Director, writer, actor, and producer, Daniel Brooks has emerged as one of the brightest lights in the Canadian theatrical spectrum. He has studied theatre in Toronto, "The Method" in New York, clown in Paris, dance in Buenos Aires and puppet theatre in Brazil, and has won accolades and awards for such productions as HERE LIES HENRY, THE NOAM CHOMSKY LECTURES, HOUSE, INSOMNIA and FAUST. Among the awards he has won or been nominated for are the Dora Mavor Moore Award, the Chalmers Award, The Edinburgh Fringe First Award and the Governor General's Literary Award for Drama. He is the recipient of the inaugural Elinor & Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre.
He co-founded the Augusta Company with Don McKellar and Tracy Wright, helped build da da kamera as an International touring company, was an Associate Artist at Buddies in Bad Times, has an on going association with Soulpepper Theatre, and is currently artist in residence at the Tarragon Theatre. He has recently been appointed the new Artistic Director for the Necessary Angel Theatre Company.
Daniel's recent acting credits include work on Lepage's POSSIBLE WORLDS.
His work has toured across the country and around the world.