Biography

Daniel is an exciting scriptwriter with a passion for dark thrillers, crime stories and comic books. He's a classically trained actor and studied scriptwriting in New York, where his works received immediate attention from the Academy Foundation's Nicholl Fellowships. Now living with his family on a farm in Switzerland, Daniel also specializes in German language scripts.

 

 

In Development:

 

LENA POLJANSKAJA

THE COFFEE TRADER

Drama for Koerfer Film & C-Films

Based on the novel by David Liss 

 

Produced Credits:

BROTHER GRIMM

Thriller for ARD Television, Producer Mona Film

Based on the novel by Craig Russell. Directed by Urs Eggers, starring Peter Lohmeyer as Jan Fabel.

 

GSG 9: REJECTED

Episodic action for SAT1 Television, Producer Typhoon Film

 

CRIME SCENE: ONE AND ONLY

Crime drama for SWR Television, Producer Maran Film

 

THE CLEVER ONES: BLOOD TIES

Episodic thriller for RTL Television, Producer Studio Hamburg Film

 

CRIME SCENE: A BETTER DEATH

Crime drama for SWR Television, Producer SWR

 

THE CLEVER ONES: PURE WORLD

Episodic thriller for RTL Television, Producer Studio Hamburg Film

 

CRIME SCENE: A MURDEROUS FAIRYTALE

Thriller for BR Television, Producer Bavaria Television

 

 

Original Available Screenplays:

 

BREAKFAST IN ATLANTIS (Drama Mystery)

 

CRACKER'S WORLD (Action Comedy)

 

NOT MINDING THE HURT (Thriller)

 

OUT THERE (Thriller)

 

BOXMAN JAKE (Drama Mystery)

 

THE WAY IT IS (Comedy)

 

WALLSPACE (Action Thriller)

 

 

Competitions:

 

A MURDEROUS FAIRYTALE (Grimme Prize Nomination 2001)

 

BREAKFAST IN ATLANTIS (Nicholl Fellowships & Chesterfield semifinalist)

 

CRACKER'S WORLD (Nicholl top ten, Empire finalist, Chesterfield semifinalist)

 

NOT MINDING THE HURT (Chesterfield & Empire semifinalist)

 

OUT THERE (Nicholl Fellowships quarterfinalist)

 

THE WAY IT IS (Empire quarterfinalist)

 

WALLSPACE (Empire quarterfinalist)

 

 

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