Daniel "Dan" Byrd (born November 20, 1985) is an
American actor. His most prominent roles include the 2006 remake of
The Hills Have Eyes and the
Hilary Duff film,
A Cinderella Story.
Life and career
Byrd was born in
Marietta, Georgia, and he began acting at a young age. His first screen role was in the 1999 film
The First of May, which starred
Julie Harris and
Mickey Rooney. He then went on to make a string of appearances in television series such as
Judging Amy,
Any Day Now,
ER, and
Touched By An Angel before gaining his first breakout role in the TNT mini-series
Salem's Lot playing schoolboy Mark Petrie. The two part mini-series also starred
Rob Lowe,
Andre Braugher,
James Cromwell and
Donald Sutherland.
Also in 2004, Byrd appeared in
A Cinderella Story alongside
Hilary Duff. The project was followed by short-lived CBS series,
Clubhouse, alongsinde
Mare Winningham,
Michael Jai White,
John Ortiz and
Christopher Lloyd.
