Daniel Francis

Daniel Francis is a classically trained actor, leading the upcoming AppleTV series 'Liaison' alongside Eva Green and Vincent Cassel. As well as the eagerly anticipated Harlan Coben thriller 'Stay Close' alongside Richard Armitage and James Nesbitt for Netflix. Daniel is known for his performance as "Doctor Facilier" in Disney/ABC's hit series Once Upon A Time and Esmond Smith in "Small Axe" directed by Academy Award winning Director Steve McQueen. Passionate, but shy as a youth, Daniel found freedom of expression on stage while attending the Pyramid Young Initiative in Clapham, London. At 17 he was given a life-changing introduction to an early mentor, theatre director Sacha Wares and was subsequently cast in her production of Bintou at the Arcola Theatre. Daniel went on to train at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA), and upon graduation, went straight to the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to work alongside award winning actor John Lithgow. After completing his debut season at the RSC, Daniel embarked on a critically acclaimed stage career playing leading roles in The Brothers Size at the Young Vic (written by Oscar Award Winning writer of Moonlight, Tarell Alvin McCraney), Off The Endz at the Royal Court theatre (Directed by Olivier Award Winning Director Jeremy Herrin), The Hounding of David Oluwale at the Hackney Empire, Othello at the Singapore Rep Theatre and portraying Martin Luther King Jr in Katori Hall's Olivier Award Winning play the Mountaintop directed by Abbey Wright, to name a few. As an entrepreneur Daniel was a Founding team member of a multi-billion dollar technology company Hedera Hashgraph. Among other responsibilities, Daniel produced and directed 8 short documentaries capturing the human impact of the technology.