Daniel Allen Clark (born October 14, 1985) is an American born Canadian actor, producer, and reporter. Clark is best known for his role as Sean Cameron on Degrassi: The Next Generation and as Steve Rendazo in the movie Juno.
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Born | Daniel Allen Clark (1985-10-14) October 14, 1985 (age 36) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, reporter, producer |
Years active | 1997–present |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Website | http://www.thedanielclark.com |
Clark was born in Chicago, Illinois. He has a younger brother Robert Clark who starred in The Zack Files and Strange Days at Blake Holsey High. Clark was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where he currently resides.
His first role was Chip in a stage production of Beauty and the Beast in 1997.
He made a number of appearances on TV series, including Eerie Indiana: The Other Dimension, Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and featured roles in films like Grizzly Falls and Model Behavior.
In 2001, Clark took a regular role as Sean Cameron on Degrassi: The Next Generation from season 1 to season 4. He took a hiatus from Degrassi in mid-season 4, in the episode "Back In Black", and was absent until his return as a regular in season 6 in 2006. He once again left the show at the end of season 6, but returned in a final guest appearance in season 7.[1] He appeared as Steve Rendazo in the movie Juno. He also starred in a Hallmark movie opposite Amber Tamblyn called The Russell Girl. He also appeared on an episode of "ER", titled "Blame it on the Rain".
With other actors from the series, Clark is the winner of the 2002 Young Artist Award for "Best Ensemble Actor", having been nominated again in 2003 and 2006.[2] He was nominated in 2000 for "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series" as "Supporting Young Actor" for his part in I Was a Sixth Grade Alien.[2]
He is one of the two actors on Degrassi: The Next Generation to have been born in the USA, the other being Mazin Elsadig, who was also born in Illinois.
In 2012, he graduated with Latin honors from New York University. He majored in political science with a minor in business through the Stern School of Business. While in college, Clark interned on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, as well as ABC News' audience research department.
After graduating, he worked as a digital news associate for ABC World News with Diane Sawyer and later as an associate producer for Fusion, an ABC-Univision joint venture.
In 2018, Clark did not appear in the music video of Drake's I'm Upset.
In 2020, Clark returned to acting for the first time since 2008, a short called Respect.
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