Daniel Zovatto

Daniel Zovatto Blanco was born in San José, Costa Rica, on July 12, 1991; he is the son of television personality Sylvia Blanco and named after his father, Daniel Zovatto Garetto, an Argentinian politician.
Zovatto's desire to become an actor began at an early age when he joined his mother on set of her talk shows in Costa Rica, and he attributes his fascination with the horror genre to his father, who scared him as a child while he was watching Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. Subsequently, he adopted the nickname 'Danny', after the child protagonist of the horror film.[citation needed]
After moving to New York City, he pursued theater and was cast in two short films, 55 Days and The Return. He later moved to Los Angeles, where he made his feature film debut in the 2013 horror movie Beneath as Johnny. The independent film, released on May 3, 2013, was directed by Larry Fessenden and marke…