Daniel Thomas Cosgrove (born December 16, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Scott Chandler on ''

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'',

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on ''

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'', Bill Lewis on ''

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'', Christopher Hughes II on ''

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'' and Aiden Jennings on ''

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''. Cosgrove has been a cast member during the

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of three consecutive cancelled soap operas: ''Guiding Light'', ''As the World Turns'', and ''All My Children''.

Personal life

Daniel Cosgrove was born in

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and grew up in

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. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1989. Cosgrove is married to Marie Cosgrove. The couple has four children.

Career

In 1996, Cosgrove joined the cast of the ABC

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'' in the role of Scott Chandler. He left the show in the fall of 1998 to explore other opportunities. That same year, Cosgrove moved to Los Angeles to take the role of

on ''

'', where he remained until the show ended in 2000. He played Richard "Dick" Bagg in the 2002 comedy film ''

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''. In June 2002, he moved back to New York to join the cast of ''

'' as Bill Lewis III, leaving the show in October 2005 after opting not to renew his contract. He later returned to the role in October 2007 and was nominated for his first

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for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2008. He remained on ''Guiding Light'' until the show left the air on Sept. 18, 2009. Cosgrove moved back to California for his role as Jon Lemonick in the series, ''

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'', which premiered on ABC in January 2006. In September 2007, he portrayed Freddy Mason on the ABC drama ''

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''. In March 2010, he began playing the role of

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on ''

'' until the show ended in September 2010. Cosgrove returned to ''All My Children'' as Scott Chandler from December 2010 until the show's finale episode in September 2011. In January 2014, he joined the cast of ''Days of Our Lives'' as Aiden Jennings. Cosgrove has been a cast member during the series finale of three consecutive cancelled soap operas: ''Guiding Light'', ''As the World Turns'', and ''All My Children''. In 2018, Cosgrove starred as Ron in the first season of the Lifetime thriller series '' You''.

Filmography

* 1996: ''

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'' as Trotter Bull * 1996-1998; 2010-2011: ''

'' as Scott Chandler #3 (Role: November 27, 1996 - July 28, 1998, December 27, 2010 – September 23, 2011) * 1998-2000: ''

'' as

(50 episodes) * 1999: ''Lucid Days in Hell'' as Dean * 2000: '' Satan's School for Girls'' as Mark Lantch * 2000: ''Artie'' as Frank Wilson * 2001: ''

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'' as Campbell Morris * 2001: '' All Souls'' as Dr. Brad Sterling (5 episodes) * 2001: ''The Way She Moves'' as Jason * 2001: '' They Crawl'' as Ted Gage * 2002: ''

'' as Richard Bagg * 2002: ''

'' as Bill Lewis III (Role: June 5, 2002 - October 18, 2005, November 14, 2007 - September 18, 2009) * 2006: ''

'' as Jon Lemonick (13 episodes) * 2007: ''

'' as Freddy Mason (7 episodes) * 2007: ''Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe'' as David * 2009: '' The Forgotten'' as John Lucas (1 episode) * 2010: ''

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'' as Detective Bryan Murphy (1 episode) * 2010: ''

'' as Christopher Hughes II (Role: March 11 - September 17, 2010) * 2011: ''Steamboat'' as Larry Trout * 2013: ''

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'' as Jeremy Watkins (episode: "

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") * 2014: ''

'' as Aiden Jennings (Role: January 22, 2014 - November 9, 2015, May 6, 2016 - October 25, 2016) * 2018: '' You'' as Ron (Role: September 9, 2018 - November 11, 2018)

References

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