Daniel Cormack was born in Lewisham, south east London to an
English father and a German mother and was educated at
Thomas Tallis Comprehensive School in Kidbrooke. Suffering
from Photosensitive Epilepsy, he was unable to watch television
as a child and his ambition to be a film director was born out of
regular and avid cinema-going from a young age.
In 1999, he became the first person in his family to attend
university and the only person in his school to attend Oxford
when we was accepted to read English at St Edmund Hall,
Oxford University. After receiving a Distinction in his end of
year examinations, he was elected to an Academic Scholarship.
Daniel graduated in 2002 and worked at the British Film
Institute London Film Festival that year. He then went on to
work at the Electric Cinema and Members Club in Notting Hill.
In July 2004, he established Actaeon Films to produce feature
length theatrical motion pictures.
Daniel’s directorial debut - AMELIA AND MICHAEL –
starring Anthony Head (BUFFY / LITTLE BRITAIN) won the
Tiscali Short Film Award for Best Debut at the 15th Raindance
Film Festival and screened at the 31st Montreal World Film
Festival, and the 11th LA Shorts Fest. Hotdog concluded “on this
evidence, Daniel Cormack is a young director to watch” and
Shooting People said: “Great performances, beautifully shot and
a real sense of cinema. Daniel Cormack appears to be breaking
all the rules without breaking sweat or showing off.”
Recently, Daniel has directed and produced the comedy short
NIGHTWALKING starring Raquel Cassidy (TEACHERS),
working with the BAFTA-winning producer Natasha Carlish as
Executive Producer. He has also devised, directed and authored
a 30min Channel 4 documentary about politics broadcast in May
2007, featuring Tory leader David Cameron.