Daniel Flaherty

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Daniel Flaherty during filming of The Garden Left Behind in September 2016
Born (1993-06-11) June 11, 1993 (age 30) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Daniel Flaherty (born June 11, 1993) is an American actor, known for his role as Stanley Lucerne on the MTV teen drama series Skins . [2]

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Life and career

Flaherty started to pursue acting at age 11.[ citation needed ] When he turned 13, he booked his first short film, My First Kiss . [3] By the age of 17, he had appeared in the indie short films Spark, Vacant, The Parade, and Portnoy. [4]

In 2010, Flaherty was cast as Stanley Lucerne in the MTV adaptation of the British teen drama Skins . The character is based on the character Sid Jenkins from the original British series. Daniel originally went to the New York open call, but didn’t get a callback. His agent arranged a second private audition, in which Flaherty won the role. Flaherty stated that his favorite part of working on Skins was getting to contribute to the development of his character. [1] In 2012, Flaherty was cast as Tommy, a victim of school bullying, in the independent dramedy Contest . The following year, he appeared in a small role in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street . In September 2016, it was announced that Flaherty would join the cast of the upcoming film, The Garden Left Behind , directed by Flavio Alves, starring Michael Madsen and Ed Asner. [5] [6]

Personal life

Flaherty is from Glen Rock, New Jersey, where he attended Glen Rock High School. [7] He is the youngest of four siblings. He spends his free time skateboarding, playing guitar, writing songs, and singing in his band, MF Killer Starfish. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005My First KissDanny FlahertyShort film
2008ChordsPlugger #1Short film
2010Take OutUnknownShort film
SparkUnknownShort film
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift Additional voices
Hope Springs Danny, the bookstore clerk
2013ParklifeIanShort film
Paradise Teenage guy
Seldom SundayTheoShort film
Contest Tommy Dolen
The Wolf of Wall Street Zip (lude-buying teenager #1)
2014 Hits Christian
Annie Chase teen
2015 The Adderall Diaries Teenage Roger
King Jack Shane
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List Boy-Robin
Anatomy of the TideTrent Page
2016 The Eyes Jeffrey
Goat Will
The Transfiguration Mike
AloneLuke
2017 November Criminals Noel
The Meyerowitz Stories Marcus
2018 The Garden Left Behind Oscar
2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 John Froines

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Skins Stanley LucerneMain cast; 10 episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Taylor BriteEpisode: "Rispetto"
Unforgettable JJ ClayburnEpisode: "Trajectories"
2013–2017 The Americans Matthew BeemanRecurring role
2013 Nurse Jackie Danny4 episodes
2014 The Leftovers Max3 episodes
2015 Eye Candy MaxEpisode: "YOLO"
2016 The Night Of Copy store clerkMiniseries; episode: "Ordinary Death"
2018 The Deuce Outside writerEpisode: "What Big Ideas"
2021 Chicago Med Neil Dietrich2 episodes

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References

  1. 1 2 "Skins Character: Daniel Flaherty". Wetpaint.com. January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  2. "Daniel Flaherty as Stanley Lucerne in Skins". IMDb.com. January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  3. 1 2 "Full Biography: Daniel Flaherty". MTV.com. November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  4. "Danny Flaherty". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  5. "Crafting Stories with Filmmaker Flavio Alves - interview by Madeleine Cutrona — NYFA Current" . Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. IMDB List of Cast and Crew
  7. Rohan, Virginia. "Glen Rock actor stars in MTV's "Skins"", The Record (Bergen County) , January 17, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 5, 2015. Accessed August 30, 2018. "Now a senior at Glen Rock High School — which, during filming, sent his schoolwork to Toronto, where Danny worked with an on-set tutor — he also sings and plays guitar (and is in a band called MF Killer Starfish)."