Daniel Lapaine
Biography
Daniel Lapaine is an Australian actor of stage, film and television who was born in Sydney and trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1992. He came to attention in 1994 as the South African swimmer David Van Arkle in Muriel's Wedding (1994), and has since worked internationally from a base in London. His films include 54 (1998), Dangerous Beauty (1998), Polish Wedding (1998), Brokedown Palace (1999), Last Chance Harvey (2008) and a role in Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty. On television he appeared in The 10th Kingdom, twice in Black Mirror, and as King Charles II in Versailles, and he has played Bassanio at Shakespeare's Globe and Leontes at the Sheffield Crucible. He also wrote and directed the Australian feature 48 Shades.
55years old
Turns 56 on June 15in 216 days
- Born Sydney
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 27 years1994 to 2021
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Behind the camera
The Australian feature film 48 Shades was written and directed by Lapaine. It draws on Nick Earls's 1999 novel 48 Shades of Brown, and Buena Vista put it out in Australia in 2006.
First role
In 1994 Lapaine took the part of David Van Arkle, a swimmer from South Africa, in Muriel's Wedding, the film directed by P. J. Hogan.
Daniel Lapaine movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Daniel Lapaine shares two films with Claire Danes, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Claire Danes's page
Danny Trejo's page
Malcolm McDowell's page
Stanley Tucci's page
Mickey Rourke's page
Bill Nighy's page
All films by Bryan Singer
P.J. HoganDirector, 1 film, 1994
All films by P.J. Hogan
Mark ChristopherDirector, 1 film, 1998
All films by Mark Christopher
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.