Daniel Ray Allen Cooksey Jr. (born November 2, 1975) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his roles in television shows, such as Diff'rent Strokes (during the final three seasons), The Cavanaughs, and Salute Your Shorts, his role as a friend to the young John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and as the voice of Montana "Monty" Max in Tiny Toon Adventures, as well as voice roles in projects such as Xiaolin Showdown, Dave the Barbarian, and the DC Animated Universe series Static Shock.

Cooksey was born in Moore, Oklahoma, the son of Melody Ann (née Wagoner) and Daniel Ray Allen Cooksey. When Cooksey was eight years old, his mother moved to Los Angeles with the intention of him pursuing a career in country music.

Cooksey auditioned successfully for Diff'rent Strokes, being cast as Sam McKinney, a role he played for the last three seasons. He also played Kevin Cavanaugh in The Cavanaughs, Bobby Budnick in Salute Your Shorts, John Connor's friend Tim in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, the title character in The Further Adventures of SuperTed, Montana Max in Tiny Toon Adventures, Milo Kamalani on Pepper Ann, Jack Spicer in Xiaolin Showdown, and the title character in Dave the Barbarian. He also lent his voice to the Kids' WB animated series Static Shock as Francis Stone/Hotstreak. In 1996, Cooksey provided the voice of Stoop Kid from Hey Arnold!

Cooksey was the lead singer in the band Bad4Good. They released one CD, Refugee, for Interscope Records in 1992. He was also a member of Lucy's Milk in 1996, He is the most prominent member of the band Arbuckle (2004–2013). In 2015, Cooksey worked with the Western band Shelter Dogs, providing guitar and vocals, releasing the album Take Me Home in March 2015, all the tracks being written or co-written by Cooksey.

In 1998, Cooksey married makeup artist Amber Leigh, who has epilepsy. The couple have two children together: a daughter, Zoe, and a son, Jackson, who also has epilepsy. In 2019, Leigh filed for divorce.^{[citation needed]}