Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2003 Attended Florida A&M Unversity; attended University of Southwestern Louisiana (BFA); attended New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (MFA) Was nominated for Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for Richard Greenberg's "Take Me Out." Daniel is multi-ethnic being African-American, Irish and German.