Daniel Arnold (aka Daniel Smith Arnold) is a Canadian actor and writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1] He is most noted as cowriter with Darrell Dennis and Medina Hahn of Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience, a stage play which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2022 Governor General's Awards.[2]
Early life
editBorn in Nelson, British Columbia, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta,[3] he studied theatre at the University of Alberta as a classmate of Hahn, with whom he has remained closely associated as partners in the DualMinds theatre company.[4]
Career
editHe won two Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards in 2001 for Tuesdays & Sundays, as Outstanding New Work and Outstanding Actor.[5] In 2008, when Daniel MacIvor won the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, he selected Arnold and Hahn as the winners of the Protégé honour.[6]
In film, he is most noted as the writer and co-star of Lawrence & Holloman, the 2013 film adaptation of Morris Panych's stage play,[7] and for his role as Richard Maynard in the 2021 film Be Still.[8] He received Leo Award nominations for Best Actor in a Film and Best Screenwriting for Lawrence & Holloman in 2014,[9] and Best Actor in a Film for Be Still in 2022, and received a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best Writing in a Film at the 15th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2014 for Lawrence & Holloman,[10] which also received the award for Best Feature Film.[11]
His play Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience is a stage play about indigenous land claims which features points at which the audience can vote on the direction the story would take, requiring the actors to be prepared for at least 50 different possible permutations of the performance.[12] It was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language drama at the 2022 Governor General's Awards.[2] His other plays have included Tuesdays & Sundays,[13] Any Night,[14] and The Ridiculous Darkness.[15]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lawrence & Holloman | Holloman | Also writer and producer |
| 2014 | Sitting on the Edge of Marlene | James | |
| 2014 | Grace: The Possession | Priest | |
| 2015 | Eadweard | Williamson | |
| 2015 | Even Lambs Have Teeth | Deputy Carson | |
| 2015 | FSM | Jim | |
| 2019 | Ash | Peter | |
| 2021 | Be Still | Richard Maynard | |
| 2022 | Dark Nature | Derek |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The 4400 | Alex Messina | Episode: "The Starzl Mutation" |
| 2008 | The Triple Eight | Catty Platter Guy | Episode: "Cat in a Hot Tin Box" |
| 2008, 2009 | Supernatural | Xavier / Ghostly Man | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Lies Between Friends | Deputy Ford | Television film |
| 2011 | The Killing | ADA Patrick Millikin | Episode: "I'll Let You Know When I Get There" |
| 2011 | Fringe | Agent Perez | Episode: "One Night in October" |
| 2014 | Hell on Wheels | Zeke Spinoza | Episode: "Further West" |
| 2015 | The P.I. Experiment | Nathan 'Rocket' Rockefeller | Television film |
| 2015 | Mythos | Doctor / Stalker | 2 episodes |
| 2015–present | When Calls the Heart | Jed Campbell | 9 episodes |
| 2016 | Tips | Mike | Episode: "Welcome to Leftovers" |
| 2017 | When We Rise | Jake | Episode: "Night III: Parts IV and V" |
| 2017 | Zoo | Daniel Vashman | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | iZombie | Angry FG Soldier | Episode: "Goon Struck" |
References
edit- ^ Thomas Miller, "Optimism reigns for Daniel Arnold". Spruce Grove Examiner, August 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "The finalists for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for drama". CBC Books, October 12, 2022.
- ^ Liz Nicholls, "Morbid comedy loaded with Edmonton connections". Edmonton Journal, October 1, 2013.
- ^ Bruce Deachman, "P.E.I. play is the hit of Alberta Series". Ottawa Citizen, April 28, 2005.
- ^ Liz Nicholls, "Theatre folks really know how to throw a bash: A wild evening at the Sterlings erases all doubts". Edmonton Journal, June 22, 2001.
- ^ "$100,000 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre Awarded to Toronto Playwright, Daniel MacIvor". Canada NewsWire, October 27, 2008.
- ^ Janet Smith, "Lawrence & Holloman serves its comedy nihilistically black". The Georgia Straight, July 16, 2014.
- ^ Janet Smith, "Unruly women: a strong and strange contingent of female-helmed films stands out at VIFF". Stir, October 1, 2021.
- ^ Stuart Derdeyn, "Film is ready for the big time". The Province, May 20, 2014.
- ^ Liz Nicholls, "City comics up for honours; Canadian Comedy Award nominations show we know how to tickle funny bones". Edmonton Journal, June 19, 2014.
- ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives | Canadian Comedy Awards". www.canadiancomedyawards.org. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Janet Smith, "Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience digs into land claims and entitlement in engaging new ways". The Georgia Straight, March 7, 2020.
- ^ Ron Foley Macdonald, "Thrilling love triangle scorches the stage". Halifax Daily News, July 31, 2003.
- ^ Stephen Hunt, "Proximity led to creative spark". Calgary Herald, November 17, 2011.
- ^ Stuart Derdeyn, "The Ridiculous Darkness a comic Apocalypse Now; Adaptation of absurdist German radio play pokes fun at Conrad and Coppola". Vancouver Sun, November 11, 2017.