Daniel Andrew Sharman (born 25th April 1986, in Hackney, London) is an English actor, primarily known for his television roles. He started out acting for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of just nine; as an adult actor he's perhaps best known as Isaac in Teen Wolf, Kol in The Originals (after possessing a man named Kaleb), Troy in the third season of Fear the Walking Dead and Lorenzo de' Medici
in the second and third seasons of Medici. He also read the audiobook of Clockwork Princess and helped produce a number of short films (some of which he also acted in).
Filmography includes:
- Judge John Deed (2003) as Andy Dobbs
- Lewis (2009) as Richard Scott (episode: "The Quality of Mercy")
- Immortals (2011) as Ares
- The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011) as Zane
- The Collection (2012) as Basil
- Teen Wolf (2012-2014) as Isaac Lahey
- The Originals (2012-2014) as Kaleb Westphall/Kol Mikaelson
- When Calls the Heart (2013) as Edward Montclair
- Albion The Enchanted Stallion (2016) as Lir
- Mercy Street (2017) as Lord Edward
- Fear the Walking Dead (2017) as Troy Otto
- Medici (2018 – 2019) as Lorenzo de Medici
- Cursed (2020) as The Weeping Monk/Lancelot
- A Town Called Malice (2023) as Kelly Lord
Tropes associated with Sharman's roles:
- Acting for Two: Sort of in The Originals. Sharman is the second actor to portray Kol, whose spirit ends up possessing a witch named Kaleb. However, we never actually get to see any of Kaleb's personality as the whole time he's onscreen he's Kol in Kaleb's body.
- Fake American: He's played a few over the years, including Isaac in Teen Wolf and Troy in Fear the Walking Dead.
- Fake Nationality: A Fake Italian as Lorenzo de' Medici.
- Historical Beauty Upgrade: As Lorenzo in Medici. The real Lorenzo was said to be rather homely-looking with squashed facial features. Sharman is considered an attractive man and makes Lorenzo look quite the Pretty Boy. Lorenzo was also said to be short, while Sharman is over six feet tall.
- What Could Have Been: In 2015 he had a role in the pilot for a medical drama titled LFE, but it wasn't picked up for a full series.
