His sister is actress Sara Rivas. He is an accomplished painter, who has shown pictures at art shows in New York, Los Angeles and Europe. Daniel was once a Calvin Klein jeans model. He and his sister actress Sara Rivas star as themselves in the second season of Bravo's reality show "The It Factor: Los Angeles" (2003). Was engaged to Georgina Verbaan, a Dutch actress. With her he played in the movie Adrenaline (2003).
