Daniel Beirne (born August 12, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his performance as William Lyon Mackenzie King in the 2019 film The Twentieth Century,Kevin Ritchie, "Review: The Twentieth Century is an absorbing visual delight". Now, December 12, 2019. for which he won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2019"Vancouver film critics award 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open'" . Tri-City News, January 7, 2020. and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Actor at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards.Norman Wilner, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Prepare for a Schitt's show". Now, February 18, 2020.
He also starred in the films Great Great Great,Norman Wilner, "Great Great Great lives up to that title". Now, October 4, 2017. Suck It Up,Norman Wilner, "Suck It Up deals with pain and death but is weirdly charming" . Now, November 30, 2017. and I Like Movies. He has had television roles as Sonny Greer in Fargo, Gary Goldman in Workin' Moms, Nick in Ginny and Georgia, Tommy in The Guest Book,Whitney Friedlander, "With The Guest Book, Greg Garcia Embraces Peak TV's Latest Trend: The Passion Project". Paste, October 22, 2018. and the Drive-Thru Guy in Humour Resources, and appeared in the web series Space Riders: Division Earth,Melita Kuburas, "Starz picks up iThentic’s Space Riders". Playback, September 30, 2014. The Bitter End,Miranda Campbell, Out of the Basement: Youth Cultural Production in Practice and in Policy. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013. . pp. 142-147. Dad Drives,Danielle Ng See Quan, "Dad Drives web series gets $10,000 Bite development deal". Playback, May 13, 2013. Ghost BFFJordan Pinto, "Ghost BFF floats to KindaTV for season two". Playback, Ginny & Georgia, November 22, 2019. and Detention Adventure.
He won a Canadian Screen Award in 2015 as a co-creator and producer of Space Riders: Division Earth, and has won two Canadian Comedy Awards as a writer and creator of Dad DrivesDanielle Ng See Quan, "Goon, Awkward Sexual Adventure win at Canadian Comedy Awards". Playback, October 8, 2013. and Space Riders: Division Earth.
He has also previously been a music writer and editor of the blog Said the Gramophone, selected by Time magazine as one of the 25 best blogs in the world in 2009.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 Who Is KK Downey? Charles 2009 Dan 2010 I Heart Doomsday Dr. Maximillian Von Max Peepers Stu 2011 The Future Is Now! Young man 2012 Beat Down Henry On the Road Newlywed man 2013 Three Night Stand Aaron 2014 We Were Wolves Paul 2017 Suck It Up Granvilles Great Great Great Tom Anderson 2018 Officer Nate Stevens 2019 American Hangman Tom William Lyon Mackenzie King White Lie Sam Blumenthal 2021 Awake Gregg 2022 I Like Movies Owen 2023 I Used to Be Funny Tim Priscilla Joe Esposito 2024 Paying for It Chester Brown 2026 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Kip Danforth
Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Perfect Plan Evan Television film 2012 Life with Boys Zach Episode: "Double Trouble with Boys" Flashpoint Andrew Episode: "No Kind of Life" Willed to Kill Detective Manson Television film 2014 Apple Mortgage Cake Herman Flue Television film Odd Squad Beach man Episode: "Skip Day/The Great Grinaldi" 2014–2023 Murdoch Mysteries Ian Vagle 3 episodes 2015 Fargo Sonny Greer 5 episodes 2016–2017 Phil Paulson 2 episodes 2017 Reign George Episode: "With Friends Like These..." Barista Episode: "Late" American Gods Ice cream vendor Episode: "A Prayer for Mad Sweeney" 2017–2023 Workin' Moms Gary Goldman 18 episodes 2018 Carter Adam Episode: "The Flood" Tommy Main role (season 2) 2019 You're the Worst Tom 2 episodes Toby Episode: "The Deep End" Titans Jacob Finlay Episode: "Aqualad" 2020 Mrs. America Hamilton Jordan Episode: "Reagan" 2021 Humour Resources Drive-thru guy Main role; 4 episodes Dustin Lundgren Season 2, episode 8 Hudson & Rex Griffin Birch Episode: "Rex Marks the Spot" 2021–present Ginny & Georgia Nick Recurring role 2022 High School Mr. Gardner 2 episodes Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities Deputy Davis Episode: "The Autopsy" Transplant Ezra / Liam Episode: "And So It Goes" 2023 Red Iron Road Marquise D'Urfe Episode: "VRDLK: Family of Vurdulak" Accused ADA Roger Doty Episode: "Jack's Story" Gen V Social Media Jeff Recurring role 2024 Davey & Jonesie's Locker Mr. Schneider Main role One More Time Wayne Main role 2025 Twisted Metal Jeremy Recurring role
Web Year Title Role Notes 2009 Bernard Price 6 episodes 2012–2014 Dad Drives Malcolm 11 episodes 2014–2017 Space Riders: Division Earth Philip 23 episodes 2015 Guille Episode: "The Badger Trip" 2018 Ghost BFF Mitchell 7 episodes 2019 Detention Adventure Mr. Applebaum 6 episodes Bigfoot Mr. Ferret Episode: "Endangered" Bit Playas Casting director #2 Episode: "Auditions" 2020 Rick 5 episodes
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