Danny Mac
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| Born | Danny Mac Greene 26 February 1988[1] Bromley, Greater London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | Carley Stenson (m. 2017) |
Danny Mac (born 26 February 1988) is a British actor and singer, known for his award winning roles across both stage and screen.
Early life
Mac was born in Bromley, Greater London,[2] but then grew up in the seaside town of Bognor Regis.[3] He trained for 2 years in Acting at Chichester College before attending The Arts Educational Schools in London graduating in 2009 with a BA Hons degree.[3]
Career
He played Gavroche in the musical Les Miserables for a ten-week run in Southampton in 1998, and appeared in the role again in the West End in 1999. He performed again in the West End a decade later in the musical Wicked from May 2009, where he stayed for 21 months and was an understudy for the role of Boq. He left to join Hollyoaks in February 2011, playing the role of Mark "Dodger" Savage.[citation needed]
In 2016, he reached the final in the fourteenth series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. He is the highest-scoring (by average) male celebrity to ever appear on the show. His professional dance partner was Oti Mabuse. In week 9, after dancing a Charleston, he became the first contestant to both receive a score of ten from Craig Revel Horwood and to score a perfect 40 for the series. The next week, Mac became the first celebrity in the show's history to score a perfect 40 for a Samba.[4] This was also the earliest double 40 in the show's history. He eventually reached the final, where he finished as joint runners-up with Louise Redknapp and her partner Kevin Clifton, losing out to winners Ore Oduba and his partner Joanne Clifton.
In May 2017 he starred as Gabey in the musical On the Town at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in a production that ran until July of that year and was nominated for 'Best Musical Revival' at the 2018 Olivier Awards. From September 2017 to April 2018 he starred as Joe Gillis in the multi award-winning touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, a role for which he won 'Best Actor' at The Manchester Theatre Awards and was nominated for 'Best Actor' at the WhatsOnStage Awards. The production also won 'Best Regional Production' at the 18th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards and 'Best Musical' at The Manchester Theatre Awards.[5]
In 2018 he appeared as Craig in the Sky One sitcom Trollied.
In December 2018 and January 2019 Mac starred as Bob Wallace in White Christmas at Curve in Leicester. The production will transfer to the Dominion Theatre in the West End from November 2019 to January 2020. From May 2019 Mac toured the UK as Nino in the musical Amélie.[6]
From February 2020 Mac will play Edward in the London premiere of Pretty Woman: The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre.[7]
Personal life
Mac married actress Carley Stenson in August 2017, after having been in a relationship with her since 2011.[citation needed]
He is a fan of Chelsea F.C. and used to live with actor James Atherton.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | A Line in the Sand | Tom | ITV Drama |
| 2011–15 | Hollyoaks | Mark "Dodger" Savage | Regular, (385 episodes) | |
| 2011 | Children in Need | Himself | Guest |
| Hollyoaks Best Bits 2011 | |||
| 2013 | All Star Family Fortunes | Guest | |
| 2014 | #ChallengeHollyoaks: Live | ||
| The British Soap Awards 2014 | Winner: Sexiest Male | ||
| 2015 | The British Soap Awards 2015 | ||
| British Andy | |||
| 2016 | Loose Women | Guest | |
| Strictly Len Goodman | |||
| 2016 | Strictly Come Dancing | Contestant (2016) | Runner-up with professional Oti Mabuse |
| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | Himself | Weekly appearances as contestant | |
| 2017 | Olivier Awards | Himself | Guest Presenter |
| A Harvest Wedding (TV Movie) | Fleming | ||
| Midlands Today | Himself | 15 December 2017 Evening News | |
| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | Himself | Friday Panel 2017 | |
| 2018 | Trollied | Craig | 2 episodes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | National Television Awards | Most Popular Newcomer | Nominated |
| The British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Nominated | |
| Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won | |
| Inside Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | |
| TV Quick and Choice Awards | Best Soap Newcomer | Won | |
| 2012 | The British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Nominated |
| National Television Awards | Best Newcomer | Won | |
| Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won | |
| Digital Spy Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won | |
| 2013 | The British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won |
| Inside Soap Awards | Best Actor | Won | |
| Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won | |
| 2014 | The British Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won |
| Inside Soap Awards | Sexiest Male | Won | |
| 2015 | National Television Awards | Best Serial Drama Performance | Nominated |
| 2018 | Manchester Theatre Awards | Best Actor In A Visiting Production | Won |
| WhatsOnStage Awards | Best Actor In A Musical | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "Danny Mac Biography". Heat. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ Saunders, Tristram Fane (14 December 2016). "Who is Danny Mac? All you need to know about the Strictly Come Dancing finalist". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Who is Danny Mac? Meet the Strictly Come Dancing 2016 finalist". wbnews.info. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ Hogan, Michael (27 November 2016). "Strictly Come Dancing 2016, week 10: Ed Balls cut adrift at bottom – will this be his final hurrah?". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Duke, Simon (5 October 2017). "From the Strictly ballroom to Sunset Boulevard – Danny Mac heading to Newcastle in iconic musical". chroniclelive.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Danny Mac to star in Amélie the Musical | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Pretty Woman: The Musical cast to feature Danny Mac and Aimie Atkinson in the West End". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 15 December 2019.