Biography

St Louis born, ex-Chicagoan, now based in NYC, Danny's recurring TV roles include Ed George on Hulu's Furious, Agent Celetano on Elsbeth for CBS, Rick on HBO's Somebody Somewhere, Rick Mathers on Boss, and his breakout role as Special Agent Hale in FOX's Prison Break.

Danny's profile has continued to rise with major roles in films including the 2024 Sundance breakout hit Good One, as well as The Exorcist: Believer, The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs, Stronger, Elvis & Nixon, Killing Kennedy, The Drop, The Express, Fred Claus, Derailed, Proof, Flags of Our Fathers, Stranger Than Fiction, The Amityville Horror, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

Danny's Broadway credits include the Tony-nominated The Minutes with Tracy Letts and Jessie Mueller, Aaron Sorkin's To Kill A Mockingbird with Jeff Daniels, The Iceman Cometh opposite Denzel Washington, and Grace with Michael Shannon and Paul Rudd. Off-Broadway, Danny has starred in the award-winning Well I'll Let You Go opposite his Furious co-star Quincy Tyler Bernstine, the world premiere of Kill Floor opposite Marin Ireland at Lincoln Center, and Annie Baker's The Antipodes and The Open House (Drama Desk Award Winner: Best Ensemble). Regional theater work includes several appearances at Chicago's acclaimed A Red Orchid Theater where he is a company member; The Minutes, The Flick, Middletown, The Pillowman, Take Me Out, and The Water Engine at Steppenwolf Theatre; David Cromer's visionary A Streetcar Named Desire at Writer's Theater of Glencoe, and Circle Mirror Transformation at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, where his performance earned him a Kevin Kline Award nomination for Best Actor.

Danny is also known for his featured role in AT&T's audience favorite "Dropped Call - The Butcher," which received the American Advertising Federation's National Gold Award, and the Cannes Lions TVC Bronze Award, among others. He was also featured as "The Brattender" in Johnsonville Brats' long-running and Effie Award-winning (Silver & Bronze) campaign.
- IMDb mini biography by: Danny McCarthy