Dan Byrd

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Biography

Born Nov. 20, 1985 in Marietta, GA, Byrd felt the acting bug bite when he saw a performance of "Phantom of the Opera." He started acting in stage productions in Atlanta before landing his first television role, in the series "Any Day Now" (Lifetime, 1998-2002). Like any good working actor, he followed his initial job by landing a number of small roles in series such as "ER" (NBC, 1994- ), "Judging Amy" (CBS, 1999- ), "CSI: Crime Scene …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

November 20, 1985

Career Milestones

Began acting in local stage productions in Atlanta

1998

First television role, a recurring role in the Lifetime series, "Any Day Now"

2000

Made film debut in "28 Days"

2001

Appeared in two episodes of "State of Grace" on the ABC Family Channel

2002

Featured in the Stephen King-based television miniseries "Firestarter 2: Rekindled" on the Sci-Fi Channel

2004

Appeared in "Cinderella Story" as Carter, the nerdy friend of Hilary Duff

2004

Cast in the short-lived CBS series "Clubhouse" as an ordinary kid who lands the dream job of being a batboy for a major league baseball team

2004

Had breakout role in the TNT mini-series "Salem's Lot"

2006

Appeared in Alexandre Aja's remake of "The Hills Have Eyes"

2007

Played a teenaged social outcast in the short-lived CW series, "Aliens in America"

2009

Appeared in three episodes of NBC's "Heroes" as Sylar's (Zachary Quinto) apprentice Luke Campbell

2009

Cast in the ABC comedy series "Cougar Town," as Travis Cobb, the son of Courteney Cox

2010

Co-starred opposite Emma Stone in the comedy "Easy A"