Although Daniel starred as American astronaut Sam Straiton, the role called for him to speak entirely in Russian, which he had to learn while shooting on location in St. Petersburg.
He played the cult comic character Diabolik in the Tiromancino video clip “Amore Impossibile” alongside Claudia Gerini as Eva Kant.
Daniel relocated to Italy in 2007, and worked with Italian filmmakers Fausto Brizzi (“Maschi Contro Femmine”), Giorgio Serafini [it] (“Il Bene e Il Male”), Giulio Manfredonia (“Friends and Enemies”), Manetti Bros. (“L’Ispettore Coliandro”), Paolo Ruffini (“Fuga di Cervelli”), and provided the voice for Davide Ferrario’s documentary “Sexxx”.
In 2022, he appeared in three films and a TV series: Massimo Paolucci’s “Soldato Sotto La Luna”, Stefano Milla’s “The Magic Penguin”, “Oltre” and a story arc in the second season of “Sport Crime”.
He was president of the inaugural Sorrento Film and Food Festival, held on January 1-6 2023, with awards going to Terry Gilliam, Enrico Vanzina [it], Noa, Susy Del Giudice [it] and Giovanni Esposito, as well as Remo Girone, Victoria Zinny [it], Francesca Tizzano and Master Chefs Don Alfonso, Peppe Aversa, Pasquale Palamaro and Gennaro Esposito.
His work in the new media expanded to "The Late Nite Mash", an online show and creative community that has featured interviews with Andy García and music mashups with The Late Nite Mash musical director Joey Altruda and saxophone player Plas Johnson, integrated with community generated content from animators, vloggers and artists.