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My Take
Daniel Kash is one of those character actors whose face you recognize long before his name lands. I find his trajectory genuinely interesting: a Montreal-born performer who shows up in something as iconic as Aliens, then keeps surfacing across decades in series like Law & Order, Orphan Black, and The Expanse. That kind of longevity tells me he's a craftsman, not a flash-in-the-pan star. He also moved into directing, which I always respect because it suggests a real curiosity about how stories get built, not just how they're acted. He's a dependable working actor, and the industry quietly runs on people exactly like him.
Overview
Daniel Joshua Kash (born April 25, 1959) is a Canadian actor and film director. He is known for his appearances in films such as Aliens, The Hunt for the BTK Killer, and The Path to 9/11, and in television series such as Law & Order, Orphan Black and The Expanse.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Daniel Kash
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニエル・カッシュ
- Reading
- だにえる・かっしゅ
- Born
- April 25, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.