From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel Travis (born March 10, 1968) is an American actor. Travis was born and raised in Clarkston, Michigan. He received a BFA in theater from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He went on to receive an MFA at The Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. His early work was on the stage, playing John Buchanan in Summer and Smoke, The Earl of Richmond in Richard III and Paul in Barefoot in the Park. In 2001, Travis made his small-screen debut wi ...