Daniel K Daniel

Daniel Kanayo Daniel (known as Daniel K Daniel or DKD) was born  at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria on May 22nd, 1986 to Igbo parents from Nenwe in Ani-Nri Local Government Area of Enugu State. His father, Chris Daniel, was an engineer and his mother, Kande Daniel, is a Broadcast Journalist and former National President of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists. DKD is a Nigerian television and film actor, model, voice-over artiste and events compere.

Daniel K Daniel Age

Daniel K Daniel is 38 years old.

Daniel K Daniel Early Life

Daniel is the first of four, he has two younger brothers and a sister who is the last. He grew up partly in Abuja, Port Harcourt and Enugu because his parents lived in these three cities. His father - Engr Chris Daniel passed away in an accident when he was 18 so he and his siblings had to move to Abuja where His mother - Mrs Kande Daniel (Broadcast Journalist and former National President of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ), resides. He led the drama and debating club of his primary school, Command Children School. Almost always at the top of his class, he graduated into secondary school in 1996. He enrolled in Command Day Secondary School Enugu, and later transferred to Federal Government College Enugu in 1999 to complete his senior secondary education. 

Daniel had the desire to be trained as a pilot, having had three role model fighting pilots in his family. His foster grandfather, (Late) Air Marshal Ibrahim Alfa was Nigeria former Chief of Air Staff while his three uncles John Chukwu, Air Vice-Marshal Chris Chukwu, and Shu’aibu Alfa were Squadron Leader in the Nigerian Airforce.His hopes to become a pilot were dashed when he was diagnosed with “myopia” (short sightedness) and was told it would be difficult to achieve his dream as a pilot with poor eyesight. This led him to study Applied Biochemistry and attained a Bachelor of Science degree from Nnamdi Azikiwe University Anambara State.

Daniel K Daniel Career

Daniel started his modeling career while still in the university, doing a couple of Television commercials for Zandas Cosmetics. When he returned to Abuja from the university, he took part in a few runway shows including the Abuja Moroccan Fashion Show.After one of the shows, a Super model by the name Steiner Eunice Opara dragged him to a movie audition. The directors in the movie audition were impressed by his talent and gave him his very first acting job in the Television series “All About Us” in 2009.

Daniel was part of the cast in the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) radio drama series - 'Story Story' and 'Neighbour My Neighbour'. He also starred in the BBC Movie - Sarah's Choice. In a stint in the Advertising/Corporate world, He worked with Orkin Nigeria/USA in 2011/2012. The high-point of this was his photo-shoot in Dubai to become the face of the company. He was also a MissDee Abuja Fashion Billboard Model for the year 2012.

In February 2010, Daniel took a break from his new found acting career to go for his National Youth Service, which is a mandatory requirement for Nigerian University graduates. He then worked with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria as part of his national youth service. He returned to acting in 2011 at the end of his Youth Service program.

Daniel has starred in movies like 'A Soldiers Story' 'Ladies Men', 'Under' which was filmed in Ghana, 'Paint My Life', 'Tempest', 'Lions of 76', 'Jujuwood', 'Body of the King', 'Book of Magic', 'Mummy Dearest', 'A Long Night', 'Bambitious', 'Devil in Red', 'Fearless Lions', 'Chimaobi', 'Dise's Secrets', 'Save A Life', 'Amiable', AMBO4 (Amstel Malta Box Office) Movie - "The Child", BBC Movie - "Sarah's Choice", MNET Movies - "Same Difference", "Perfectly Flawed","MatchMaker", "Girl" and "I'm Audrey". He also starred in the EbonyLife TV Comedy Series - "Madam Sarah's House".

Daniel K Daniel Personal Life

Daniel tied the knot with bride, Tina, in an awesome white wedding organized in Lagos on November 18th, 2017. The traditional ceremony earlier held in Anambra state. He has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.

Daniel K Daniel Awards

• In 2014 Daniel was nominated for the City People Awards, Best New Actor of the Year category, an award he went on to win. He was also nominated for the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON), Revelation of the Year Category in 2014, which he won
• On March 5th, 2016, Daniel won the Award for Best Actor in a (Drama) at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) 2016 edition, for his role in the Nigerian war thriller A Soldier's Story. In the same year, Daniel also won the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the same movie

Daniel K Daniel Net Worth

His net worth is not available.

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