Daniel L. Rivera
- Actor
- Stunts
- Writer
Daniel L. Rivera was born in Brooklyn, New York upon completion of High School he immediately enlisted into the United States Marine Corps. Daniel served for 10 years and achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. He held the prestigious title of Drill Instructor and made over 350 Marines as well as instructed 400 Marines in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program as a 1st Degree Black Belt Instructor.
In 2014 Daniel began his career as a Professional Wrestler under the ring name "Danny Limelight". As a professional wrestler he has won a total of 13 Championships from 11 different wrestling promotions. Promotions Daniel has wrestled for are: All Elite Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, AAA, Reality of Wrestling and Championship Wrestling From Hollywood. He also made a few appearances for WWE.
Daniel has always had a passion for movies and stunt work. Upon completion of obligated service in the Marine Corps he decided to pursue this lifelong dream. Using Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as inspiration he made the transition from wrestling to acting.
Daniel Rivera made his acting debut in the short film The Hoodie (2019) where he played Eugene and performed his own stunts. Since then Daniel has been featured in films like "Speed of Time" (2020) "14 Ghosts" (2021) "Lord of the Streets" (2022), "Dark Asset" (2023), "Get The Girl" (2023) "Dirty" (2024), "Til Death " (2024) and his Award-Winning Short Film "Joe Riv" (2021). Daniel has also been featured on N.C.I.S (2022) Netflix's "The Brothers Sun" (2023) & Prime Video's "On Call" (2024).
Aside from Acting and working as a Stunt Performer, Daniel is also a Writer, producer, and Fight Coordinator. Daniel has a daughter named Khaleesi Rivera who is also an actress.
In 2014 Daniel began his career as a Professional Wrestler under the ring name "Danny Limelight". As a professional wrestler he has won a total of 13 Championships from 11 different wrestling promotions. Promotions Daniel has wrestled for are: All Elite Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, AAA, Reality of Wrestling and Championship Wrestling From Hollywood. He also made a few appearances for WWE.
Daniel has always had a passion for movies and stunt work. Upon completion of obligated service in the Marine Corps he decided to pursue this lifelong dream. Using Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as inspiration he made the transition from wrestling to acting.
Daniel Rivera made his acting debut in the short film The Hoodie (2019) where he played Eugene and performed his own stunts. Since then Daniel has been featured in films like "Speed of Time" (2020) "14 Ghosts" (2021) "Lord of the Streets" (2022), "Dark Asset" (2023), "Get The Girl" (2023) "Dirty" (2024), "Til Death " (2024) and his Award-Winning Short Film "Joe Riv" (2021). Daniel has also been featured on N.C.I.S (2022) Netflix's "The Brothers Sun" (2023) & Prime Video's "On Call" (2024).
Aside from Acting and working as a Stunt Performer, Daniel is also a Writer, producer, and Fight Coordinator. Daniel has a daughter named Khaleesi Rivera who is also an actress.
Actor
Stunts
Writer
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