Daniel Sharman

Daniel Andrew Sharman (born 25 April 1986) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Isaac Lahey on the television series Teen Wolf (2012–2014), Kaleb Westphall / Kol Mikaelson on The Originals (2014–2015), Troy Otto on Fear the Walking Dead (2017, 2023), Lorenzo de' Medici in Medici: The Magnificent, and the Weeping Monk in Cursed (2020). He also starred in the film Immortals (2011).

Early life and education Sharman was born and raised in Hackney, London. He started acting as a child at the age of nine when he auditioned for the Royal Shakespeare Company and was selected out of hundreds of other children. Of his venture into the dramatic arts, he stated: "I just adored it. Between Macbeth and Henry VI with all of the armour and the blood and everything, it was just fantastic as a kid. It was the best thing ever." Sharman stayed with the Royal Shakespeare Company for two plays: The Park in 1995 (age 9) and Macbeth in 1996 (age 10).

Sharman attended Mill Hill School He also acted in the touring play The Winslow Boy in 2002 at age 16.

For three years, from 2004 to 2007, Sharman studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, gaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting and graduating with honors. After that, he performed in many theatrical productions in London and Europe.

Career Sharman's first feature film role was in the independent film The Last Days of Edgar Harding, in which he played a musician. In 2010, he was cast as Ares, the Greek god of war, in the fantasy film Immortals; the film was released in 2011. Sharman initially had difficulty transition to acting on film, as he found it "odd and unnatural", but he eventually adjusted. In March 2014, after the season 3 finale, it was announced that Sharman would be leaving Teen Wolf as he wanted to explore other opportunities.

He joined The Originals as the recurring character Kaleb Westphall in May 2014. In March 2015, it was confirmed that Sharman had landed the lead role in the CBS medical drama pilot LFE; however, the pilot was ultimately not picked up by the network. In that same year, he joined the Williamstown Theatre Festival for the play Off the Main Road.

In 2017, he joined the cast of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead as a series regular in the role of Troy Otto. The third season of the series premiered on 5 June of the same year. In the eighth season in 2023, Sharman reprised the role.

On 10 August 2017, it was reported that Sharman had been cast in the lead role in Medici: The Magnificent. He portrays Lorenzo de' Medici for the planned two season run of the series. The two seasons of Medici: The Magnificent serve as the second and third season of the Medici franchise and are set 20 years after the events of the loosely connected first season, named Medici: Masters of Florence.

In March 2019, Sharman joined Cursed, a Netflix television series based on a re-imagining of the Arthurian legend.

On 6 January 2022, it was announced that Sharman had joined the main cast for Sky Max Series A Town Called Malice, where he plays Kelly Lord, the middle child of the Lord family.

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Judge John Deed Andy Dobbs Episode: "Judicial Review" 2007 Starting Over Alexander Dewhurst Television film 2009 Lewis Richard Scott Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" 2011 The Nine Lives of Chloe King Zane 2 episodes 2012–2014 Teen Wolf Isaac Lahey Recurring role (seasons 2–3) 2013 When Calls the Heart Edward Montclair Television film 2014–2015 The Originals Kaleb Westphall / Kol Mikaelson Recurring role (season 2) 2015 LFE Joe Unaired television pilot 2017 Mercy Street Lord Edward 2 episodes 2017, 2023 Fear the Walking Dead Troy Otto Main role (seasons 3 & 8) 2018–2019 Medici: The Magnificent Lorenzo de' Medici Main role (seasons 2–3) 2020 Cursed The Weeping Monk / Lancelot Main role 2023 A Town Called Malice Kelly Lord Main role

Music videos Year Title Artist(s) Role 2016 "Where's the Love?" The Black Eyed Peas featuring The World Himself 2022"Gran Hotel"Interpol

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2015 FilmQuest, US Best Actor – Short Drone