Daniel Diemer (born 21 June 1996) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Paul in the Netflix film The Half of It.[1] Prior to that, he played smaller roles in The Man in the High Castle and Sacred Lies.

Early life

Diemer was born in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia.[2] His father is a tennis coach, and he has a brother named Aaron.[3]

At the age of 5, he started playing soccer and intended to become an athlete professionally, but his sudden growth spurt impeded his speed. He turned to tennis instead before a back injury forced him out of an athletic career.[2] He then entered pre-medical classes at Camosun College.[4] He took time off after a semester and started modeling for an art class.[2][5] He was then living in Vancouver and attending acting masterclasses.[6] He graduated from the Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2016.[2]

Career

Diemer's first screen role was in a Sidney York music video in 2014. After that, he enrolled in the Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts, studying film and TV acting. He didn't book any roles in his first two years of auditions.[4] He then got a role in the 2016 movie Bloody Blacksmith, and acted in four short films between 2017 and 2018.[7][8]

In 2018, Diemer played a recurring character in the TV series Sacred Lies for four seasons. He then starred in Emma Fielding: More Bitter Than Death and Family Pictures.[8][9] He played a role in the Amazon Prime Video historical drama The Man in the High Castle.[4]

The Half of It (2020)

Diemer played a lead role in Alice Wu's coming-of-age movie The Half of It, which was distributed by Netflix and premiered on 1 May 2020. He played Paul Munsky, a clumsy football player who asks the protagonist, Ellie Chu, to help him woo a girl they both have a crush on by writing her letters. Wu held over 600 auditions for the part before discovering Diemer.[6]

The movie received favorable reviews,[10][11][12] and won Best Narrative Feature at the 2020 Tribeca Festival.[13]

Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2024)

Diemer will appear in the upcoming second season of Disney+'s Percy Jackson and the Olympians, playing Tyson, the main character's younger Cyclops half-brother.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Bloody Blacksmith Norris [7]
2020 The Half of It Paul Munsky [5]
2022 Brazen Rand Morgan [15]
2023 Supercell William Brody [16]
2023 Little Brother Jake [17]
2024 Absolution Kyle Conner [18]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Man in the High Castle Kent
Family Pictures Killington Television film
2021 Black Summer Luke
2022 The Midnight Club Bill/Rhett
2024 Under the Bridge Scott Bentland
Upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians Tyson In production

References

  1. ^ The Half of It (2020). Retrieved 2025-01-20 – via IMDb.
  2. ^ a b c d Coles, Keri (2019-03-15). "Victoria actor heads to New York for big break in major movie". Victoria News. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  3. ^ "Daniel Diemer - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  4. ^ a b c Devlin, Mike (2020-05-01). "Acting proves right career choice for Brentwood Bay's Daniel Diemer". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  5. ^ a b Dodson, P. Claire (2020-05-01). ""The Half of It" Star Daniel Diemer Has His Own Taco Sausage Recipe". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  6. ^ a b Taylor, Trey (2020-04-30). "Don't call The Half of It's Daniel Diemer a Hollywood pretty boy". The Face. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  7. ^ a b McKenzie, Tevin (2022-11-02). "Why Daniel Diemer Looks Familiar In The Midnight Club". TheThings. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  8. ^ a b "Daniel Diemer". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-03.[better source needed]
  9. ^ Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (2019-02-10). "Hallmark's 'Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than Death': Cast & Where Filmed". EntertainmentNow. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  10. ^ Menta, Anna (2020-04-29). "The Half of It on Netflix Review: A Love Letter to Lesbian Teen Longing". Decider. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  11. ^ Travers, Peter (2020-04-29). "'The Half of It' Review: Closeted Student Plays Cyrano in Delightful YA Romcom". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  12. ^ Turner, Kyle (2020-05-01). "'The Half of It' Review: Being Yourself (and That Person, Too)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  13. ^ Singh-Kurtz, Sangeeta (2020-05-01). "The Half of It Is an Absolutely Perfect High School Rom-com". The Cut. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  14. ^ Ortiz, Andi (2024-07-25). "'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' Casts Daniel Diemer as Tyson the Cyclops". The Wrap. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  15. ^ Roshanian, Arya (2022-01-13). "The Ending of 'Brazen', Explained". Bustle. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  16. ^ Srisavasdi, Greg (2023-03-20). "Daniel Diemer On The "Heart" Behind 'Supercell's' Storytelling". Deepest Dream. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  17. ^ Yuma, Jennifer (2021-08-16). "Philip Ettinger, Daniel Diemer Starring in 'Little Brother' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  18. ^ Sobczynski, Peter (2024-11-01). "Absolution movie review & film summary (2024)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Diemer
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