Daniel MacPherson

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Daniel MacPherson

Born April 25, 1980 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (age 46)

Daniel Donald MacPherson (born 25 April 1980) is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as Joel Samuels in Neighbours, Sergeant Samuel Wyatt in Sky and Cinemax's Strike Back, Whit Carmichael in the Shane Abbess sci-fi film Infini, and Arion Elessedil in The Shannara Chronicles. He has also co-hosted Dancing with the Stars for six years while simultaneously starring …

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BeastBeast · 2026
Beast
7.32026
MovieActionDrama
MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.
Land of BadLand of Bad · 2024
Land of Bad
7.32024
MovieActionWar
When a Delta Force special ops mission goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. With no weapons and no communication other than the drone above, the ground mission suddenly becomes a full-scale battle when the team is discovered by the enemy.
A Wrinkle in TimeA Wrinkle in Time · 2018
A Wrinkle in Time
5.02018
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
Poker FacePoker Face · 2022
Poker Face
5.62022
MovieThrillerCrime
A yearly high-stakes poker game between childhood friends turns into chaos when the tech billionaire host unveils an elaborate scheme to seek revenge for the ways they've betrayed him over the years. But as his plans unfold, a group of thieves hatch plans of their own breaking into the mansion thinking it is empty. The old friends quickly band together and the years of playing the game help them win their way through a night of terror.
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris ChildScience Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child · 2016
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
5.62016
MovieScience Fiction
Set in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an impending global crisis and are confronted by the monsters that live inside us all.
InfiniInfini · 2015
Infini
5.22015
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A search and rescue team are transported through deep space to a distant mining colony to save the sole survivor of a biological outbreak. During their mission, they find a lethal weapon which is set to arrive on Earth within the hour.
Generational SinsGenerational Sins · 2017
Generational Sins
4.92017
MovieDrama
Estranged brothers try to honor their mother's dying wish by reconciling with their abusive, alcoholic father and ultimately are forced to choose between a bitter existence or a life of faith and forgiveness.
The CupThe Cup · 2011
The Cup
5.72011
MovieDramaHistory
At the heart of this true story is Damien Oliver, a young jockey who loses his only brother in a tragic racing accident, hauntingly reflecting of the way their father died 27 years earlier. After suffering through a series of discouraging defeats, Damien teams with Irish trainer Dermot Weld, and triumphs at the 2002 Melbourne Cup in one of the most thrilling finales in sporting history.

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Tripping OverTripping Over · 2006
Tripping Over
2006
SeriesDrama
Tripping Over is a British/Australian six-part drama series. Its first episode aired on Network Ten in Australia on 25 October 2006, and in the United Kingdom on Five on 30 October 2006. In the UK Tripping Over is repeated on Five Life. The show is about three friends in London and two friends in Sydney, neither group knows each other but their parents do. They both take flights to each other's countries, and the two groups meet at the stop-over in Bangkok, where a tragic event changes their lives. The series then follows the two groups of friends as they continue on their trips to each other's countries and back home. The programme focuses on the major life changes that occur during the mid-twenties, and how choices made here can affect a person's life for many years to come.

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