Biography

Daniel's family moved to Nashville after he was born in Colorado Springs. Both of his parents were classical music legends Roy and Johana Harris so their home was filled with music.

By the age of fourteen, he moved to California (parents taught at U.C.L.A.) and bought his first guitar in Santa Monica. Shortly, Daniel and brother Shaun formed a successful rock group.

Twenty years after his first guitar, he met his wife, a fine artist who also played bluegrass 5-string banjo and guitar. They began playing together 3 nights a week In an L.A. holistic restaurant 'for the stars'...were married after 40 days of having met on the telephone. They immediately toured Sweden for 7 years, playing on the Viking Lines and the best hotels and pubs of Stockholm.

Culture-shocked upon returning to L.A. (musicians were now paying to play), Daniel's wife became an independent muralist while Daniel backed-in to the film industry...the door was open and he walked right in. Being no stranger to "onstage", he got his SAG card within 10 months. His first big job was being chosen to be the Prison Minister in The Green Mile (1999); with three back-to-back Spielberg films as well.

David Valdes invited Daniel to his private office just to chat on the Green Mile set. Darabont gave him a callback for emotional facial close-ups during filming of Coffey's last day, but they ran out of time.

Daniel has meanwhile trained 4 years at the SAG Conservatory, as well as private coaching from John Swanbeck who has coached Kevin Spacey and Danny DeVito.

Daniel passed away while working on Saving Mr. Banks (2013).
- IMDb mini biography by: Victoria Ann Harris