Danso Gordon | |
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Born |
Danso Nyameche Gordon August 3, 1979 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Danso Nyameche Gordon (born August 3, 1979) is a Canadian actor. His first role was in an episode of the CBC original series Street Cents. Soon afterwards, Gordon moved to Los Angeles to live with his father and pursue a career in acting. Shortly thereafter, he appeared in a national footwear commercial with the basketball star Charles Barkley.
In 1998 Gordon appeared in the film American History X. He then went on to appear in the TV series Sliders and other guest spots before landing his first television role as a regular on the NBC Saturday morning sitcom Hang Time. Following this, Gordon starred in the Disney Series In a Heartbeat (2000-2001). The young actor also starred in Seasons 1-2 of the N-Network's original series South of Nowhere (2005-2007).
He left after the show’s second season in 2007. At the time, he reported believed that participating in the show’s plotlines contradicted his "personal faith and integrity." After a few years, Gordon issued a statement concerning his current views, in which he stated, ”Even though I'm not religious today, I don't judge anyone's religion or belief system on any topic...and neither should anyone.” In the same interview, he stated ”it's great to see that we were a part of something that affected so many lives for the better, still to this day.”
Danso filmed Heaven Is For Real; the Sony pictures film based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, starring Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly and Thomas Haden Church in 2014. (2014-2015) Gordon appeared in the Canadian supernatural medical drama, Saving Hope, filmed in his birth town of Toronto, Ontario.
Danso Nyameche Gordon was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 3, 1979. He lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia before moving on to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles.