Actor
Daniel K. Daniel
May 22, 1986 · Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria
Daniel Kanayo Daniel (born 22 May 1986) is a Nigerian television and film actor, model, voice-over artiste and events compere. He is best known for his portrayal of Bossman in the movie A Soldier's Story, for which he won the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) and the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) awards for Best Actor, as well as his roles in the period piece 76, which also starred Ramsey Noah, Chidi Mokeme and Rita Dominic and the light-hearted Mummy Dearest alongside veteran Nigerian actress Liz Benson. He was one of two Nollywood actors inducted into the Academy of Motion Pictures and Science class of 2022.
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Often works with
Ebele Okaro-Onyiuke
2 titles together
After Dark, Broken Reed
- R
Ramsey Nouah
2 titles together
Lagos Landing, '77: The FESTAC Conspiracy
- C
Chelsea Eze
2 titles together
After Dark, Pappu
- C
Chioma Nwosu
2 titles together
Hell or High Water, Easy Money
- Y
Yvonne Jegede Fawole
2 titles together
Housegirl lover, The Guardian
- C
Chucks Chyke
2 titles together
Easy Money, Let Karma
Full filmography · 17
Easy Money
cast
Upcoming
'77: The FESTAC Conspiracy
as CPL Obi
Upcoming
Bloodline of the Jewel
as Hemi
2025
The Drone that Saved Christmas
as Prime Minister of Senegal
2023
Let Karma
cast
2019
Lagos Landing
as Richard
2018
Agony of a Sister
cast
2018
Broken Reed
cast
2017
Saved By Love
cast
2017
Remarkable
cast
2017
After Dark
cast
2017
Pappu
cast
2016