Daniel Peter Webber (born 28 June 1988) is an Australian actor. Among his best known roles, Webber has portrayed Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil in the 2019 film The Dirt, Lee Harvey Oswald in the American science fiction thriller miniseries 11.22.63 and Lewis Wilson in the series The Punisher.
Early life and education Webber grew up on the New South Wales Central Coast and attended Green Point Christian College. He was a trampolinist and performed in the 2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.
Career Webber worked as a rope access technician on wind turbines. His first acting experience was on the 2009 film The Combination. From 2009–2010, he portrayed Darius Pike on the TV series K-9. He also had roles on All Saints and in the miniseries Devil's Dust.
In 2015, Webber played Ryan Kelly, a stalker, on Australian soap opera Home and Away.
Webber's role on the J. J. Abrams-produced 11.22.63 was his first in the United States. He got the role after sending in an audition tape, which he had two days to prepare for, including watching newsreels of Oswald and listening to clips of his voice. After he was cast, he then read the novel on which it was based, as well as other books about the assassination. Webber received praise for "mastering Oswald's peculiar speech pattern and growing sense of paranoia."
In 2016, he starred alongside Lena Headey and fellow Australian Eliza Taylor in the police drama film Thumper.
Webber played a distraught United States Army veteran who has PTSD in the Netflix television series The Punisher.
In 2019, Webber portrayed Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil in the 2019 Netflix film The Dirt. He also appeared in the feature film Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan, directed by Kriv Stenders.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2009 The Combination Jason Multiple Choice Andy Short film 2011 Sleeping Beauty Spy Shop Assistant2012 The Girl Who Lived Caspar Reason to Smile Jake Short film Baseheart Boy Short film2013 Galore Shane Deceit Xavier Thornton Break Liam Short film Spine Wayne Short film 2014 Eric Eric Short film2015 Skin Luke Short film Summer Nights Indy Short film2016 Teenage Kicks Dan O'Connel All Night Gaming Will2017 Thumper Beaver Australia Day Jason Patterson2019 The Dirt Vince Neil Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan Private Paul Large 2020 Escape from Pretoria Stephen Lee 2022 Seriously Red Kenny 2024 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga War Boy 2026 War Machine 57 TBA The Entertainment System Is Down Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 All Saints Kieran Foster Episode: "Training Wheels" 2009–2010 K9 Darius Pike 26 episodes 2012 Devil's Dust Young Guy Miniseries, 2 episodes 2015 Home and Away Ryan Kelly Soap opera, 9 episodes 2016 11.22.63 Lee Harvey Oswald Miniseries, 7 episodes 2017 The Punisher Lewis Wilson 7 episodes 2022–2025 Billy the Kid Jesse Evans 14 episodes 2023 Caught Jason Episode: "Blue Check Mark"
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