An actor and stand-up comedian who was born in Bermuda and raised in
the United States of America. Notable television appearances include
Showtime's Homeland, USA Network's Necessary Roughness, Lifetime TV's
Drop Dead Diva, The CW's One Tree Hill, and a starring role on
Adultswim's live action show The Restless Bell, and The Rising Son. His
last name is pronounced "Men ghee nee".
He is the first actor to ever be directed by Sophia Bush.
He was propelled into acting and comedy after watching his childhood hero Tom Hanks play the role of Steven Gold (1988) in the movie Punchline. Over twenty years later Dan was cast as Steve Gold on The CW's One Tree Hill.
Landed a principal role in a union project on his first audition ever, which required him to have a C painted on his chest.
When I was working with director Michael Cuesta and going head to head in my scenes with Damian Lewis on Showtime's Homeland, well I felt like I was finally in the right place.
I can do comedy because I understand drama, and I can allow myself to do drama because I understand comedy.