Danielle Campbell | |
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![]() Campbell at PaleyFest in 2014 for The Originals | |
Born | Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S. | January 30, 1995
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2004–present |
Notable work | The Originals Tell Me a Story |
Danielle Marie Campbell [1] (born January 30, [2] 1995 [3] [4] ) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Jessica Olson in the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck , Simone Daniels in the 2011 Disney film Prom , Davina Claire in the 2013 CW television drama series The Originals and Kayla Powell and Olivia Moon in the 2018 CBS All Access television psychological thriller series Tell Me a Story .
Campbell is from Hinsdale, Illinois. Her parents are Georganne and John Campbell, and she has a younger brother. [3] [5] She was discovered in a hair salon in Chicago at age ten. [3] [6] [7]
Campbell's first acting role was as a guest star in five episodes of Prison Break. [4] [5] She also appeared in a nationwide commercial for Build-A-Bear Workshop [3] [5] and played the character of Darla in the 2008 movie The Poker House . In 2010, she appeared in the Disney Channel television series Zeke and Luther [4] as Dani, before starring in the television movie Starstruck with Sterling Knight the same year. [3] [5] Upon Starstruck's release, she signed a development deal with Disney. She starred in the movie Prom , released on April 29, 2011, co-starring with Nicholas Braun, Nolan Sotillo, and Aimee Teegarden. [3]
In 2013, she was cast in a starring role on the television series The Originals [8] [9] as a powerful sixteen-year-old witch named Davina. [5] [7] In late 2013, producers of the 2015 film 16 South announced that Campbell would star in the film alongside Luke Benward. [5] [10] In April 2015, Campbell shot the movie Race To Redemption in which she starred alongside Aiden Flowers and Luke Perry; the movie was released in 2016. Campbell was also cast as Ellie Reed in the 2016 television series SINs, and Maddy in the 2017 Fine Brothers production F the Prom. In March 2018, she appeared in the music video for "Better With You" by Jesse McCartney.
In 2018, Campbell had a recurring role in the second season of the Freeform television series Famous in Love . In June 2018 she was cast in a starring role in the CBS All Access television drama series Tell Me a Story . [11] In 2021, Campbell starred in the Broadway production of Alice Childress's Trouble in Mind. [12]
In 2025, she starred in the Netflix series The Waterfront. [13]
Campbell lives in Los Angeles, California. [14] Campbell was in a relationship with singer Louis Tomlinson from November 2015 to December 2016. [15] In February 2018, she started dating longtime friend and former The Originals co-star Colin Woodell; they became engaged in August 2023, after five years of dating. [16]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Poker House | Darla | |
2011 | Prom | Simone Daniels | |
2012 | Madea's Witness Protection | Cindy Needleman | |
2016 | Race to Redemption | Hannah Rhodes | |
2017 | F the Prom | Maddy Datner | Direct-to-video film |
2018 | Ghost Light | Juliet | |
Shrimp | Jess' date | Short film | |
2019 | Being Frank | Allison |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006–2007 | Prison Break | Gracey Hollander | 4 episodes |
2010 | Zeke and Luther | Dani | Episode: "Double Crush" |
Starstruck | Jessica Olson | Disney Channel Original Movie | |
2012 | Drop Dead Diva | Carla Middlen | Episode: "Family Matters" |
2013–2018 | The Originals | Davina Claire | Main role (seasons 1–3); special guest star (seasons 4–5) |
2017 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Episode: "Aerial Maneuvers" |
2017–2018 | Runaways | Eiffel | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
2018 | Famous in Love | Harper Tate | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
All American | Hadley | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2018–2020 | Tell Me a Story | Kayla Powell / Olivia Moon | Main role [17] [18] |
2024–2025 | The Rookie | Blair London | Recurring role [19] |
2025 | The Waterfront | Peyton Buckley | Main role [13] |
Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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2018 | "Better With You" | Jesse McCartney | Love interest |