Daniel Kash
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Daniel Joshua Kash is a Canadian actor and director.
He was born in Montreal
, Quebec
, the son of Canadian opera singer Maureen Forrester
and violinist/conductor Eugene Kash. He is also the brother of actress Linda Kash
. He studied at the Drama Center in London, England and has appeared in dozens of feature film and television series. His first feature was in Aliens
as Private Spunkmeyer. He has directed three successful short films, Germgirl, Flip Phone and For Lease (released 2007).
He played Axel Turner in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Kash’s first feature film was "Aliens" in 1986. He has since gone on to amass numerous credits in films such as "The Good Shepherd," "The Shipping News," "Cinderella Man," "The Tuxedo," "Lucky Number Slevin," "Casino Jack," "Fugitive Pieces," "Don't Say a Word" and the upcoming film "On The Road" with Kristen Stewart.
Kash has appeared in the television movies "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows," "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam," "The Hunt for the BTK Killer," "Crown Heights," "Gross Misconduct," "Mr. Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Alan Freed Story," "The Path to 9/11" and "The Last Days of Patton." He was also seen in the television series "Nikita," "The Event," "The Line," "A Taste of Shakespeare," "Relic Hunter," "Goosebumps," "Due South," "Law & Order," "Robocop," "Street Legal," "The Hitchhiker," and Lifetime’s "MISSING" and "Angela’s Eyes."
Kash has had a prolific theatrical career including "Macbeth" and "Arturo Ui" (Stratford Festival), "Streetcar Named Desire" (Crucible Theatre), "Unidentified Human Remains" (Orpheum Theatre in NYC), "Starlight Express" (directed by Trevor Nunn), "Rigoletto" (Theatre Passe Muraille), "The Constant Wife" (Citadel Theatre), "Comedy of Errors" (Canadian Stage) and the upcoming "Cruel and Tender" (Canadian Stage).
Kash has been nominated for three Gemini awards for Best Actor. He has directed three award-winning short films and five theatrical productions.
Kash was born in Montréal and currently resides in Toronto, Canada with his wife and two sons.
He was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, the son of Canadian opera singer Maureen Forrester
Maureen Forrester
Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester, was a Canadian operatic contralto.-Life and career:Maureen Forrester was born and grew up in a poor section of Montreal, Quebec. She was one of four children to Thomas Forrester, a Scottish cabinetmaker, and his Irish-born wife, the former May Arnold. She...
and violinist/conductor Eugene Kash. He is also the brother of actress Linda Kash
Linda Kash
Linda Kash is a Canadian actress.An alumna of Second City, she played Trudy Weissman in the 1998 Jean Smart sit-com, Style & Substance...
. He studied at the Drama Center in London, England and has appeared in dozens of feature film and television series. His first feature was in Aliens
Aliens (film)
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
as Private Spunkmeyer. He has directed three successful short films, Germgirl, Flip Phone and For Lease (released 2007).
He played Axel Turner in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam is a 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie and sequel to the 2008 film Camp Rock. Production commenced in August 2009 in Toronto, Ontario and at area summer camps. The movie premiered on on Disney Channel in the USA, along with a live simulcast on Radio Disney...
Kash’s first feature film was "Aliens" in 1986. He has since gone on to amass numerous credits in films such as "The Good Shepherd," "The Shipping News," "Cinderella Man," "The Tuxedo," "Lucky Number Slevin," "Casino Jack," "Fugitive Pieces," "Don't Say a Word" and the upcoming film "On The Road" with Kristen Stewart.
Kash has appeared in the television movies "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows," "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam," "The Hunt for the BTK Killer," "Crown Heights," "Gross Misconduct," "Mr. Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Alan Freed Story," "The Path to 9/11" and "The Last Days of Patton." He was also seen in the television series "Nikita," "The Event," "The Line," "A Taste of Shakespeare," "Relic Hunter," "Goosebumps," "Due South," "Law & Order," "Robocop," "Street Legal," "The Hitchhiker," and Lifetime’s "MISSING" and "Angela’s Eyes."
Kash has had a prolific theatrical career including "Macbeth" and "Arturo Ui" (Stratford Festival), "Streetcar Named Desire" (Crucible Theatre), "Unidentified Human Remains" (Orpheum Theatre in NYC), "Starlight Express" (directed by Trevor Nunn), "Rigoletto" (Theatre Passe Muraille), "The Constant Wife" (Citadel Theatre), "Comedy of Errors" (Canadian Stage) and the upcoming "Cruel and Tender" (Canadian Stage).
Kash has been nominated for three Gemini awards for Best Actor. He has directed three award-winning short films and five theatrical productions.
Kash was born in Montréal and currently resides in Toronto, Canada with his wife and two sons.