Daniel Webber is one of Australia’s most promising young stars, starring in a wide variety of performances in film and television which have garnered him universal acclaim around the globe.
This Fall, Webber will be returning in season 2 of the MGM+ series, BILLY THE KID, as Jesse Evans, leader of the Seven Rivers gang. The show was created by Michael Hirst of “Vikings” & “Elizabeth” fame.
In features, Webber was last seen in Gracie Otto’s directorial debut SERIOUSLY RED, starring opposite Rose Byrne, Bobby Canavale and Krew Boylan as a Kenny Rogers impersonator. This colorful romantic comedy recently premiered at SXSW.
Webber can be seen on Netflix starring in Jeff Tremaine’s Motley Crue Biopic, THE DIRT. Webber portrays lead singer Vince Neil, alongside Machine Gun Kelly as Tommy Lee, Douglas Booth as Nikki Sixx and Iwan Rheon as Mick Mars.
Webber can also be found on Netflix in Francis Annan’s film ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA, starring opposite Daniel Radcliffe. The film is based on the true story of Stephen Lee (Webber) and Tim Jenkin’s (Radcliffe), incarceration and escape from Pretoria’s Maximum Security Prison after their involvement in anti-apartheid operations for the African National Congress.
Webber appeared in the first season of Marvel’s Netflix original series THE PUNISHER in 2017. Webber portrayed Lewis Wilson, a young veteran dealing with PTSD and civilian life after serving in the military. That same year, Webber starred in Jordan Ross’ independent Drama THUMPER, alongside Lena Headey and Eliza Taylor, and executive produced by Cary Fukunaga. The film follows ‘Beaver‘(Webber) a high school student who gets caught up in drug dealing to escape poverty, while falling for ‘Kat‘ (Taylor) an undercover officer at his high school.
In 2016 Webber debuted on the international stage in Hulu’s 11/22/63 to resounding praise. He was singled out as “Especially masterful” by Variety for his performance as Lee Harvey Oswald in this JJ Abrams adaptation of Stephen King’s novel. The Hulu original miniseries saw him star opposite James Franco, Chris Copper, George Mckay, and Cherry Jones. The show follows James Francos’ character ‘Jake Epping’ as he travels back in time in attempt to stop the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Webber’s Australian film credits include DANGER CLOSE THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN, AUSTRALIA DAY and TEENAGE KICKS. Additional television credits include HOME AND AWAY and DEVIL’S DUST.
He made his debut in David Field’s Drama THE COMBINATION in 2009. Soon after, he earned recognition for his role in the British-Australian science fiction series K-9. The series was a spin off based on the adventures of the robot dog companion from DOCTOR WHO.