Daniel Flaherty

Flaherty started to pursue acting at age 11.^{[citation needed]} When he turned 13, he booked his first short film, My First Kiss.^[3] By the age of 17, he had appeared in the indie short films Spark, Vacant, The Parade, and Portnoy.^[4]

In 2010, Flaherty was cast as Stanley Lucerne in the MTV adaptation of the British teen drama Skins. The character is based on the character Sid Jenkins from the original British series. Daniel originally went to the New York open call but didn’t get a callback. His agent arranged a second private audition, through which Flaherty won the role. Flaherty stated that his favorite part of working on Skins was getting to contribute to the development of his character.^[1] In 2012, Flaherty was cast as Tommy, a victim of school bullying, in the independent dramedy Contest. The following year, he appeared in a small role in Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street. Beginning in 2013, he had a recurring role in the television series “The Americans” as Matthew Beeman, the teenage son next door. In September 2016, it was announced that Flaherty would join the cast of the upcoming film, The Garden Left Behind, directed by Flavio Alves, starring Michael Madsen and Ed Asner.^[5][6]

Flaherty is from Glen Rock, New Jersey, where he attended Glen Rock High School.^[7] He is the youngest of four siblings. He spends his free time skateboarding, playing guitar, writing songs, and singing in his band, MF Killer Starfish.^[3]