Danny Torrance

Danny Torrance
The Shining character
Danny Lloyd as the child character Danny Torrance in the 1980 film The Shining. He stands in a hotel hallway and wears a sweater with a rocketship on it.
Danny Lloyd as Danny Torrance in
1980 film The Shining
First appearanceThe Shining (1977 novel)
Created byStephen King
AbilitiesPsychic powers
In-universe information
Family

Daniel Anthony Torrance, also known as Doctor Sleep, is a fictional character who first appears in the 1977 novel The Shining by Stephen King as a child with psychic powers called "the shining". His parents are father Jack Torrance and mother Wendy Torrance. The character was portrayed in the 1980 film adaptation The Shining by Danny Lloyd and by Courtland Mead in the 1997 television miniseries The Shining.

In 2013, Stephen King released the novel Doctor Sleep, a sequel to the 1977 novel that features an adult Dan Torrance as the protagonist. Warner Bros. Pictures produced a film adaptation of the novel with actor Ewan McGregor playing the adult Dan Torrance. The film was released in November 2019.