Daniel Bess
Most known for playing Rick Allen on the first season of 24. Bess was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and attended both high school and a school of the arts while living on the island. He later acted in New York theater before moving to Los Angeles.
Also recorded as Daniel Luke Bess
Daniel Bess
- Name
- Daniel Bess
- Birth Name
- Daniel Luke Bess
- Born
- 8 October 1977
- Birthplace
- Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Mid-Pacific Institute
- Languages
- English
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His mother is a professor and his father (Benjamin "Buddy" Bess) is a publisher, who owns the Honolulu publishing company Bess Press. He also has a brother and a sister. Bess married fellow actor Linda Park on October 11, 2014. They have a son together. On February 14, 2024, Park announced that they were no longer husband and wife and had been separated for over a year.
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• Name — Daniel Bess • Birth Name — Daniel Luke Bess • Born — 8 October 1977 • Birthplace — Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. • Children — 1 • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1999–present
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1999 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Policeman — Episode: "Payback" • 2001 — Not Another Teen Movie — Panicked Student — Film • 2001–2002 — 24 — Rick Allen — 18 episodes • 2002 — Firefly — Mudder — Episode: "Jaynestown" • 2002 — ER — Marshall — Episode: "First Snowfall" • 2002 — JAG — Marine Cpl. Joseph Tenny — Episode "All Ye Faithful" • 2004 — Veronica Mars — Cole (uncredited) — Episode: "Like a Virgin" • 2005 — Veronica Mars — Cole — Episode: "A Trip to the Dentist" • 2005 — Constellation — Young Bear — Film • 2005 — Medium — Young Man — Episode: "When Push Comes to Shove: Part 2" • 2005 — Grey's Anatomy — Pete Willoughby — Episode: "Bring the Pain" • 2005 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Officer Bell — Episode: "A Bullet Runs Through It: Part 1" Episode: "A Bullet Runs Through It: Part 2" • 2005 — Munich — American Athlete — Film • 2006 — What About Brian — Steve — Episode: "Pilot" Episode: "Two in Twenty-Four" • 2006 — CSI: Miami — Chad Moore — Episode: "Shock" • 2009 — Get the Dime — Julius — Short film • 2009 — Numb3rs — Julien Curtis — Episode: "12:01 AM" • 2011 — Femme Fatales — Logan Cale — Episode: "The Clinic" • 2012 — Last Resort — Lt. Chris Cahill — Episodes: "Captain", "Voluntold", "Skeleton Crew", "Another Fine Navy Day", "Nuke It Out", "Cinderella Liberty", "Blue Water" • 2013 — Last Resort — Lt. Chris Cahill — Episodes: "Damn The Torpedoes", "Controlled Flight Into Terrain" • 2013 — The Glades — Rick Marsten — Episode: "Civil War" • 2014 — The Crazy Ones — Dylan — Episode: "Simon Roberts Was Here" • 2014 — Go-Go Boy Interrupted — Pat — Episode: "Birthday Black Out Surprise" • 2015 — iZombie — Matt Sudak — Episode: "Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues" • 2015 — Kittens in a Cage — Denny — Episodes: "Ain't Even Got a Mustache", "Have Another Muffin, Nancy" • 2015 — Scandal — Ronnie — Episode: "Put a Ring on It" • 2016 — Hawaii Five-0 — Spencer — Episode: "Ka Luhi" • 2017 — Snatched — Front Desk Clerk — Film • 2018 — SEAL Team — Gordon — Episode: "The Cost of Doing Business" • 2024 — The Requiem Boogie — Mark — Film
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