Daniel Cosgrove

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Daniel Cosgrove
Born
Daniel Thomas Cosgrove

(1970-12-16) December 16, 1970 (age 54)
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Marie Cosgrove
(m. 1997)
Children4

Daniel Thomas Cosgrove (born December 16, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Scott Chandler on All My Children , Matt Durning on Beverly Hills, 90210 , Bill Lewis on Guiding Light , Christopher Hughes II on As the World Turns and Aiden Jennings on Days of Our Lives .

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Cosgrove has been a cast member during the series finale of three consecutive cancelled soap operas: Guiding Light, As the World Turns, and All My Children.

Personal life

Daniel Cosgrove was born in New Haven, Connecticut [1] and grew up in Branford, Connecticut. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1989.

Cosgrove is married to Marie Cosgrove. The couple have four children. [2]

Career

In 1996, Cosgrove joined the cast of the ABC soap opera All My Children in the role of Scott Chandler. He left the show in the fall of 1998 to explore other opportunities. That same year, Cosgrove moved to Los Angeles to take the role of Matt Durning on Beverly Hills, 90210 , where he remained until the show ended in 2000.

He played Richard "Dick" Bagg in the 2002 comedy film Van Wilder . In June 2002, he moved back to New York to join the cast of Guiding Light as Bill Lewis III, leaving the show in October 2005 after opting not to renew his contract. He later returned to the role in October 2007 and was nominated for his first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2008. He remained on Guiding Light until the show left the air on Sept. 18, 2009.

Cosgrove moved back to California for his role as Jon Lemonick in the series, In Justice , which premiered on ABC in January 2006. In September 2007, he portrayed Freddy Mason on the ABC drama Dirty Sexy Money .

In March 2010, he began playing the role of Chris Hughes on As the World Turns until the show ended in September 2010.

Cosgrove returned to All My Children as Scott Chandler from December 2010 until the show's finale episode in September 2011. In January 2014, he joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as Aiden Jennings.

Cosgrove has been a cast member during the series finale of three consecutive cancelled soap operas: Guiding Light, As the World Turns, and All My Children.

In 2018, Cosgrove starred as Ron in the first season of the Lifetime thriller series You . [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996–1998 & 2010–2011 All My Children Scott Chandler #3Main role
1998–2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Matt Durning
1998 The Object of My Affection Trotter Bull
1999Lucid Days in HellDean
2000 Satan's School for Girls Mark Lantch
ArtieFrank Wilson
2001 Valentine Campbell Morris
All Souls Dr. Brad Sterling5 episodes
The Way She MovesJason
They Crawl Ted Gage
2002 Van Wilder Richard Bagg
2002–2005; & 2007–2009 Guiding Light Bill Lewis IIIMain role
2006 In Justice Jon LemonickRecurring role
2007 Dirty Sexy Money Freddy Mason
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux UniverseDavid
2009 The Forgotten John Lucas1 episode
2010 The Good Wife Detective Bryan Murphy
As the World Turns Christopher Hughes II Main role
2011SteamboatLarry Trout
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of LifeHerb Muldoun
2012 Unforgettable Chad MartinEpisode: "Brotherhood"
2013 Person of Interest Jeremy WatkinsEpisode: "Reasonable Doubt"
2014–2016 Days of Our Lives Aiden Jennings Main role
2016 Elementary LenEpisode: "Henny Penny the Sky Is Falling"
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Daniel KellerEpisode: "Motherly Love"
2018 You Ron7 episodes
2019 The Blacklist Digby TamerlaneEpisode: "The Ethicist (No. 91)"
2019-2020 Almost Family Chad6 episodes
2020StickyLyleShort
2021 Blue Bloods Det. Felix Evans2 episodes
Bull AUSA CartoEpisode: "Espionage"
2016–2021 Billions Dan Margolis/Danny Margolis7 episodes
2023 And Just Like That... EdwardEpisode: "Trick or Treat"

References

  1. "Daniel Cosgrove". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "'Days Of Our Lives' Actor Daniel Cosgrove Shared His Tips For Balancing Fatherhood And A Demanding Career". A Plus . November 1, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. Petski, Denise (September 20, 2017). "Gotham Casts Michael Maize; Daniel Cosgrove Joins You". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 3, 2019.