Born in Beckenham Hospital on the 26th of May, 1985 to Iranian father Issa Movahedi and English mother Susan Movahedi. He then moved to Iran with his family at the age of five where he lived for the next 6 years. At age 11 he returned to London with his mother and younger sister. Daniel currently works as a personal trainer at a Lower Sydenham gym, and has recently been competing in MMA events around the country.