Daniel Gillies

Daniel Joshua Gillies is a Canadian-New Zealand actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He played the role of Elijah Mikaelson on the television series The Vampire Diaries and its spin-off The Originals, as well as Dr. Joel Goran on the Canadian series Saving Hope, a medical-themed show with a mystical, paranormal twist.

He wrote and directed the 2012 film, Broken Kingdom.