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 active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 2004; div. 2021)​
Children2

Daniel Joshua Gillies[citation needed] (born March 14, 1976) is a Canadian-New Zealand actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He played the role of Elijah Mikaelson on the television series The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off The Originals, as well as Dr. Joel Goran on the Canadian series Saving Hope, a medical-themed show with a mystical, paranormal twist. He wrote and directed the 2012 film, Broken Kingdom.