Daniel Bonjour

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Daniel Bonjour
Born (1981-09-28) September 28, 1981
Johannesburg, South Africa
Alma materBoston College
OccupationsActor, director, screenwriter,
Years active2007–present
SpouseJelly Howie (m. 2014)[1]
Children2

Daniel Bonjour (born September 28, 1981) is a South Africa–born actor, director and screenwriter best known for his roles in The Walking Dead, Frequency, and iZombie.

Early life

Bonjour was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.[2] His father is South African commercial editor and director who worked under the name Trevor Hill and his mother is Swiss. He moved with his family to Switzerland at the age of five and returned to South Africa at eight. At the age of 12, his family relocated to Seattle, Washington. He attended Mercer Island High School and graduated from Boston College.

Career

Daniel starred in his first movie when he was 12, but did not continue his career until 2007, starring predominantly in indie films and landing his first role as series regular in the science-fiction series RCVR, for which he received the Best Actor Award from the International Academy of Web Television. In 2016, Daniel was cast as Daniel Lawrence in the CW series Frequency opposite Peyton List and Mekhi Phifer.[3]

Daniel was the first winner of the International Academy of Web Television for Male Actor in a Drama in 2013.[4]

Frequency[5] was the first project in which he performed in his native South African accent.[6]

Daniel is also a writer and the grand prize winner of the Final Draft Screenwriting competition, having won the feature-film category in 2015.[7]

He has worked on several award-winning video games, including the Hitman series, Final Fantasy, and Life is Strange.[8]

Personal life

Daniel is married to actress Jelly Howie.[9][10] They have two children, a son named Brixton Riot Bonjour and a daughter named Charli Rainbow Bonjour.[11][12] Daniel has one brother named Pascal who lives in Seattle, as do both his parents. He was forced to leave his honeymoon with Jelly Howie in Thailand to fly to Atlanta to film The Walking Dead.[13]

People included Daniel as one of Hollywood's hottest up-and-comers in their Ones to Watch category.[14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirector
2008Midnight MovieJoshJack Messit
2008Allan Quatermain and the Temple of SkullsSir HenryMark Atkins
2008Bram Stoker's Dracula's GuestGerman captain
2009DragonquestArkadi
2013AmbushedFrankGiorgio Serefino
2016After the RainRyanDaniel Bonjour
2021Venus as a BoyJohnnyTy Hodges

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011RCVRWebberStar
2011CSI: NYDerby ChasenEpisode: "Food for Thought"
2015The Walking DeadAiden MonroeRecurring cast (2 episodes)
2015SatisfactionJulianTwo episodes
2016Teen Wolf MarcelEpisode: "Maid of Gévaudan"
2016–17FrequencyDaniel LawrenceMain cast (9 episodes)
2016–17FlakedDavidTwo episodes
2017–18iZombieLevon PatchRecurring cast (8 episodes)
2018Magnum P.I.John GilbertEpisode: "May the Best One Win"
2023Quantum LeapTrevor DunnEpisode: "Fellow Travlers"
2023Black CakeMarcRecurring cast (3 episodes)
2024The RookieDetective PiersonTwo episodes
2025The Cleaning LadyDr. Sean DupontRecurring cast

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Hitman: AbsolutionLandon Metcalf, Mason McCready, Dexter Goon, Wade Goon
2014Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIIAdditional voices
2015Life Is StrangeFrank Bowers, R.J. MacReady
2016HitmanKalvin Ritter, Cilas Netzke, Max Decker, Erik Olander, Fortune Teller, Almos Dexter, Salvatore Bravuomo, additional voices[8]
2016Final Fantasy XVAdditional voices
2022Tactics Ogre: RebornLeonar Reci Rimon[15]
2025Doom: The Dark AgesDeag Loric
2025Dune: AwakeningZantara

References

  1. "Jellybean Howie Bonjour on Instagram: "Happy Anniversary to my @danielbonjour ! I feel so lucky to be your wife and partner in life.. Everyday is an adventure and I'm so happy I get to experience it with you!! I love growing with you and learning with you and that you laugh with me at all my weirdness..thank you for being mine... I love you 😘#TheBonjours #married4years #love"".
  2. "Five Things You Didn't Know About Daniel Bonjour". 18 October 2017.
  3. "Hollywood's Hottest Up-and-Comers Hit PEOPLE's Ones to Watch Party: See the Pics!".
  4. "Variety". Variety.
  5. "'iZombie' Season 4 Adds 'The Walking Dead' Alum Daniel Bonjour".
  6. EnStars (25 January 2017). "'Frequency' Cast: Daniel Bonjour Dishes On Raimy & Daniel's Storyline, Season Finale, & Why Series Should Be Renewed [EXCLUSIVE]".
  7. "Our Big Break Was Exactly That... - Final Draft®". 21 June 2016.
  8. "Daniel Bonjour (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors (Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources).
  9. "Five Things You Didn't Know About Daniel Bonjour". 18 October 2017.
  10. "Daniel Bonjour – iZombie". 23 April 2018.
  11. "Daniel Bonjour on Instagram: "Welcome to the world, Brixton Riot Bonjour. Nothing I can say will express how I feel, so I'm not gonna try. Life/Heart/Brain/Soul has been changed forever. @jellybeanhowie was a rockstar and I have new found respect for mothers everywhere."".
  12. "Daniel Bonjour on Instagram: "Welcome to the world Charli Rainbow Bonjour! @jellybeanhowie blew my my mind at her courage, strength and love. She brought a new human into this world and we cant wait for her to meet her big brother."".
  13. RAPP, ILANA (13 December 2016). "The CW's Frequency Actor Daniel Bonjour's Dishes on 'Daniel and Raimy'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  14. "Hollywood's Hottest Up-and-Comers Hit PEOPLE's Ones to Watch Party: See the Pics!".
  15. Romano, Sal (21 October 2022). "Tactics Ogre: Reborn details skills, battlefield, Wheel of Fortune, Chariot Tarot, World Tarot, more classes and characters". Gematsu. Retrieved 22 October 2022.