Daniel J. Gillies was born on the 14th March 1976, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada of New Zealand ancestry, and is an actor best known for his roles in the television series “The Vampire Diaries” (2010 – present) as well as the spin-off “The Originals” (2013 – present). His role as Dr. Joel Goran in the Canadian series “Saving Hope” (2012 – 2015) is also very well known. Gillies has been active in the entertainment industry since 1997.
How much is the net worth of Daniel Gillies? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the total size of his wealth is as much as $3 million, as of the data presented in early 2017. Acting is the main source of Gillies wealth.
Daniel Gillies Net Worth $3 Million
To begin with, Daniel was raised in his native town, but at the age of five his parents – both health workers of New Zealand origin – moved back to New Zealand. Daniel grew up in Invercargill and later in Hamilton where he was educated there. David became interested in acting, but because there were no suitable opportunities in New Zealand, he moved to Sydney, Australia in 2001. However, two months later he decided to return to his native country, where he worked as a waiter and washed dishes, but soon moved again, this time to Los Angeles.
Concerning his professional career, he debuted with a minor role in the feature film “A Soldier’s Sweetheart” (1998), and then appeared in episodic roles in the series “Young Hercules” (1999) and “Cleopatra 2525” (2000). The same year, he received his first major role, in the television series “Street Legal”, in which he portrayed Tim O’Connor and shaped the role until 2002. In 2004, he was in the main cast alongside Kristen Dunst and Tobey Maguire in the critically acclaimed feature film entitled “SpiderMan 2” directed by Sam Raimi; the film grossed $800 million worldwide and won a number of prestigious awards including the Academy Award, so his net worth was well set.
In 2005, he starred in the miniseries “Into the West”, then iIn 2007 landed the main role in the horror thriller film “Captivity” directed by Roland Joffe. Daniel has also made guest appearances in the series “NCIS” (2010), and the role of Elijah in “The Vampire Diaries”. In a short time he became a favourite of the audience, and his role was made recurring. In 2013, the spin-off entitled “The Originals” was launched, in which Gillies has a major role, plus it should be noted that Daniel directed one of the episodes entitled “Phantomesque” (2017), although it was not his directorial debut. He also directed and produced the feature film “Broken Kingdom” in 2012.
To conclude, all the aforementioned engagements have added significant sums to the outright size of Daniel Gilles as well as making him popular.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Daniel Gilles married the actress Rachel Leigh Cook in 2004, and the family has a daughter and a son.
