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Daniel Gregory Feuerriegel (born 29 October 1981)[1] is an Australian actor who is based in Los Angeles, California, United States. He has acted in a number of Australian television series and first came to international notice with his role as a gladiator recruit "Agron" in the series Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned.[2] Since June 2021, he has appeared on the NBC Daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives as EJ DiMera.[3]
Dan Feuerriegel | |
|---|---|
 Feuerriegel at the 2014 Florida SuperCon | |
| Born | Daniel Gregory Feuerriegel 29 October 1981 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Fury King |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Biography
editIn 1998, Feuerriegel graduated from Villanova College, a Roman Catholic college located in the Brisbane suburb of Coorparoo. He studied acting at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. He graduated in 2002.[2]
Career
edit- He featured in the 2005 controversial short Boys Grammar which also starred Jai Courtney and Adam J. Yeend.[4]
- He also joined the cast of Small Claims: White Wedding in 2005.
- In 2006 he appeared in Burke & Wills and the short film True, the same year he starred as a recurring character on the hit series McLeod's Daughters where he played Leo Coombes for five episodes, and also appeared in the series Stupid Stupid Man where he played Kim in the episode "The Reunion".[2]
- He joined the cast of Between the Flags (short film) in 2007.
- In 2008 he appeared in a recurring role on the hit series Home and Away where he played the journalist Gavin Johnson. the same year he guest starred in an episode of The Strip, along with Aaron Jeffery.
- In 2009 he played Brendan in the Australian series All Saints, earlier, in 2006 he played Cameron "Indy" Jones in the series.[2]
- In 2010 he played Agron, a gladiator recruit, in the Starz hit series Spartacus: Blood and Sand.[5] Feuerriegel continued this role in 2012 through the third season of the show, entitled Spartacus: Vengeance, and the show's fourth and final season, entitled Spartacus: War of the Damned, in 2013.
- In 31 March 2021, it was reported that he would be taking over the role of EJ DiMera in NBC's Days of our Lives, and would make his debut in mid-2021.[3] On 21 May it was confirmed that he was cast in the role, and would make his debut on 9 June.[6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Small Claims: White Wedding | Brendan Rigby | |
| 2005 | Boys Grammar | Ben | Short film |
| 2006 | Burke & Wills | Guy | |
| 2006 | True | Russell | Short film |
| 2007 | Between the Flags[7] | First Guy | Short film |
| 2012 | Ruin | Fighter | Short film |
| 2014 | Cryptic | Jim Jonas | |
| 2015 | Vy Nguyen & Keith Jackson feat. Jason Chu, No Hero Now | Deathstalker | Short film |
| 2018 | Pacific Rim Uprising | Lieutenant Allan Gronetti | |
| 2021 | Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas | EJ DiMera | Peacock Original Movie |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | RAN: Remote Area Nurse | Ben | Episode "The Gardens of the Torres Strait" |
| 2006 | McLeod's Daughters | Leo Coombes | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | Stupid Stupid Man | Kim | Episode "The Reunion" |
| 2006, 2009 | All Saints[8] | Cameron "Indy" Jones / Brendan | Episodes "Jaws of Death" & "Out of the Ashes" |
| 2008 | Home and Away | Gavin Johnson | 9 episodes |
| 2008 | The Strip | Rhys Roberts | Episode 1.5 |
| 2010 | Spartacus: Blood and Sand | Agron | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Spartacus: Vengeance | 10 episodes | |
| 2013 | Spartacus: War of the Damned | 10 episodes | |
| 2015 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Spud | Episode "A Wanted (Inhu)man" |
| 2016 | Travel Boobs (web series) | Mark | Episodes "Stranded" &"The Proposal" |
| 2017 | Chicago Fire | Will Tucker | Episode "A Breaking Point" |
| 2018 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Angus Reeves | Episode "Outside the Lines" |
| 2021– | Days of Our Lives | EJ DiMera | Main Role |
Theatre
edit| Year | Play | Role | Director | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Sleeping Around[9] | Greg | Katy Alexander | Belvoir Theatre | alongside Craig Brown Jacobie Gray & Charlotte Gregg |
| 2004 | Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs[10] | Ingham | Amos Szeps | Old Fitzroy Theatre | alongside Jacobie Gray & Ash Lyons |
| – | The Beauty Queen of Leenane | Ray | Winston Cooper | New Theatre | – |
| – | Song of the Yellow Bittern | Vince | Moelisea Stafford | – | – |
| – | Pink Floyd's – The Wall | Ensemble | John O’Hare | – | – |
| – | The Jungle | Jimmy | Leonard Meenach | – | – |
| – | The Merchant of Venice | Prince of Arragon & Balthazar | Diane Eden & Peter Lavery | – | – |
| – | Histories | Ensemble | Gavin Robins | – | – |
| – | Rent | Benny | Deborah McCauslane | – | – |
| – | Three Sisters | Solyony | Jeffery Renn | – | – |
| – | Soiled | Ensemble | Deborah McCauslane | – | – |
| – | They Shoot Horses Don't They? | Ensemble | Leonard Meenach | – | – |
| – | Spurboard | Ensemble | David Lynch | – | – |
References
edit- ^ "Dan Feuerriegel - Photos". Facebook. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Daniel Feuerriegel". IMDb. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ a b Lewis, Errol (31 March 2021). "Report: Daniel Feuerriegel Cast as EJ DiMera on 'Days of our Lives'". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Boys Grammar" (PDF). Australian Film, Television and Radio School. February 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "Spartacus". Starz. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Petski, Denise (21 May 2021). "'Days Of Our Lives': Dan Feuerriegel To Play EJ DiMera on NBC Daytime Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Customer Success Stories". Hyperdriven Australia. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "All Saints: series 9 (2006)". Australian Television. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Sleeping Around" (PDF). Night Parrot/Panther Productions. 8 October 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "Past Seasons". Tamarama Rock Surfers. 2008. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2010.