The Biography

Daniel Stewart Sherman – American actor, born 16 August 1970 in San Rafael, California. A six-time Broadway performer who originated the role of Don in Kinky Boots (Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical), and has also appeared in Henry IV, Desire Under the Elms, Cyrano de Bergerac, and A Touch of the Poet. His most notable film roles include Brendan in Run All Night (2015, opposite Liam Neeson and Ed Harris), Officer McCoy in Marshall (2017, opposite Chadwick Boseman), Smitty in Patti Cake$ (2017), ESU Lieutenant Staley in The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), B.B. Rush in Redacted (2007), and Willy in Music and Lyrics (2007). On television he is best known for his recurring role in Lodge 49 (2018–2020, 7 episodes), Ennis in People of Earth (2016, 20 episodes), and appearances in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Black Mirror (2019), Gotham (2014), The Good Wife (2010), Justified (2010), The Sopranos (1999), and the Law & Order franchise. He has also provided voice work for Red Dead Redemption II, Red Dead Online, and Grand Theft Auto V.