Daniel Diemer (born 21 June 1996) is a

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, best known for his role as Paul in the

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film ''

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''. Prior to that, he played smaller roles in ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Diemer was born in

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. His father is a tennis coach, and he has a brother named Aaron. 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. He then entered

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classes at

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. He took time off after a semester and started modeling for an art class. He was then living in

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and attending acting masterclasses. He graduated from the Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2016.

Career

Diemer's first screen role was in a Sidney York

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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. He then got a role in the 2016 movie ''Bloody Blacksmith'', and acted in four

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between 2017 and 2018. In 2018, Diemer played a

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in the TV series ''

'' for four seasons. He then starred in ''Emma Fielding: More Bitter Than Death'' and ''Family Pictures''. He played a role in the

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''The Man in the High Castle''.

''The Half of It'' (2020)

Diemer played a

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movie ''

'', which was

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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. The movie received favorable reviews, and won Best Narrative Feature at the 2020

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''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' (2024)

Diemer will appear in the upcoming second season of

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's ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'', playing Tyson, the main character's younger

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half-brother.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diemer, Daniel 1996 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Living people Male actors from British Columbia Camosun College alumni