Daniel Franzese

May 9, 1978 · Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Daniel Franzese (born May 9, 1978) is an American actor. He has worked in film, TV and theater.

Franzese was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, the son of Denise and Ralph "R. J." Franzese, a lounge singer. Franzese attended Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida from 1992–1996.

Notable work

7.2
Mean Girls (2004)
as Damian
6.6
War of the Worlds (2005)
as National Guardsman
6.5
I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
as Stanley
8
S.W.A.T. (2017)
as Harwell
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
as Dean Harden
7.5
Burn Notice (2007)
as Dougie
6.7
Bully (2001)
as Cousin Derek
7.3
GLOW (2017)
as Cute Guy

Often works with

Bashir Salahuddin
3 titles together
GLOW, Looking: The Movie, Looking
Lizzy Caplan
2 titles together
Mean Girls, Party Down
Nick Stahl
2 titles together
Bully, On the Inside
Jonathan Groff
2 titles together
Looking: The Movie, Looking
Frankie J. Alvarez
2 titles together
Looking: The Movie, Looking
Murray Bartlett
2 titles together
Looking: The Movie, Looking

Full filmography · 39

Stop! That! Train!
as Disheveled Man
20265.2
MascLooking
cast
2025
A Not So Straight Christmas
cast
2024
The Con Is On
cast
20183.9
BearCity 3
cast
2016
Looking: The Movie
as Eddie
20167.1
Hypnotized
as Tony
2015
Patti and Me, Minus Patti
as Edmond
2013
Foodfight!
as Twinkleton (voice)
20121.9
On the Inside
as Paul Warren
20115.3
I Spit on Your Grave
as Stanley
20106.5
Kill Theory
as Freddy
20095.3