Fathers, Daniel 1966-

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Fathers, Daniel 1966-

PERSONAL

Born March 23, 1966, in London, England; son of George Fathers (a scenic designer) and Tessa Shaw (an actress). Education: Trained at Central School of Dance and Royal Academy of Arts, London, Professional Actors Lab, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Ballet Rambert. Avocational Interests: Golf, training horses, horseback riding.

Career:

Actor. Appeared in television and radio commercials, including ads for Crest Whitestrips tooth whitener, Bud Light beer, and Pepcid AC antacid medication.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Colin, The Weight (also known as The Line), The Movie Network, 2008.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Artist and repertory guy, Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (also known as The Natalie Cole Story), NBC, 2000.

Clerk, Haven't We Met Before? (also known as Mary Higgins Clark's "Haven't We Met Before?" and Mary Higgins Clark: Vous souvenez-vous?), PAX, 2002.

Priest, The Brady Bunch in the White House, Fox, 2002.

Ivana's lawyer, Trump Unauthorized, ABC, 2005.

Stanton, Plague City: SARS in Toronto, CTV, 2005.

British reporter, Murder in the Hamptons (also known as Million Dollar Murder and L'heritage de la passion), Lifetime, 2005.

Arthur Finnegan, Crazy for Christmas, Lifetime, 2005.

Brown Cesario, Camp Rock, The Disney Channel, 2008.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Bligh, "Lost Contact," Relic Hunter (also known as Relic Hunter—Die Schatzjaegerin and Sydney Fox l'aventuriere), syndicated, 2000.

Limousine driver, Leap Years, Showtime, 2001.

Tina's dad, "Children of the Night," Tracker, syndicated, 2002.

Jared Endleman, "Follow the Money," Street Time, Showtime, 2003.

Gentleman and audience member, "Under the Dragon's Tail," The Murdoch Mysteries, 2005.

Muff, "The Game," Tilt, ESPN, 2005.

(Uncredited) Muff Lanagan, "Nobody Ever Listens," Tilt, ESPN, 2005.

Richard Manning, "And the Winner Is …," Beautiful People, ABC Family Channel, 2006.

Richard Manning, "Best Face Forward," Beautiful People, ABC Family Channel, 2006.

Cute guy, "Tasting," The Jane Show, Global, 2006.

Dr. John Schneeberger, "Good Doctor," 72 Hours: True Crime, CBC, 2006.

Casper Malan, "Bodies on the Ground," The Border, CBC, 2008.

Calvin Baker, "Child's Play," Murdoch Mysteries, Bravo, 2008.

Television Appearances; Other:

Narrator and General Umberto Nobile, Crash of the Airship Italia (special; also known as Arctic Disaster), History Channel, 1999.

Reverend Evan Gallagher, Beach Girls (miniseries), Lifetime, 2005.

Film Appearances:

First journalist, Global Heresy (also known as Rock My World and Au coeur du rock), Screen Media Films, 2002.

Professor James Murray, Night's Noontime (short film), Bits and Pieces Picture Company/Fairy Feller Productions, 2002.

(Uncredited) The producer, Rhinoceros Eyes, Medstone Films, 2004.

"Elegant pimp daddy," The Tracey Fragments, ThinkFilm, 2008.

Jeremy, Magic Flute Diaries, Sullivan Entertainment, 2008.

Stage Appearances:

Understudy for Bill Austin and Harry Bright, Mamma Mia! (musical), Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2003-2004.

Appeared as Bishop Henry Egerton, Joyful Noise, and as Gerry, Shady Business, Theatre Cambridge, Canada; also appeared in productions of Boston Skyline, The Man Who Came to Dinner, and White Noise.