Daniel Gillies

Daniel Gillies
Gillies at the 2014 PaleyFest
Born	Daniel Joshua Gillies (1976-03-14) 14 March 1976 (age 48) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Citizenship	Canada New Zealand
Occupations	Actor screenwriter director producer
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Rachael Leigh Cook ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2021)​
Children	2

Daniel Joshua Gillies^{[citation needed]} (born March 14, 1976) is a Canadian-New Zealand actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He played Elijah Mikaelson on The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off, The Originals; Dr. Joel Goran on Saving Hope. He wrote and directed the 2012 film, Broken Kingdom.