Daniel Bess
American television and film actor
Daniel Luke Bess (born October 8, 1977) is an American television and film actor. 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. 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.
01Filmography
| 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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