Daniel K. Daniel was born Daniel Kanayo Daniel on May 22, 1986 in Maiduguri, Borno State. He is the first of four children born to Kande Daniel, a broadcast journalist and Chris Daniel (deceased), an Engineer. Daniel attended Command Children School, Command Day Secondary School, and Federal Government College, all in Enugu respectively. He proceeded to the Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, where he holds a degree in Applied Biochemistry.
With an aspiration to become a pilot, Daniel’s dream was aborted when he was diagnosed with myopia, which made it impossible for him to train as a pilot. He worked as a manager at his Uncle’s catering company and as a fashion model before his career in Nollywood. Daniel’s acting debut came in ‘’All about Us’’, a TV series directed by Kabat Esosa Egbon and Tola Balogun in 2009. He went on to feature in the British Broadcasting Corporation sponsored movie, ‘’Sarah’s Choice’’ (2010). Daniel came into prominence in ‘’The Child’’ (2010), and rose to fame and success in ‘’Ladies Men’’ (2010), ‘’Tempest’’ (2012), ‘’Car Hire’’ (TV series, 2013), ‘’Book of Magic’’ (2013), ‘’Spirit Girl’’ (2013), ‘’Matchmaker’’ (2014), ‘’Bambitious’’ (2014), ‘’Chimobi’’ (2014), ‘’Pulse’’ (TV series, 2015), ‘’A Soldier’s Story’’ (2015), ‘’Amiable’’ (2015), ‘’For the Wrong Reasons’’ (2016), ‘’Icheke Oku’’ (2016), ‘’Oloibiri’’ (2016), ‘’Hell or Highwater’’ (Short film, 2016), ‘’76’’ (2016), ‘’Tinsel’’ (TV series, 2017), ‘’Professor John bull’’ (TV series, 2017), ‘’Scorned’’ (2017), ‘’The Guardian’’ (2017), ‘’Broken Reed’’ (2017), ‘’Black Widow’’ (2017).
