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Biography
Infobox person| name = Dan Byrd| image =| image_size =| caption =| birth_name = Daniel Byrd| birth_date = birth date and age|1985|11|20| birth_place = Marietta, Georgia United States|U.S. | occupation = Actor| years_active = 1999–present Daniel " Dan " Byrd (born November 20, 1985) is an United States|American actor . His most prominent roles include the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)|The Hills Have Eyes , the CW Television Network|CW original comedy series Aliens in America , A Cinderella Story alongside Hilary Duff , American Broadcasting Company|ABC 's Cougar Town , and the 2010 movie Easy A .
Life and career
Byrd was born in Marietta, Georgia ,cite web|title=Dan Byrd |url= http://www.tv.com/dan-byrd/person/1896/biography.html|work=TV.com|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc|accessdate=21 November 2010 and began acting at a young age. His first screen role was in the 1999 film The First of May , which starred Julie Harris and Mickey Rooney . He then went on to make a string of appearances in television series such as Judging Amy , Any Day Now (TV series)|Any Day Now , ER (TV series)|ER , and Touched by an Angel before gaining his first break-out role in the TNT miniseries '' Salem's Lot (2004 TV miniseries)|Salem's Lot playing schoolboy Mark Petrie. The two part miniseries also starred Rob Lowe , Andre Braugher , James Cromwell and Donald Sutherland .
Also in 2004, Byrd appeared in A Cinderella Story alongside Hilary Duff . The project was followed by short-lived CBS series, Clubhouse , alongside Mare Winningham , Michael Jai White , John Ortiz and Christopher Lloyd .
In 2006, Byrd starred in Alexandre Aja 's remake of The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)|The Hills Have Eyes . The film, based on Wes Craven 's original 1977 cult classic film, costarred Aaron Stanford , Emilie de Ravin , Vinessa Shaw , Ted Levine and Kathleen Quinlan .
Also in 2006, Byrd also starred alongside John Travolta in the period crime thriller Lonely Hearts (2006 film)|Lonely Hearts .cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|title=Lonely Hearts (2006) Cops Trail Creeps on the Lam|url= http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/04/13/movies/13hear.html|accessdate=21 November 2010|newspaper= New York Times |date=April 13, 2007|authorlink=Stephen Holden The story followed real-life killers Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez (played by Salma Hayek and Jared Leto respectively), who develop a twisted infatuation with each other as they travel the country luring unsuspecting victims through personal ads in the newspaper. Travolta played the lead detective on the case and Byrd his troubled son. James Gandolfini also stars.
Byrd was set to appear in the 2007 remake of Revenge of the Nerds cite web|title='Revenge Of The Nerds' Remake Ceases Production|url= http://www.killermovies.com/r/revengeofthenerds/articles/6735.html|work=KillerMovies|accessdate=21 November 2010|date=November 24, 2006 produced by McG 's Wonderland Productions and Fox Atomic, but after three weeks of filming, the project was cancelled.cite news|last=Grossberg|first=Josh|title=No Revenge for New Nerds|url= http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b53817_No_Revenge_for_New_Nerds.html|accessdate=21 November 2010|newspaper= E! Online|date=Nov. 22, 2006 He then went on to star in The CW comedy Aliens in America cite news|last=dos Santos|first=Kristin|title=Aliens in America's Dan Byrd Talks Teenage Angst, Midwestern Accents and 13-Hour Days|url= http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b3930_aliens_in_americas_dan_byrd_talks.html|accessdate=21 November 2010|newspaper= E! Online|date=Oct. 22, 2007|authorlink=Kristin dos Santos which follows a Wisconsin homemaker who arranges to host a foreign exchange student, believing the visitor will help her shy son (Byrd) become more popular. However, the show only lasted one season.cite web|title= Aliens in America : CW Cancels Low-rated Sitcom|url= http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/aliens-in-america-cw-cancels-low-rated-sitcom/|work=TV Series Finale|accessdate=21 November 2010
In October 2008, Entertainment Weekly reported that Byrd had been cast in Heroes (TV series)|Heroes in a recurring role as Sylar 's ( Zachary Quinto ) apprentice.cite news|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title='Heroes' Exclusive: 'Aliens in America' Star Goes Bad|url= http://insidetv.ew.com/2008/10/23/dan-byrd-joins/|accessdate=21 November 2010|newspaper= Entertainment Weekly |date=Oct 23 2008|authorlink=Michael Ausiello He plays Luke Campbell and has the ability to emit microwave pulses. He appeared in three episodes during Heroes (TV series)|Heroes ' "Volume 4: Fugitives". Byrd also appeared in an episode of ABC Family's Greek (TV series)|Greek as Dale's ( Clark Duke ) high school friend.
In 2010, he played the supporting role of Brandon, a Homosexuality|gay teenager who pretends to have sex with Emma Stone's character in Easy A .cite news|last=Markovitz|first=Adam|title=Easy A (2010) A teen comedy enters virgin territory|url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20416290,00.html|accessdate=21 November 2010|newspaper= Entertainment Weekly |date=Sep 03, 2010
He stars in a film called Norman (2010 film)|Norman in which Byrd plays the title character.cite web|last=Bates|first=D.B.|title=Norman (2010)|url= http://www.theparallaxreview.com/ciff_2010/norman.html|work=The Parallax Review|accessdate=21 November 2010 The story follows a high school senior who perpetuates a lie that he is terminally ill with cancer to gain sympathy from his peers. Academy Award nominee Richard Jenkins plays his father. Emily VanCamp and Adam Goldberg also star.
Byrd's current television role is in the ABC comedy series Cougar Town , as the son of the main character played by Courteney Cox .cite web|title=Cougar Town - Bios|url= http://abc.go.com/shows/cougar-town/bios|work= ABC.com |accessdate=21 November 2010cite news|last=Hinckley|first=David|title=Courteney Cox and 'Cougar Town' just boy-toying with us in premiere of new ABC comedy|url= http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/09/23/2009-09-23_courteney_cox_and_cougar_town_just_boytoying_with_us_in_premiere_of_new_abc_come.html|accessdate=21 November 2010|newspaper= New York Daily News |date=September 23, 2009
Filmography
Year !! Title !! Role
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2009–present
2010
2010
2011
Awards and nominations
Awards Won:
2000: Burbank International Children's Film Festival: Best Child Actor for The First of May cite web|title=Burbank International Children's Film Festival - Best Film Awards 2000|url= http://www.burbankfilm.org/awards.html|work=BurbankFilm.org|accessdate=21 November 2010
2000: Young Artist Award: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Any Day Now cite web|title=21st Annual Young Artist Awards|url= http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms21.htm|work=YoungArtistAwards.org|accessdate=21 November 2010
2010: Rhode Island International Film Festival: Best Actor for Norman cite web|title=2010 Film Festival Award Winners Announced|url= http://www.film-festival.org/award10.php|work=RIIFF Awards|accessdate=21 November 2010|date=August 15, 2010
Awards Nominations:
2001: Young Artist Award: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Any Day Now cite web|title=22nd Annual Young Artist Awards|url= http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms22A.htm|work=YoungArtistAwards.org|accessdate=21 November 2010
2005: Young Artist Award: Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special- Leading Young Actor for ''Salem's Lot cite web|title=26th Annual Young Artist Awards|url= http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm|work=YoungArtistAwards.org|accessdate=21 November 2010
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IMDb name|126004
Amg name|133443
http://movies.about.com/od/acinderellastory/a/cinderdb063004.htm Interview with Byrd about A Cinderella Story
Persondata | NAME = Byrd, Dan | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = November 20, 1985 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Marietta, Georgia United States|U.S. | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Byrd, Dan Category:1985 births Category:Actors from Georgia (U.S. state) Category:American child actors Category:American film actors Category:American television actors Category:Living people Category:People from Marietta, Georgia
