Daniel Kyri

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Daniel Kyri (born October 10, 1994) is an American actor, best known for portraying firefighter Darren Ritter on Chicago Fire .

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Early life and education

Kyri was born on October 10, 1994 [1] and grew up on the South Side of Chicago. [2] He performed in plays as a child, [3] crediting his mother for his love of the arts and enrolling him in the After School Matters program when he was 13. [4] In 2007, he appeared in the controversial CBS reality show Kid Nation , when he was 14-years-old going by the name D.K. [3] and winning a $20,000 "gold star" awarded by his peers. [5]

Kyri attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, graduating with a BA in Theater Performance. [3]

Career

Kyri starred in the 2014 short film Perfect Day as Desmond, a composite character based on Derrion Albert. [6] He had roles in Chicago theater productions including Moby Dick , Macbeth and Ms. Blakk for President. [2] [3] [4] [7] In 2015, he portrayed Logan in the film Henry Gamble's Birthday Party , and Brock in the TV mini-series Saranormal. [3] In 2017, he was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Principal Actor in a Play for Objects in the Mirror at the Goodman Theatre. [8]

In 2018, Kyri had the title role in the Gift Theatre production of Hamlet , giving what the Chicago Tribune called "a standout performance." [3] With Bea Cordelia, he co-wrote and starred in a web series called The T about the relationship between a white trans woman and a Black queer man in Chicago. [2] It premiered with a screening at the Chicago Cultural Center. [9]

Kyri auditioned for Chicago Fire in 2018, with the role of Darren Ritter initially intended to last 2-3 episodes. He was a recurring guest appearing in most episodes over the next two years, before being promoted to series regular in August 2020. [2] [10] He has a role as a YouTube paranormal investigator in the 2022 Shudder lo-fi horror film Night's End. [11] [12]

Awards and honors

Personal life

Kyri identifies as queer. [2] [14] He has said, "I can't say I had very many examples, of Black queer people growing up ... I spent a lot of my youth lost at sea, reconciling with my sexuality." [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Perfect DayDesmondShort film
2015 Unexpected DavidUncredited
Henry Gamble's Birthday Party Logan
2019MantoruYoung WarriorShort film
2020 The Thing About Harry VolunteerTelevision film
Killing EleanorWill
2022 Night's End Dark Corners

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Kid Nation HimselfReality show
2017SarahnormalBrock
2018 Chicago Med Lane TuckerEpisode: "Devil in Disguise"
The TCarter6 episodes
2018–present Chicago Fire Darren Ritter
2019 Chicago P.D. Episode: "Infection, Part III"
2020 Acting for a Cause MikaEpisode: "Hit the Wall"

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