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| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 5’10” |
| Age: | 34 Years Old |
| Birth: | March 7, 1990 |
| Place of Birth: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Role: | Dean Moriarty |
| Occupation: | Canadian American Actor |
| Years Active: | 2004-2012 |
| SeasonsAppeared: | Season 2 Season 4 |
| FirstAppearances: | Smarty Pants |
| LastAppearances: | Journey to the Center of Mason |
Daniel Samonas is a Canadian American actor. He is mainly known for playing Dean Moriarty on Wizards of Waverly Place.
Biography[]
Daniel Samonas was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Samonas moved to Florida with his family when he was 11 years old. He did print modeling and became active in film. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Career[]
His first lead role was in Ephraim, which he served in several more films until his first television spot in Everybody Hates Christ. And then he returned to film and in 2006 was cast in the ABC pilot Enemies. Followed by appearances in Zoey 101, Hannah Montana (as Josh) and repeated appearances as the voice of Teo in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Then in 2006 he was cast as Meat in "The Last Day of Summer." In 2008, Samonas made an appearance on iCarly as Freddie's fencing rival Doug Toder and later appeared on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place as Alex's (Selena Gomez) boyfriend Dean.
Filmography[]
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Pizza Palace | ||
| 2004 | Ephraim | ||
| 2005 | 3 the Hard Way | ||
| 2005 | Hitters Anonymous | ||
| 2005 | La migra | ||
| 2005 | Little Men | ||
| 2006 | Stronger Than Daylight | ||
| 2006 | My Struggle | ||
| 2006 | Enemies | ||
| 2008 | The Least of These | ||
| 2009 | Downstream | ||
| 2009 | Coach Shane | ||
| 2010 | Final Fantasy XIII | Maqui | VG: Voice Actor |
| 2011 | Fishers of Men | Film | |
| 2012 | Destiny Road | Johnny | Film |
| 2012 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Maqui | VG |
| 2013 | Brother's Keeper | Gordon Leemaster | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005-2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Teo | Voice Actor; 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Everybody Hates Chris | TV | |
| 2006 | Hannah Montana | Josh | Episode: I Can't Make You Love Hannah if You Don't |
| 2006 | Zoey 101 | Student | Episode: Broadcast Views |
| 2007 | Nickelodeon: 'The Last Day of Summer' | Behind the Scenes | |
| 2007-2008 | Entourage | 3 episodes | |
| 2007 | iCarly | Doug Toder | Episode: iFence |
| 2007 | ER | Finn Andrews | TV Movie |
| 2007 | The Last Day of Summer | TV Movie | |
| 2008 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Dean Moriarty | 9 episodes |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | ||
| 2008 | Without a Trace | ||
| 2009 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | ||
External Links[]
- Official Website
- Daniel Samonas on Internet Movie Database
- Daniel_Samonas on Wikipedia