There are few challenges actor Daniel Gilliesrefuses to face. From horror to romance, drama to action, comedy to musicals, Gillies can do them all. He will next be seen playing the lead role of Gary opposite Elisha Cuthbert in the thriller Captivity directed by Robert Joffe due in theaters May 18. Daniel also starred in the lead role for the independent film The Sensation of Light opposite David Strathearn (Good Night, and Good Luck). He is currently in postproduction with the film Matters of Life and Death, a film about three siblings struggling to maintain control of their lives after the unexpected death of their parents. In this film, Daniel costars with his wife Rachael Leigh Cook.

Steven Spielberg personally requested Daniel to be a part of his mini-series Into the West, a project broadcasted on TNT. Alongside Daniel were Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Skeet Ulrich, Rachael Leigh Cook, Tom Berenger, Keri Russell and Simon Baker. Gillies played the evil Wickham in the Miramax film Bride & Prejudice for director Gurinder Chadha (Bend it Like Beckham) opposite Martin Henderson and Ashwarya Rai. Daniel played John Jameson in Spider-Man 2 as Tobey Maguire’s nemesis and Kirsten Dunst’s love interest.

Daniel was born in Winnipeg, Canada, and grew up in Hamilton, New Zealand. He was trained in Auckland at The United School of Performing Arts and appeared in several productions. His stage credits include The Goodboy for which he won a Chapman-Tripp Theatre Award for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy Sullivan, The Lower Depths, Anthony and Cleopatra, PlayLunch, Julius Caesar and The Judas Kiss. He has also written and directed his own play MAYBE, which was performed at the United Theatre in New Zealand. Daniel currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Rachael

Filmography: Bride & Prejudice, Captivity, Masters of Horror - Dream Cruise, Spider Man 2,

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Captivity Bringing the Terror To Life
For the first US and Russian co-production, RAMCO producers Leonid Minkovski and Serge Konov knew the burden to impress was looming above them...