Daniel Vincent Gordh

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Daniel Vincent Gordh
Born (1985-06-24) 24 June 1985 (age 39)
Occupation(s)Actor, writer and comedian

Daniel Vincent Gordh (born 24 June 1985) is an American actor, writer and comedian, probably best known for his portrayal of William Darcy in the Primetime Emmy Award-winning web series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries . [1] [2]

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Career

Gordh completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre at the University of California, San Diego in 2007. [3] During college, he competed in springboard diving, and was the UCSD Diver of the Year for 2006–07. [3] Gordh is openly gay, after coming out on social media in 2015. [4]

Gordh has acted in numerous web series. He was a series regular in The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012–14), for which he was nominated for the Streamy Award for Best Actor in a Drama in 2014. [5] He also appeared in The Cracked Advice Board (2011), Hipsterhood (2013), The Dark Knight Legacy (2013) for Machinima, and Hollywood Acting Studio (2013), made for the Starz network. [6]

Gordh's television roles include guest appearances on Cold Case and Mad Men , and his film roles include Night Watcher (2008), Black Velvet (2011) and Non-Transferable (2017). [3]

Filmography

Television and Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Living Like FireDarren(Film)
2008 Cold Case Nick Vera '89 (credited as Daniel Gordh)(TV Series), 1 episode: "Triple Threat"
Night WatcherGraham(Straight to Video film)
Fun with LesleyLesley(Short film)
The GameFriend(Short)
How to Bury BettyJosh(Short)
2009Iris(Unnamed role)(Short)
Those Aren't Muskets(Unnamed role)(TV Series), 3 episodes: "Damn You, Recession", "Future House" and "IPN"
2010 Mad Men Young Swimmer(TV Series), 1 episode: "The Summer Man"
2011Black VelvetPete(Film)
2011–2012Cracked Advice BoardDr. Cone(TV Web Series), 10 episodes
2012How Stupid Words Get Added to the DictionaryDr. Goodrich(Short)
The Problem with High School(Unnamed role)(Short)
2012–2014 The Lizzie Bennet Diaries William Darcy(TV Web Series), 12 episodes
2013 Hipsterhood Westin(TV Web Series), 4 episodes
Welcome to SanditonWilliam Darcy(Web TV Mini-Series), 1 episode: "Packet Loss"
Domino: Gigi DarcyWilliam Darcy (credited as Daniel Gordh)(Web TV Series), 4 episodes
The Dark Knight Legacy Nightwing (Short)
2013–2014Hollywood Acting StudioThomas(Web TV Series), 12 episodes
2014Rom.ComMike(Web TV Mini-Series), 1 episode: "The 7 Most Popular Lies to Tell in Online Dating Profiles"
2015EastsidersHenry(Web TV Series), 2 episodes: "And Gomorrah" and "Sex Therapy"
If the Internet Was a High SchoolTwitter(Video short)
2016We're Not AloneMajor Hawk(TV Series), 1 episode: "Pilot"
The Hindenburg Explodes!Nazi #2(Pilot Episode of Adult Swim))
Honest AdsMan(Web TV Series), 1 episode: "If Coffee Commercials Were Honest"
Ship ItParole Officer(Web TV Series), 1 episode: "Let's Start a Band"
Change of HeartBen(TV Movie)
Unfinished Business Joe(Short)
2017Non-TransferableMusician Josh(Film)
2017–2018ConanSuperman (2017) / Professional Guy (2018) (both uncredited)(TV Series), 2 episodes: "The Cast of 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle'" and "The Cast and Director of 'The Predator'"
2017–2020Chris & JackKyle (2017) / Daniel (2020)(Web TV Series), 2 episodes: "The Art of the Heist" and "What's My Line?"
2018Play by PlayIce Byrd(TV Series), 1 episode: "Get a Job"
Sorry for Your Loss Mike(Web TV Series), 1 episode: "A Widow Walks into a Wedding"
Babysitter's NightmareGlenn(TV Movie)
Disney Owns YouJohn Lasseter(Web TV Mini-Series), 1 episode: "Pixar"
2018–2019Matt and Dan(Various including); Dan / Dave / Jeff / Sam / Chaz and Blake(Web TV Series), 16 episodes
2019Off Hours!Daniel / Dan(Web TV Series), 2 episodes: "If Your Life Got Rebooted, What Kind Would It Be?" and "The Least Likable "Likable" Sitcom Everyman"
2020 Perry Mason Arraignment Clerk(TV Series), 1 episode: "Chapter Three"

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2020 Trixie Mattel: One Night OnlyDirector, co-writer, and producerMusical comedy special [7] [8]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkNotesResultRef.
2022 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Comedy SpecialTrixie Mattel: One Night Onlyas director, co-writer, and producerNominated [9] [10]

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