About

Daniel Light is a New York based actor, graduated with honors from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU). While attending, he trained at the Meisner Studio, the Classical Studio, Stonestreet Studios, as well as abroad at NYU's Shakespeare in Performance program at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England. He has also taken part in training programs at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and Shakespeare & Company.

Daniel is an Actor Combatant, having received recommended certifications from the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) in Unarmed, Smallsword, Broadsword, Rapier & Dagger, Knife, and Sword and Shield; as well as a Broadsword certification from the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat (BASSC). He has been a fight captain and choreographer for Catskill Mountain Shakespeare, Shakespeare & Company, Rogue Ensemble Theatre Company, NYU's Shakespeare in the Square, and several others. In the future, Daniel hopes to continue his work with the SAFD to become an Advanced Actor Combatant.

Daniel was a member of Shakespeare & Company’s 2019 Northeast Regional Tour, where he performed in The Taming of the Shrew and Hamlet. The tour was featured in the The New York Times, and focused on bringing the language and vivacity of Shakespeare's work to a younger audience.

Daniel is also involved with Speak About It, a sexual violence prevention nonprofit where he currently works as a Consent Educator. You can see Daniel in Catskill Mountain Shakespeare’s upcoming performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, tickets for which can be found here.