Daniel was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His father is a
pediatrician. He was raised in New Zealand and went to Southwell School
and the Hamilton Boys' High School. His acting debut was in Street Legal. His next bigger role was in Spider-Man 2,
where he played John Jameson, a fiancee of Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten
Dunst). Gillies starred in his acting debut in the New Zealand drama
Street Legal, where he played Tim O'Connor (2000–2002). He was featured
in the movie Spider-Man 2 (as John Jameson) alongside Kirsten Dunst and
Tobey Maguire. He guest-starred on NCIS as a British MI-6 agent, and on
The Vampire Diaries as one of the Originals, Elijah.He also worked with
Ian Somerhalder in the film Sensasion Of Sight. [1] As of June 2012, he
appears in the NBC medical drama, Saving Hope. Gillies plays Joel Goran,
the hotshot young surgeon. Gillies' other television credits include
HBO's True Blood and A&E's The Glades. Other guest appearances
include Masters of Horrors, Jeremiah and Mentors. A veteran of the
theater, Gilles participated in over twenty plays professionally;
including Julius Caesar, Three Sisters, Long Day's Journey into Night
and The Judas Kiss. In 2006, he played a lead in the International
Festival film The Sensation of Sight, alongside Academy Award nominee
David Strathairn. The following year, Gillies started his own production
company – Holy Monster. In 2010, Gilles wrote and directed his first
independent film Broken Kingdom. The film was shot in Bogotá, Colombia
and Los Angeles. It can be downloaded via its official website for only 5
dollars. he also worked in Gurinder Chadda's Hollywood film called
Bride and Prejudice as the role, Johnny Wickham, along with the actress
and former Miss World, Aishwarya Rai.
Personal Life
He has been married to actress Rachael Leigh Cook
since 2004. He made a movie called "Broken Kingdom" in which he and his
wife play the main roles. Rachael and Daniel are expecting their first
child.
Daniel Gillies is one of the six actors in Vampire Diaries who
has also been in another vampire show, True Blood, the others include
Arielle Kebbel (Lexi), Cherilyn Wilson (Samara in the episode, The Birthday), Courtney Ford (Vanessa Monroe in the episode, Bad Moon Rising), James Harvery Ward (Cody in the episode The Sacrifice), and Adina Porter (Nandi in the episode We'll Always Have Bourbon Street).
Daniel was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His father is a
pediatrician. He was raised in New Zealand and went to Southwell School
and the Hamilton Boys' High School. His acting debut was in Street Legal. His next bigger role was in Spider-Man 2,
where he played John Jameson, a fiancee of Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten
Dunst). Gillies starred in his acting debut in the New Zealand drama
Street Legal, where he played Tim O'Connor (2000–2002). He was featured
in the movie Spider-Man 2 (as John Jameson) alongside Kirsten Dunst and
Tobey Maguire. He guest-starred on NCIS as a British MI-6 agent, and on
The Vampire Diaries as one of the Originals, Elijah.He also worked with
Ian Somerhalder in the film Sensasion Of Sight. [1] As of June 2012, he
appears in the NBC medical drama, Saving Hope. Gillies plays Joel Goran,
the hotshot young surgeon. Gillies' other television credits include
HBO's True Blood and A&E's The Glades. Other guest appearances
include Masters of Horrors, Jeremiah and Mentors. A veteran of the
theater, Gilles participated in over twenty plays professionally;
including Julius Caesar, Three Sisters, Long Day's Journey into Night
and The Judas Kiss. In 2006, he played a lead in the International
Festival film The Sensation of Sight, alongside Academy Award nominee
David Strathairn. The following year, Gillies started his own production
company – Holy Monster. In 2010, Gilles wrote and directed his first
independent film Broken Kingdom. The film was shot in Bogotá, Colombia
and Los Angeles. It can be downloaded via its official website for only 5
dollars. he also worked in Gurinder Chadda's Hollywood film called
Bride and Prejudice as the role, Johnny Wickham, along with the actress
and former Miss World, Aishwarya Rai.
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