Daniel Nicholas Patrick Samonas (born March 7, 1990) is a Canadian American actor best known for his roles as Dean Moriarty on Wizards of Waverly Place and as Toder on iCarly.
Daniel Samonas | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 7, 1990 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–2012 |
Background
editBorn in Toronto, Ontario, Samonas is of Greek, and Irish descent, and moved to Coral Springs, Florida with his family when he was 11. There he did print modeling and became active in film.[1] He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Career
editAfter moving to Florida when he was 11,[2] Samonas became involved in print modeling and local theater. His first lead role was in Ephraim, after which he served in several more films until his first television spot in Everybody Hates Chris. He returned to film and in 2006 was cast in the ABC pilot Enemies.[3] This was followed by appearances in Zoey 101, Hannah Montana as Josh and repeated appearances as the voice of Teo in Avatar: The Last Airbender. In 2006 he was cast as 'Meat' in The Last Day of Summer.[4][5] In 2008, Samonas made an appearance on iCarly as Freddie's fencing rival Doug Toder and later appeared on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place as Alex's (Selena Gomez) boyfriend Dean.[6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Destiny Road | Johnny | Film |
| 2012 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Maqui | VG |
| 2011 | Fishers of Men | Film | |
| 2010 | Final Fantasy XIII | Maqui[7] | VG; Voice Actor (English version) |
| 2009 | Downstream | ||
| 2009 | Coach Shane | ||
| 2009 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | TV | |
| 2008 | The Least of These | ||
| 2007 | Nickelodeon: 'The Last Day of Summer' - Behind the Scenes | TV | |
| 2008 - 2010 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Dean Moriarty | TV; 9 episodes |
| 2007 - 2008 | Entourage | TV; 3 episodes | |
| 2007 | iCarly | Doug Toder | Episode: "iFence" |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | TV | |
| 2008 | Without a Trace | TV | |
| 2005 - 2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Teo | TV; Voice Actor; 4 episodes |
| 2007 | ER | Finn Andrews | TV |
| 2007 | The Last Day of Summer | Meat | TV |
| 2006 | Stronger Than Daylight | ||
| 2006 | Thanks to Gravity | ||
| 2006 | My Struggle | ||
| 2006 | Zoey 101 | Student | TV Episode:Broadcast Views |
| 2006 | Everybody Hates Chris | ||
| 2006 | Hannah Montana | Josh | TV; season 1 episode 4 |
| 2006 | Enemies | ||
| 2005 | 3 the Hard Way | ||
| TV | |||
| 2005 | Hitters Anonymous | ||
| 2005 | La migra | ||
| 2005 | Little Men | ||
| 2004 | Pizza Palace | ||
| 2004 | Ephraim |
References
edit- ^ "'LITTLE MEN'". Miami Herald. March 4, 2005. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "Official bio". danielsamonas.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "Development Update: March 21–22, Part 2: Dramas". The Futon Critic. March 22, 2006. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ McDonough, Kevin (June 20, 2007). "Summer Keys On Adolescents". The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ Stewart, Susan (July 20, 2007). "Middle School Sounds Scary, and Summer Is No Picnic". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "Spotted: Selena & Daniel Getting Close!". Twist Magazine. January 16, 2009. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "Daniel Samonas (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 16 December 2023.