
1999 Neighbours Revealed
1996 Sydney New Year's Eve as Host (2 episodes)
1995 Goosebumps as Kid (2 episodes)
1985 Neighbours as Joel Samuels (1161 episodes)
1984 The Bill as Cameron Tait (1227 episodes)