Daniel Cerny should not be confused with Dano Cerny.
| Birth Name: | Daniel Armin Cerny |
| Birth Date: | 1981 4, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor, director, musician, producer, singer, editor |
| Yearsactive: | 1987-present |
Daniel Armin Cerny (born December 11, 1981)[1] is an American actor, producer, singer, musician and film editor, best known for his roles in the horror films Demonic Toys (1992) and (1995).
Cerny was born in 1981 in Los Angeles, the son of Helena and Pavel Cerny.[2] His brother is politician Andrei Cherny. His parents are Czechoslovakian Jewish immigrants, who were dissidents in Prague.[3] [4] He expressed interest in film and acting at a young age, and made his debut in Doc Hollywood (1991) with a minor role, followed by playing the manifestation of an evil spirit in the horror film Demonic Toys (1992). In 1994, he was cast in a supporting role in Peter Weir's Fearless (1993) opposite Jeff Bridges.
He played the lead role of Eli Porter in the 1995 horror film . Cerny gave up acting after the film, only returning for a minor part in an episode of the miniseries Revelations (2005) opposite Bill Pullman, and a supporting part in the direct-to-video sequel (2006). Cerny worked as an assistant editor on the television series TransGeneration (2005) and The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency (2006).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Doc Hollywood | Boy with Spider | |
| 1992 | Demonic Toys | The Kid | |
| 1994 | Fearless | Byron Hummel | |
| 1993 | Phenom | Jimmy | Episode: "Game Face" |
| 1995 | Eli Porter | ||
| 2005 | Revelations | Male Student | Episode: "Hour One" |
| 2006 | Jake | ||
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | TransGeneration | Assistant editor | Eight episodes |
| 2006 | The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency | Assistant editor | Sixteen episodes |