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Born
Daniel Edward Sidney Lloyd

(1972-10-13) October 13, 1972 (age 51)
Years active1978–1982, 2019
Known for The Shining
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Daniel Edward Sidney Lloyd (born October 13, 1972) is an American former child actor best known for playing Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film The Shining . After appearing in the 1982 television film Will: G. Gordon Liddy, Lloyd retired from acting. He became a professor at the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in 2004.

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Life and career

Lloyd was born in Tremont, Illinois. [1] He was cast as Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining , [2] a horror film adaptation of Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name, [3] [4] at the age of six. He was selected for the role due to his ability to maintain his concentration for extended periods. Kubrick was protective of Lloyd during production; he believed he was acting in a drama instead of a horror movie. [5] Lloyd said in an interview with The Guardian that "The Shining was a good experience. I look back on it fondly. What happened to me was I didn't really do much else after the film. So you kind of have to lay low and live a normal life." [6] He was not allowed to watch the film until five years after production. [7]

After playing a young G. Gordon Liddy in the television film Will: G. Gordon Liddy (1982), Lloyd retired from acting. [8] [9] [10] In 2004, he became an associate professor at the department of biology at the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. [11] [12] He does not discuss his work on The Shining with his students. [3]

In 2019, Lloyd made a cameo as a spectator at a baseball game in Mike Flanagan's horror film Doctor Sleep , a sequel to The Shining. [13] He was cast after being contacted by Flanagan on Twitter for the role. [14] After seeing the trailer, Lloyd remarked that "It looked really good, I was curious since there is a fine line they have to walk with Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick. It looks like they found a way to pay tribute to both." [15]

Lloyd is married and has four children. [16] He keeps his personal life private and rarely accepts interviews. [17]

Filmography

List of roles and appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 The Shining Danny Torrance Film
1982 Will: G. Gordon Liddy Young G. Gordon Liddy Television film
2019 Doctor Sleep SpectatorFilm; cameo

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