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Daniel Gillies is a Canadian-born New Zealand actor. Daniel Gillies is popular for his role as Elijah Mikaelson in the television series ‘The Vampire Diaries’.
Early life and childhood
Daniel Gillies was born on March 14, 1976 and currently it is 46 years. His zodiac sign is Pisces. Likewise, he was born in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada.
He moved to his homeland, New Zealand, at the age of five with his parents. Likewise, she holds New Zealand citizenship.
Likewise, regarding his ethnicity and religion, he belongs to a white ethnic group and follows Christianity.
Likewise, he comes from a family with a solid medical background. Her father is a pediatrician while her mother is a nurse. However, her name is not shared publicly.
Likewise, his ancestor was the famous otorhinolaryngologist and plastic surgeon Sir Harold Gillies. There is no information about his brothers.
Although he had a family medical background, he was never interested in medicine. Furthermore, he has always been interested in acting since he was little and was more inclined towards shoes and acting.
Furthermore, regarding his academic training, he studied at Hamilton Boys High School. Likewise, for his higher education, he studied at the United School of Performing Arts.
Similarly, he made his acting debut with the New Zealand television drama series Street Legal.
However, after not seeing many opportunities in New Zealand, he moved to Sydney, Australia, and then moved to Canada.
In Canada during his early days, he worked as a waiter and dishwasher and then decided to move to Los Angeles, United States of America.
Daniel Gillies – Marital Status
Daniel is heterosexual and married. He married American actress Rachael Leigh Cook on August 8, 2004.
Likewise, together they have two children; Their eldest daughter is Charlotte, who was born in September 2013. Likewise, their son Theodore was born in April 2015.
However, they ended their 15 years of marriage by announcing their mutual separation via Instagram on June 13, 2019.
However, they prefer to keep this announcement as discreet as possible for the sake of their children. Unfortunately, on July 10, 2020, Gillies filed for divorce from Cook.
Caption: Daniel Gillies with his wife. Source: Instagram
Body measurements
The 44-year-old actor has a very charming and attractive body structure. He stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches (71 inches) and weighs around 75 kg.
Likewise, regarding her body measurements chest-waist-arms, it is 42-32-14.5. Also, regarding his physical appearance, he has light skin with brown hair and eye color.
Daniel Gillies – Professional life
Daniel began his career working on Aukland Theater Company’s production. Likewise, after working there he got his first role as the protagonist of the television series ‘Street Legal’.
He appeared as Tim O’Connor in both seasons of the series that dealt with the lives of a group of lawyers.
Similarly, with this, he started pursuing his career in acting and started exploring other countries as his home country had a limited career in acting.
Furthermore, after moving to Los Angeles, he soon had the opportunity to work on the American superhero film ‘Spider-Man 2’ in 2004.
In this film, Daniel Gillies played the role of ‘John Jameson’, Kristen Dunst’s fiancé.
Subtitle: Daniel Gillies with Joseph Morgan (Source: Instagram)
Furthermore, Daniel Gillies also appeared in the 2004 romantic drama film ‘Bride and Prejudice’. He played in this film along with Martin Henderson and Aishwarya Rai.
Likewise, in 2005 he acted in the miniseries ‘Into the West’. This series was produced by Steven Spielberg. Similarly, she also appeared in the American action television series ‘NCIS’.
This series is an active police procedural series in which he played the role of Royal Navy Major Peter Manny.
After working in several series, she landed her lead role in the television series ‘The Vampire Diaries’. This is an American supernatural drama television series in which he played the role of Elijah Mikaelson.
In this series, he played from the year 2010 to 2014. After this, he appeared in the spin-off of the show in 2013.
He played the recurring role of ‘Elijah Mikaelson’ in the series titled ‘The Originals’.
Similarly, he appeared in the Canadian supernatural medical drama television series ‘Saving Hope’.
In this series, he played from the first season to the third as Dr. Joel Goran.
Daniel Gillies – Net worth 2023
Gillies is an actor by profession and his main income comes from his acting career. Also, regarding his net worth, he has a net worth of $3 million. However, there is no information about the value of his assets.
Social media
Regarding his social media presence, Daniel Gillies is active on various social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. His Instagram handle is @mr.danielgillies and he has more than 3.3 million followers.
Likewise, he joined Twitter in December 2010 and has more than 991.6 thousand followers on his account @danieljgillies. His Facebook account is @danielgillies.
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