Dan Paris

Daniel "Dan" Paris (born 15 June 1973) is an Australian actor and photographer.

Dan Paris
Born (1973-06-15) 15 June 1973
Perth, Australia
OccupationActor, photographer
Websitehttp://www.danparis.com.au

He is best known for playing the role of Drew Kirk in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.

Personal life

Paris was born in Perth, Western Australia and was raised in Esperance in Western Australia. His family moved in 1980 when he was 7 from the Greenwood suburb of Perth, to the coastal town of Esperance where he now resides with his partner and children.

Over the years, Paris competed in various triathlons. From 1990 to 1994, he was a surf lifesaver and won the under-21 state medal in surfboat competition. In 1991 he competed with the WA swim team, and in 1998 Paris was Sports Person of the Year (swimming) in State Country Region WA. In 1993, Paris received his degree in accounting from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia and briefly worked for a major Australian finance company.

Actor and presenter

Paris was best known for his first acting role in 1998 as Drew Kirk in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Drew Kirk's character was killed off in 2002 and Paris continued on with various roles in MDA and McLeod’s Daughters until 2005. His career successfully crossed over as an advertising host for Aqua Technics and Ashley Martin; and more recently, as a presenter on Postcards, DestinationWA, ZoomTV, Home in WA, The West Real Estate Program and WA Weekender.

Dan has hosted various natural history documentaries and in 2007 and 2009 was a regular presenter on the travel program Postcards WA.

His career successfully crossed over as a Presenter in Postcodes, DestinationWA, ZoomTV, and The West Real Estate Program. Most recent credits include; Home in WA and WA Weekender. Dan plays Mark Davies in the ABC/Matchbox TV series The Heights.

Photographer and videographer

Paris is also a freelance photographer and cinematographer operating both Dan Paris Photography and Bauhaus Films video production.

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gollark: 4K video is fine, they have hardware decode.
gollark: Not sure why people want QHD/4K on laptops, let alone phones.
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Press
  • The Sydney Morning Herald - September 2, 2009
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