Daniel Breaker

Breaker was born in Manhattan, Kansas on June 2, 1980, the son of a career military officer. He grew up partly in Germany and attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, a performing arts school in Florida. He then earned a BFA degree from the Juilliard School in 2002.\n', 'Beginning his career in 2002 immediately after graduating from Juilliard, Breaker has performed in Off-Broadway, London, and U.S. regional theatre productions. He performed in five plays at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. His first major role was the Youth, protagonist of the Off-Broadway premiere of Passing Strange, for which he won an Obie in 2008. He was then nominated for a Tony for the show\'s Broadway transfer, in which he again played the Youth; he also played this role in Spike Lee\'s filmed version of the musical.\n', 'Breaker has also been a guest star on TV.\n', '