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Daniel Margotta

Daniel Margotta

Daniel was born and raised in the New York New Jersey Metropolitan area. Throughout all of his life Daniel showed great abilities in both sport and art. Daniel began his show business career while in collage as a Disc Jockey in various night clubs in New York City airing live dance music on Hot 97 & WBLS.

In the early 1990s he expanded his horizons by studying acting at prominent acting schools in New York City, i.e. "HB Studios & The Lee Strasberg Institute of Acting". Through out the 1990s he landed principal roles in film and television working his way up to leading roles in The Stand-In (1999), Wannabes (2000), _Jesus, Mary and Joey (2003)_ and others.

Daniel has enjoyed the accolades of his career by winning a Clio for his very popular "Got Milk" commercial & recently winning Best Supporting Actor in the NY Film & Video Festival May 2003 for his role as "Cheech" in I Am Woody (2003).

Filmography
The Eyes poster
The Eyes
2017 • Val
The Brooklyn Banker poster
The Brooklyn Banker
2016 • Scalzo
Jesus, Mary and Joey poster
Jesus, Mary and Joey
2006 • Skinny
Searching for Bobby D poster
Searching for Bobby D
2005 • Tommy
Double Whammy poster
Double Whammy
2001 • Truck Driver
Wannabes poster
Wannabes
2000 • Pete
The Stand-In poster
The Stand-In
1999 • Paulie Benadetto
Carlito's Way poster
Carlito's Way
1993 • Monchin (uncredited)
Light Sleeper poster
Light Sleeper
1992 • Drug Dealer (uncredited)
The Super poster
The Super
1991 • Pool Shooter #1
The Don of 42nd St poster
The Don of 42nd St
— • Nico