Daniel Kyri
Daniel Kyri | |
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| File:Daniel Kryi and Sharon Washington Hamlet-06 (cropped).jpg Daniel Kryi at the 2025 Tribeca Festival | |
| Born | October 10, 1995 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Other names | D.K. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (BA) |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Darren Ritter in Chicago Fire |
| Website | danielkyri |
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Daniel Kyri (born October 10, 1995) is an American actor best known for portraying Darren Ritter on Chicago Fire.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Kyri grew up on the South Side of Chicago.[1] He performed in plays as a child,[2] crediting his mother for his love of the arts and enrolling him in the After School Matters program when he was 13.[3] In 2007, he appeared in the controversial CBS reality show Kid Nation when he was actually 11 years old and going by the name D.K.[2] He won a $20,000 "gold star" awarded by his peers.[4]
Kyri attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, graduating with a BA in Theater Performance.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Kyri starred in the 2014 short film Perfect Day as Desmond, a composite character based on Derrion Albert.[5] He had roles in Chicago theater productions including Moby Dick, Macbeth and Ms. Blakk for President.[1][2] In 2015, he portrayed Logan in the film Henry Gamble's Birthday Party, and Brock in the TV mini-series Saranormal.[2] In 2017, he was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Principal Actor in a Play for Objects in the Mirror at the Goodman Theatre.[6]
In 2018, Kyri had the title role in the Gift Theatre production of Hamlet, giving what the Chicago Tribune called "a standout performance."[2] With Bea Cordelia, he co-wrote and starred in a web series called The T about the relationship between a white trans woman and a Black queer man in Chicago.[1] It premiered with a screening at the Chicago Cultural Center.[7]
Kyri is best known for playing Darren Ritter on Chicago Fire.[8] He auditioned for Chicago Fire in 2018, with the role of Ritter initially intended to last 2-3 episodes. He was a recurring guest appearing in most episodes over the next two years, before being promoted to series regular in August 2020.[1][9]
Kyri has a role as a YouTube paranormal investigator in the 2022 Shudder lo-fi horror film Night's End.[10][11]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Kyri identifies as queer.[1][12] He has said, "I can't say I had very many examples, of Black queer people growing up ... I spent a lot of my youth lost at sea, reconciling with my sexuality."[6]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Perfect Day | Desmond | Short film |
| 2015 | Unexpected | David | Uncredited |
| Henry Gamble's Birthday Party | Logan | ||
| 2019 | Mantoru | Young Warrior | Short film |
| 2020 | The Thing About Harry | Volunteer | Television film |
| Killing Eleanor | Will | ||
| 2022 | Night's End | Dark Corners |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kid Nation | Himself | Reality show |
| 2017 | Sarahnormal | Brock | |
| 2018 | Chicago Med | Lane Tucker | Episode: "Devil in Disguise" |
| The T | Carter | 6 episodes | |
| 2018–2025 | Chicago Fire | Darren Ritter | |
| 2019 | Chicago P.D. | Episode: "Infection, Part III" | |
| 2020 | Acting for a Cause | Mika | Episode: "Hit the Wall" |
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]- Chicago Reader Best Actor 2017[13]
- Windy City Times 30 under 30[13]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Daniel Kyri at IMDb
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- 1996 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- African-American LGBTQ people
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American queer male actors
- LGBTQ people from Illinois
- Living people
- Male actors from Chicago
- Participants in American reality television series
- University of Illinois Chicago alumni