Daniel Gregory Feuerriegel (born 29 October 1981) is an Australian actor who is based in

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, United States. He has acted in a number of Australian television series and first came to international notice with his role as a gladiator recruit "Agron" in the series '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'', '' Spartacus: Vengeance'' and '' Spartacus: War of the Damned''. Since June 2021, he has appeared on the

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soap opera, ''

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Biography

In 1998, Feuerriegel graduated from Villanova College, a Catholic college located in the Brisbane suburb of

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. He studied acting at the

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in Brisbane. He graduated in 2002.

Career

* He featured in the 2005 controversial short ''Boys Grammar'' which also starred

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and

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. * He also joined the cast of ''Small Claims: White Wedding'' in 2005. * In 2006 he appeared in ''Burke & Wills'' and the short film ''True'', the same year he starred as a recurring character on the hit series ''

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'' where he played Leo Coombes for five episodes, and also appeared in the series ''

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'' where he played Kim in the episode "The Reunion". * He joined the cast of ''Between the Flags'' (short film) in 2007. * In 2008 he appeared in a recurring role on the hit series ''

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'' where he played the journalist Gavin Johnson. the same year he guest starred in an episode of ''

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'', along with

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. * In 2009 he played Brendan in the Australian series '' All Saints'', earlier, in 2006 he played Cameron "Indy" Jones in the series. * In 2010 he played Agron, a gladiator recruit, in the Starz hit series '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand''. Feuerriegel continued this role in 2012 through the third season of the show, entitled '' Spartacus: Vengeance'', and the show's fourth and final season, entitled '' Spartacus: War of the Damned'', in 2013. *In 31 March 2021, it was reported that he would be taking over the role of

in NBC's ''Days of our Lives'', and would make his debut in mid-2021. On 21 May it was confirmed that he was cast in the role, and would make his debut on 9 June.

Filmography

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feuerriegel, Dan 1981 births Australian expatriate male actors in the United States Australian male television actors Living people People from Brisbane People educated at Villanova College (Australia) Queensland University of Technology alumni