Daniel Cerny
Born
Daniel Armin Cerny

(1981-04-01) April 1, 1981
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, director, musician, producer, singer, editor
Years active1987-present

Daniel Armin Cerny (born December 11, 1981)[1] is an American actor, producer, singer, musician and film editor, best known for his role in the 1995 horror film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest.

Life and career

Cerny was born in 1981 in Los Angeles, the son of Helena and Pavel Cerny.[2] His brother is politician Andrei Cherny. His parents are Czechoslovakian Jewish immigrants, who were dissidents in Prague.[3][4] He expressed interest in film and acting at a young age, and made his debut in Doc Hollywood (1991) with a minor role, followed by playing the manifestation of an evil spirit in the horror film Demonic Toys (1992). In 1994, he was cast in a supporting role in Peter Weir's Fearless (1993) opposite Jeff Bridges.

He played the lead role of Eli Porter in the 1995 horror film Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest. Cerny gave up acting after the film, only returning for a minor part in an episode of the miniseries Revelations (2005) opposite Bill Pullman, and a supporting part in the direct-to-video sequel The Prince & Me II: The Royal Wedding (2006). Cerny worked as an assistant editor on the television series TransGeneration (2005) and The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency (2006).

Filmography

As an actor
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Doc Hollywood Boy with Spider
1992 Demonic Toys The Kid
1994 Fearless Byron Hummel
1993 Phenom Jimmy Episode: "Game Face"
1995 Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest Eli Porter
2005 Revelations Male Student Episode: "Hour One"
2006 The Prince & Me II: The Royal Wedding Jake
As a crew member
Year Title Credit Notes
2005 TransGeneration Assistant editor Eight episodes
2006 The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency Assistant editor Sixteen episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Armin Cerny was born on December 11, 1981 in Los Angeles County, California". California Birth Index. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Stephanie Fleischman and Andrei Cherny". The New York Times. 2 April 2006.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Cerny". Tiburon Film Festival. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  4. ↑ "Why Arizona Democrat Andrei Cherny, 'Clinton's Truest Heir,' Has Made Israel the Focus of His Congressional Race". 18 May 2012.
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