Daniel MacPherson
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MacPherson at the Sydney premiere of The Cup in 2011
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Daniel Donald MacPherson 25 April 1980 Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor, television presenter |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) | Zoe Ventoura (m. 2015) |
Daniel Donald MacPherson (born 25 April 1980) is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as; Joel Samuels on Neighbours, PC Cameron Tait on British police drama The Bill, and Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner in City Homicide. He has previously co-hosted Dancing with the Stars alongside Edwina Bartholomew and starred as Jack Keenan in Wild Boys (2011).
MacPherson grew up in Sydney's beachside suburb of Cronulla where he lists swimming, cycling, rugby, surfing, golf and watching the Cronulla Sharks, a rugby league football team, as his favourite pastimes. MacPherson went on to live in Melbourne for many years before relocating to Sunshine Beach, Queensland before returning to Sydney for work in 2010. He has been based in the USA since 2013.
He was accepted into Mensa at the age of 10 and went on to attend the academically selective school Sydney Boys High School. An avid fitness advocate, MacPherson regularly competes in triathlons and marathons.
MacPherson was discovered while competing in the Kurnell triathlon in southern Sydney when he was 16. He soon landed the role of Joel Samuels in the soap opera Neighbours, starting in 1998. Soon after, MacPherson won a Logie Awards in 1999 for Most Popular New Talent. After leaving the soap in 2002, MacPherson travelled to the United Kingdom to star in a British production of the musical Godspell in which he alternated the lead roles of Jesus and Judas with English entertainer Jonathan Wilkes. During this time MacPherson resided in Notting Hill with close friend Robbie Williams. After completing the show, MacPherson was offered the role of PC Cameron Tait in the British drama The Bill, which he played from 2003 until late 2004. Upon leaving The Bill, he took a role playing Jesus opposite Edward Woodward as God in The Mysteries. This was a drama based on a medieval mystery play cycle in which every scene moved to a different part of Canterbury Cathedral.
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