Biography
Who is Daniel Henney?
Early life and education
Daniel Philip Henney was born on November 28, 1979, in Carson City, Michigan. His mother Christine Henney worked as a nurse, and his father Philip Henney worked in a factory. During his high school years at Carson City-Crystal High School, Daniel Henney played basketball and led his team to a second place finish in 1998.
Daniel Henney attended several higher education institutions, including Albion College, Alma College, and Elgin Community College. He did not finish his degree programs because he started pursuing modeling opportunities. An academic controversy in 2007 revealed that public records incorrectly showed he held an economics degree from the University of Illinois Chicago.
Modeling and acting career
Daniel Henney began modeling in the United States in 2001 and traveled to work in France, Hong Kong, and other locations. He moved to South Korea after living in Hong Kong and Taiwan. In South Korea, he appeared in advertisements for cosmetics and electronics alongside local celebrities before securing his acting debut in the drama My Lovely Sam Soon in 2005. He played Dr. Henry Kim despite not speaking Korean at the time.
Following his television success, Daniel Henney acted in several feature films, including Seducing Mr. Perfect and My Father. He later transitioned to American productions, appearing as Agent Zero in X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009. He also starred in the television series Three Rivers during the same year.
Television roles
Daniel Henney returned to television work in South Korea for the series The Fugitive Plan B in 2010. He voiced the character Tadashi Hamada in the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Big Hero 6 in 2014. He then joined the cast of the American television series Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders as Special Agent Matt Simmons.
When that series ended, Daniel Henney continued playing the same character on the main Criminal Minds television series through its fifteenth season. In 2019, he secured a supporting role as Lan Mandragoran in the television adaptation of The Wheel of Time, which aired on Amazon Prime Video starting in 2021.
Personal life
Daniel Henney married actress Ru Kumagai on October 20, 2023. The wedding ceremony took place in the United States and included only family members in attendance. He is represented by DNA Models in New York under their celebrity division.
Birthday and age
Daniel Henney was born on November 28, 1979, which makes Daniel 46 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Daniel shares the date with 36 other famous people.
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