Born in Cincinnati Ohio, it was an early love of Lon Chaney and classic horror films that sparked an interest in acting and he was fortunate enough to be accepted into the "School for the Creative and Performing Arts" drama program. By the age of 10 Dan had appeared in more than a dozen local theater productions, commercials and a young peoples special.After high school the calling came to see the world so when he turned 18 he decided to join the U.S. Navy. After an honorable discharge from the Navy Dan moved back home to Cincinnati where he started on a culinary journey that would take him to San Francisco and it was there, through a mutual good friend Dan Burr, he met Dan West and Rick Popko who were making a film called "Monsturd". They offered him the part of "Dr. Johnny Waters".In 2003 Dan moved to Vancouver B.C. and has been active in film ever since.