Cast & creator
Daniel MacPherson
Best known for The Bill, Foundation, Neighbours
Daniel Donald MacPherson (born 25 April 1980) is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as Joel Samuels in Neighbours, Sergeant Samuel Wyatt in Sky and Cinemax's Strike Back, Whit Carmichael in the Shane Abbess sci-fi film Infini, and Arion Elessedil in The Shannara Chronicles. He has also co-hosted Dancing with the Stars for six years while simultaneously starring in a number of Australians dramas such as Wild Boys. MacPherson has a cameo role as Calvin's father in Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time.
12
film credits
17
television credits
29
1984–2026 · acting roles
6.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (29)
Showing 29 of 29 credits
The Bill
Cameron Tait
1984
Foundation
Hugo Crast
2021
Neighbours
Joel Samuels
1985
Goosebumps
Kid
1995
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Self - Guest Quizmaster
2013
Strike Back
Sergeant Samuel Wyatt
2010
The Shannara Chronicles
Arion Elessedil
2016
Beast
Patton
2026
Land of Bad
Colonel Duz Packett
2024
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Host
2004
Rove
Self
1999
City Homicide
Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner
2007
A Wrinkle in Time
Calvin's Father
2018
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
Kane Sommerville
2016
Poker Face
Sam Levine
2022
Bad Mothers
Anton
2019
Would I Lie to You?
Self - Panelist
2022
Tripping Over
Ned
2006Celebrities Under Pressure
2003Sydney New Year's Eve
Host
1996Neighbours Revealed
1999
Wild Boys
Jack Keenan
2011
Infini
Whit Carmichael
2015
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite
Self
2015
Generational Sins
Drew Caldwell
2017
The Cup
Jason Oliver
2011
BlackJack: Dead Memory
Craig
2006
Let Go
Mark
2014
Hopeful Romantic
Chris
2022