Daniel Skinner

About

I’m an NYC-based actor, improviser, and stage combatant. Originally from Laramie, Wyoming, my debut as Joseph in the preschool nativity play spurred my love of acting (even though I didn’t get to ride the donkey - a grudge I hold to this day). After a childhood spent training in summer programs like Perry-Mansfield and The American Shakespeare Center, I earned my BFA in Acting from Elon University, where I graduated summa cum laude and honed my passion for stage combat, improv, and Shakespeare.

I’ve worked in regional theaters across the United States, from Wyoming to Maine. While I easily slots into young heroes, romantics, and academics like Hamlet, Jake in Clarkston, or Valentine in Arcadia, I also thrive in character roles, like Dmitri in Lauren Yee’s Mother Russia, whom I played in the East Coast Premiere.

I continue to train at institutions such as The Upright Citizens Brigade, The Barrow Group, and The Patrick Page Studio. When not performing, I can be found out-lifting his demons at the gym, begging people to play some D&D, and justifying whatever ludicrously expensive LEGO set I just bought.