Daniel Bonjour Biography
Daniel Bonjour is a South Africa-born actor. He is best known for his roles in The Walking Dead(2010), Frequency (2016), and iZombie (2015). Daniel is the winner of the first-ever International Academy of Web Television award for “Best Male Performance in a Drama”. He has consistently worked as an actor, mostly for independent films. He has also worked on a web series, television show and voiced video game characters. His acting career continues to grow.
Daniel Bonjour Age
Daniel was born in September 28, 1981, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is 37 years old as of 2019.
Daniel Bonjour Family | Daniel Bonjour Parents
Daniel was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. His father is a South African commercial editor and director who worked under the name Trevor Hill And his mother is Swiss. He holds citizenship in South Africa, Switzerland, and England. He has one brother named Pascal who lives in Seattle, as do both his parents. He became an actor as a child. He began appearing in commercials at age 3. His parents supported Bonjour’s passion for acting, but they did ask him to go to college. His first American film was “Night Siege: Project Shadowchaser 2” as the character Ricky in 1995. He followed through on his promise to his parents and graduated from Boston College in Massachusetts. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems.
Daniel Bonjour Wife
Daniel is married to actress Jelly Howie. The couple has one child, a son named Brixton Riot Bonjour. He was forced to leave his honeymoon with wife in Thailand to fly to Atlanta to film The Walking Dead.
Daniel Bonjour Walking Dead
One of Daniel’s most notable roles was in 2015 in the fifth season of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” with Corey Hawkins. Daniel was cast in the recurring role of Aiden Monroe, a survivor in the zombie apocalypse. Aiden lived in the safe zone “Alexander” with his parents and brother and made supply runs for the group. When Rick’s group came to Alexandria some members joined Aiden and Nicholas on supply runs only to find out the two men were trapping and tying up the dead as retribution for four of their supply run members being killed. Fans of the show will remember Aiden’s horrific death. During a supply run to a warehouse, Aiden continues to shoot at an armored zombie and accidentally sets off a grenade. Aiden is impaled and, while his friend runs off, Glenn and Noah try to help him until they can’t and Aiden is eaten alive. Daniel had to cut his honeymoon short to film some of “The Walking Dead” scenes.
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Daniel Bonjour iZombie
Daniel directed, produced and starred in the film iZombie. It was released in 2016. He also had a recurring role on the CW series “Frequency” in 2016 to 2017. Recently it was announced that Daniel will be a regular in the CW series “iZombie’s” fourth season. He will play Levon, a documentary filmmaker. Levon is based on a story about smugglers in Seattle’s walled city. They are smuggling in ill humans who want to avoid becoming zombies. Let’s hope Levon doesn’t shoot at a zombie with a grenade strapped to his body.
Daniel Bonjour People Magazine
People magazine included Daniel as one of Hollywood’s hottest up and comers in their People Magazine ‘One’s to Watch’ category
Daniel Bonjour RCVR
Daniel took starred in the web series “RCVR” in 2011. I the 6 part series he played SIGMA agent Luke Wilson. Wilson investigates a UFO incident on a rural Arkansas farm and learns he is involved. He loved doing the web series and even performed his own stunts. He did get injured on the set. Daniel was awarded the very first “Best Male Performer in a Drama” from the International Academy of Web Television in 2012.
Daniel Bonjour Career
After Daniel moved to Los Angeles in 2004, he built a steady acting career mostly starring in independent films. He voiced parts in video games including “Life is Strange”. He co-founded the LA-based food truck Dogtown Dogs. Daniel’s independent films include “Midnight Movie”, “My Eleventh”, ‘The Wrath”, “Fate”, “Reach”, “Dear Me” and “Dracula’s Guest”. He also got roles in television including an episode of “CSI”.
Daniel starred in his first movie when he was 12, but didn’t proceed with his career until 2007. He starred predominantly in indie films in 2007 and landed his first role as series regular in the science fiction series RCVR. For the role he received the Best Actor Award from the International Academy of Web Television. Daniel was cast as Daniel Lawrence in the CW series Frequency opposite Peyton List and Mekhi Phifer in 2016.
He is the first-ever winner of the International Academy of Web Television for Male Actor in a Drama in 2013. The frequency was the first project where he performed in his native South African accent. Daniel is also a writer and the grand prize winner of the Final Draft Screenwriting competition, having won the feature film category in 2015.
He has won several award-winning video games including the Hitman series, Final Fantasy, and Life is Strange. He landed a supporting part in the film My Eleventh, starring John Benjamin Hickey.
Daniel Bonjour Films
2016 – After the Rain as Ryan
2013 Ambushed as Frank
2009 Dragonquest as Arkadi
2008 Midnight Movie as Josh
Daniel Bonjour Tv Shows
2017–18 – iZombie as Levon Patch
2016–17 – Frequency as Daniel Lawrence
2016–17 – Flaked as David
2015 – The Walking Dead Aiden Monroe
2015 Satisfaction as Julian
2011 – RCVR as Webber Star
2011 CSI: NY as Derby Chasen
Daniel Bonjour Net Worth
Daniel has an estimated net worth of $2 million.