So
let’s start with a bit of a bio, shall we?
Dan
is an accomplished actor with wide experience in feature films,
television shows, motion capture, voice over, and commercials.
Certainly most of you know of his work on Power Rangers Time
Force as the brooding, lone wolf Eric Myers—the Quantum Ranger. Did
you also know that Danny worked for Saban doing the live touring
shows long before AND after his stint on Time Force? That’s right.
He auditioned for the role of Adam along with Johnny Yong Bosch back
in the day. Johnny was given the part on the show, but Dan took on
the role of the Black Ranger in the live show for quite a while.
Dan in costume as the Black Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Live touring show!
So
how did he move from the touring show and being a stuntman on the TV
series to actually being a Ranger? Well, it started with Lightspeed
Rescue. Dan had auditioned for the role of the Blue Ranger and the
casting people at Saban did like him, but Koichi Sakamoto himself had
a better idea. He thought that Danny was way too dominate of a
personality to play opposite Sean Johnson who had already been
cast as the Lightspeed Red Ranger. He knew that the role of Eric
Myers was coming up very soon and he thought Dan would be perfect for
it.
Daniel first appeared as Eric Myers in episode 12 of Time Force--he became
the Quantum Ranger just a few episodes later.
Turns out he was right! The rest is history, as they say. Dan
stepped out of his role as stuntman on the show—though he still did
most of his own stunts—and became the Quantum Ranger. He’s widely
regarded as one of the most popular Rangers in the franchise to this
day. Good work, Koichi!
After
Time Force ended, Dan did return to the role in a couple of crossover
episodes with the Wild Force cast, but he also continued to work with
the live shows from time to time coordinating and performing stunts
as well as starring as one of the Rangers. Over the years he
portrayed several Rangers on stage, one of which being the Lost
Galaxy Red Ranger.
Daniel as the Lost Galaxy Red Ranger in the live show!
Next
time we’ll discuss Devil May Cry and his vast experience with the
gaming industry. He has worked on a couple of really big titles
coming out soon, so you don’t want to miss this!
That's
it for now. Check back for Part 2 of the bio when we'll talk about
Devil May Cry and all of his other video game work!
Suzy-Q
