Daniel Flaherty

Daniel Flaherty (born June 11, 1993) is an American actor, known for his role as Stanley Lucerne on the MTV teen drama series Skins.

Life and career Flaherty started to pursue acting at age 11. When he turned 13, he booked his first short film, My First Kiss. By the age of 17, he had appeared in the indie short films Spark, Vacant, The Parade, and Portnoy.

In 2010, Flaherty was cast as Stanley Lucerne in the MTV adaptation of the British teen drama Skins. The character is based on the character Sid Jenkins from the original British series. Daniel originally went to the New York open call but didn’t get a callback. His agent arranged a second private audition, through which Flaherty won the role. Flaherty stated that his favorite part of working on Skins was getting to contribute to the development of his character.

Personal life Flaherty is from Glen Rock, New Jersey, where he attended Glen Rock High School. He is the youngest of four siblings. He spends his free time skateboarding, playing guitar, writing songs, and singing in his band, MF Killer Starfish.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 My First Kiss Danny Flaherty Short film 2008 Chords Plugger #1 Short film 2010 Take Out Short film Spark Short film 2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift Additional voices Hope Springs Danny, the bookstore clerk 2013 Parklife Ian Short film Paradise Teenage guy Seldom Sunday Theo Short film Contest Tommy Dolen The Wolf of Wall Street Zip (lude-buying teenager #1) 2014 Hits Christian Annie Chase teen 2015 The Adderall Diaries Teenage Roger King Jack Shane Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List Boy-Robin Anatomy of the Tide Trent Page 2016 The Eyes Jeffrey Goat Will The Transfiguration Mike Alone Luke 2017 November Criminals Noel The Meyerowitz Stories Marcus 2018 The Garden Left Behind Oscar 2020 The Trial of the Chicago 7 John Froines

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Skins Stanley Lucerne Main cast; 10 episodes Law & Order: Criminal Intent Taylor Brite Episode: "Rispetto" Unforgettable JJ Clayburn Episode: "Trajectories" 2013–2017 Matthew Beeman Recurring role 2013 Nurse Jackie Danny 4 episodes 2014 Max 3 episodes 2015 Eye Candy Max Episode: "YOLO" 2016 Copy store clerk Miniseries; episode: "Ordinary Death" 2018 Outside writer Episode: "What Big Ideas" 2021 Neil Dietrich 2 episodes