Daniel Lissing

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Daniel Lissing
Born
Daniel Aaron Lissing

(1981-10-04) 4 October 1981 (age 42)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Nadia Lissing
(m. 2020)

Daniel Aaron Lissing (born 4 October 1981) is an Australian actor. He played Conrad De Groot in Crownies in 2011. The following year, he appeared in American military drama Last Resort . From January 2014 to April 2018, Lissing starred as Jack Thornton in When Calls the Heart .

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Career

In 2006, he appeared as a guest in the successful Australian series Home and Away where he played the firefighter Dave Elder. [1]

In 2011, he joined the cast of the series Crownies where he played Conrad De Groot, [2] the fiancé of the lawyer Tatum Novak (Indiana Evans), until the end of the series the same year. The same year he appeared in the movie Entwined where he played Aiden.

In 2012, it was announced that he would join the cast of the American series Last Resort as James King, a petty officer of the U.S. Navy, and a Navy SEAL. [3] [4] In the series he appeared with Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Autumn Reeser and Daisy Betts.

That same year he joined the cast of the movie The Cure where he played the role of Ryan Earl, a member of a research team that he feels he deserves greater recognition and fame. [5]

In September 2014, he joined the cast of MTV's thriller series Eye Candy. He played the main role of Ben Miller, a detective, who worked with and falls in love with Lindy (Victoria Justice). The series is about a genius (Justice) who realizes that her online suitor is a dangerous cyber stalker. His character was killed off after two episodes.

From 2014 to 2018, Lissing appeared in the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart as Canadian Mountie Jack Thornton. [6] He chose to leave the role at the end of Season 5 and his character was killed off. [6]

In 2016, Lissing appeared alongside Jessica Lowndes in Hallmark Channel's A December Bride as the character Seth. [7] In 2018, he and Brooke D'Orsay starred in the channel's film Christmas in Love. [8]

Lissing reprised his role as Jack Thornton for a cameo appearance in When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas in late 2021. [9]

Personal life

Lissing is Jewish. [9] He married his partner Nadia in early 2020. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000”Looking for Alibrandi”ExtraMovie
2009WhitelineMattShort
2009Multiple ChoiceMarkShort
2010The GameJamesShort
2011FidelitySamShort
2011EntwinedAidenShort
2014 The Cure Ryan Earl
2014 John Doe: Vigilante Jake
2015The AnswersNathanShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Pizza Cop"Girlfriend Pizza"
2006 Home and Away Dave Elder"1.4237", "1.4241"
2008 Out of the Blue Angus 'Tiger' McKinnon"1.17", "1.49", "1.60"
2008–2009 Packed to the Rafters Heath"Taking the Lead", "Over the Moon"
2009 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities Jogger"A Nice Little Earner"
2010 Cops L.A.C. Ryan"A Veil of Tears"
2011 Crownies Conrad De GrootRecurring role; 17 episodes
2012–2013 Last Resort James KingMain role; 13 episodes
2014–2018 When Calls the Heart Jack ThorntonMain role (S1-S5); 44 episodes
2015 Eye Candy Ben Miller"K3U", "AMA"
2015–2016 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Payton"58", "14", "81"
2016A December BrideSeth MurphyTV film (Hallmark)
2017 Timeless Jesse James "The Murder of Jesse James"
2017 Blindspot Tom Jakeman"Enemy Bag of Tricks"
2018–2019 S.W.A.T. TyRecurring role; 5 episodes
2018Christmas In LoveNick CarlingsonTV film (Hallmark)
2019–2020 The Rookie Sterling FreemanEpisodes: "Breaking Point", "Now and Then", "True Crime"
2021A Christmas StarRyan SparksTV film (Great American Family)
2021 When Hope Calls Jack ThorntonEpisode: "A Country Christmas Part 2".
2022 Catering Christmas Carson Jacob HarrisonTV film (Great American Family) [11]
2023Christmas KeepsakeTomTV film (Great American Family)

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  1. "Dave Elder - Home and Away Characters - Back to the Bay".
  2. "Crownies Official Website > Characters > Conrad De Groot". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  3. "Australian Actor Joins Shawn Ryan's ABC Pilot 'Last Resort'". The Hollywood Reporter . February 2012.
  4. "Daniel Lissing joins ABC's 'Last Resort'". Digital Spy . 2 February 2012.
  5. "Daniel Lissing joins THE CURE". The Cure Movie.
  6. 1 2 Garrity, Amanda (24 February 2020). "The Real Reason Why Daniel Lissing Left 'When Calls the Heart'". Good Housekeeping . Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  7. "Hallmark Channel Announces Start of Production on "Countdown to Christmas"". The Futon Critic. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  8. Haven, Riely (20 September 2018). "'Christmas in Love' with Daniel Lissing and Brooke D'Orsay". Parade. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. 1 2 Behar, Deidre (14 December 2021). "'When Hope Calls': Daniel Lissing on His Return as Jack Thornton and Reuniting With Lori Loughlin (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight . Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  10. Behar, Deidre (5 June 2020). "Daniel Lissing and Fiancée Nadia Are Married". Entertainment Tonight . Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  11. Ichristmas-great-american-family-review/ ‘Catering Christmas’ on Great American Family, Where Merritt Patterson Caters a Holiday Gala review By Brett White, at Decider.com