Daniel appeared in Bracero Brothers (2012), a true life account of Mexican migrant workers in the 1940s. The role was entirely in Spanish and the film was selected for screening at the 2012 A Place Called Sacramento Film Festival. He appeared in Tale of Two Dads (2013), which was co-directed by Lance Bass, an AT&T project that helped raise over $48,000 for The Trevor Project. He also appeared in Lovestition (2013), which was selected for screening at the 2013 Broadway International Film Festival.