Daniel Gregory Feuerriegel (born 29 October 1981) is an Australian actor who is based in Los Angeles, California, 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 NBC/Peacock soap opera, Days of Our Lives as EJ DiMera.
Biography In 1998, Feuerriegel graduated from Villanova College, a Roman Catholic college located in the Brisbane suburb of Coorparoo. He studied acting at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. He graduated in 2002.
Career He featured in the 2005 controversial short Boys Grammar which also starred Jai Courtney and Adam J. Yeend. 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 McLeod's Daughters where he played Leo Coombes for five episodes, and also appeared in the series Stupid Stupid Man 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 Home and Away where he played the journalist Gavin Johnson. the same year he guest starred in an episode of The Strip, along with Aaron Jeffery. 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 EJ DiMera 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 Year Film Role Notes 2005 Small Claims: White Wedding Brendan Rigby 2005 Boys Grammar Ben Short film 2006 Burke & Wills Guy 2006 True Russell Short film 2007 Between the Flags First Guy Short film 2012 Ruin Fighter Short film 2014 Cryptic Jim Jonas 2015 Vy Nguyen & Keith Jackson feat. Jason Chu, No Hero Now Deathstalker Short film 2018 Pacific Rim Uprising Lieutenant Allan Gronetti 2021 Days of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas EJ DiMera Peacock Original Movie
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 RAN: Remote Area Nurse Ben Episode "The Gardens of the Torres Strait" 2006 McLeod's Daughters Leo Coombes 5 episodes 2006 Stupid Stupid Man Kim Episode "The Reunion" 2006, 2009 All Saints Cameron "Indy" Jones / Brendan Episodes "Jaws of Death" & "Out of the Ashes" 2008 Home and Away Gavin Johnson 9 episodes 2008 The Strip Rhys Roberts Episode 1.5 2010 Spartacus: Blood and Sand Agron 5 episodes 2012 Spartacus: Vengeance 10 episodes 2013 Spartacus: War of the Damned 10 episodes 2015 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Spud Episode "A Wanted (Inhu)man" 2016 Travel Boobs (web series) Mark Episodes "Stranded" &"The Proposal" 2017 Chicago Fire Will Tucker Episode "A Breaking Point" 2018 NCIS: Los Angeles Angus Reeves Episode "Outside the Lines" 2021– Days of Our Lives EJ DiMera Main Role
Theatre Year Play Role Director Theatre Notes 2004 Sleeping Around Greg Katy Alexander Belvoir Theatre alongside Craig Brown Jacobie Gray & Charlotte Gregg 2004 Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs Ingham Amos Szeps Old Fitzroy Theatre alongside Jacobie Gray & Ash Lyons – The Beauty Queen of Leenane Ray Winston Cooper New Theatre – – Song of the Yellow Bittern Vince Moelisea Stafford – – – Pink Floyd's – The Wall Ensemble John O’Hare – – – The Jungle Jimmy Leonard Meenach – – – The Merchant of Venice Prince of Arragon & Balthazar Diane Eden & Peter Lavery – – – Histories Ensemble Gavin Robins – – – Rent Benny Deborah McCauslane – – – Three Sisters Solyony Jeffery Renn – – – Soiled Ensemble Deborah McCauslane – – – They Shoot Horses Don't They? Ensemble Leonard Meenach – – – Spurboard Ensemble David Lynch – –
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