Daniel Webber

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Daniel Webber is one of Australia's most promising young stars to come through the ranks thanks to both his work in film as well as television around the globe, starring in a wide variety of performances which have garnered him universal acclaim.  Currently Webber is starring opposite Keanu Reeves, Woody Harrelson and Kirstin Dunst in famed auter director Ruben Ostlunds long gestating film “The Entertainment System is Down.” The two time palm D’ore winner and two time Oscar nominees story is a dark satire, set on a long-haul flight between England and Australia where the entertainment system fails and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored. As well as this he is currently starring in a third and final season of MGM+ series, BILLY THE KID, as Jesse Evans, leader of the Seven Rivers gang and who if Billy wasn't there would have been the most infamous cowboy in the Lincon County war. The show was created by Michael Hirst of “Vikings” & “Elizabeth” fame.  Webber can currently be seen on Netflix starring in Jeff Tremaine’s Motley Crue Biopic, THE DIRT. Webber portrays lead singer Vince Neil, alongside Machine Gun Kelly as Tommy Lee, Douglas Booth as Nikki Sixx and Iwan Rheon as Mick Mars. As well as this, Webber can be found on Netflix in Francis Annan’s film ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA, starring opposite Daniel Radcliffe. The film is based on the true story of Stephen Lee (Webber) and Tim Jenkin’s (Radcliffe), incarceration and escape from Pretoria’s Maximum Security Prison after their involvement in anti-apartheid operations for the African National Congress.  His most recent film release was by Gracie Otto on her directorial first in Seriously Red, starring opposite Rose Byrne, Bobby Canavale and Krew Boylan as a Kenny Rogers impersonator in this colorful romantic comedy.  Webber appeared in the first season of Marvel’s Netflix original series THE PUNISHER in 2017. Webber portrayed Lewis Wilson, a young veteran dealing with PTSD and civilian life after serving in the military. That same year, Webber starred in Jordan Ross’ independent Drama THUMPER, alongside Lena Headey and Eliza Taylor, and executive produced by Cary Fukunaga. The film follows ‘Beaver‘(Webber) a high school student who gets caught up in drug dealing to escape poverty, while falling for ‘Kat‘ (Taylor) an undercover officer at his high school.  It was in 2016 that Webber landed on the international stage with his debut performance  in 11/22/63 earning resounding praise, Mashable stating “Webber is the best reason to watch 11/22/63” and being singled out as “Especially masterful”  by Variety, for his performance as Lee Harvey Oswald in this JJ Abrams adaptation of Stephen King’s novel 11.22.63. The Hulu original miniseries saw him star opposite James Franco, Chris Copper, George Mckay, Cherry Jones. The show follows James Francos’ character ‘Jake Epping’ as he travels back in time in attempt to stop the assassination of John F. Kennedy.  Webber’s Australian film credits include DANGER CLOSE THE BATTLE OF LONG TAN, AUSTRALIA DAY and TEENAGE KICKS. Additional television credits include HOME AND AWAY and DEVIL’S DUST.  He made his debut in David Field’s Drama THE COMBINATION in 2009. Soon after, he earned recognition for his role in the British-Australian science fiction series K-9.  The series was a spin off based on the adventures of the robot dog companion from DOCTOR WHO.  “They were about two inches from our face,” (NIKKI)Sixx says. “Me and Tommy (LEE)are just sitting in these two chairs, and Daniel was singing right in front of us, and Tommy and me looked at each other. We’re like, ‘He is Vince.'” - Rolling Stone "Frontman Vince Neil (Daniel Webber of The Punisher, in the strongest performance of the bunch) is touched by tragedy, first when his drunk driving gets a friend killed, then when his daughter is diagnosed with cancer." - Time "Douglas Booth and Daniel Webber each take turns stealing the show. Booth’s depiction of an inebriated Nikki Sixx is as upsetting as it is realistic. The audience will root for him when he’s down and cheer when he decides to sober up all because Booth is so convincing. Daniel Webber, on the other hand, exudes sexuality. Playing the heartthrob that can’t seem to keep his pants on, Webber is charming in all the wrong ways. He’ll be mostly remembered for his portrayal of Vince Neil during the later portions of the film though -- particularly the scenes opposite of Kamryn Ragsdale, who plays Neil’s daughter Skylar." - IGN