Daniel Monks

{{short description|Australian actor and screenwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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Daniel Monks is an Australian actor and screenwriter.{{Citation | last = Russell | first = Stephen A. | date = 20 March 2017 | title = The queer, disabled filmmaker exploring his story on the big screen | periodical = SBS | url = https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/fast-lane/article/2017/03/20/queer-disabled-filmmaker-exploring-his-story-big-screen }} He was the writer, star and a producer of Pulse which saw him nominated for the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.{{Citation | last = Maddox | first = Gerry | date = 2 December 2018 | title = 'Awesome': Gay, disabled and nominated for best actor at AACTAs | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald | url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/awesome-gay-disabled-and-nominated-for-best-actor-at-aactas-20181127-p50iko.html }} He was nominated for the 2018 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play for the Malthouse Theatre presentation of The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man.{{Citation | last = Nguyen | first = Justine | date = 18 June 2018 | title = 2018 Helpmann Awards nominations announced | periodical = Limelight | url = https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/news/2018-helpmann-awards-nominations-announced/ }}

At the age of 11, Monks was found to have a benign tumour on his cervical spinal cord, which was removed; he has hemiplegia of the right side to this day. His right arm is totally paralysed and his right leg has only partial function.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehubstudio.com.au/the-accessibility-of-acting/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |first=Daniel |last=Monks |title=The Accessibility Of Acting |work=The HubStudio: The Actor's Gym |date=2017-01-31}}

In 2020, Monks won Best Performer in a Play at The Stage Debut Awards for his performance in Teenage Dick at the Donmar Warehouse.{{Cite web |title=The Stage Debut Awards |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/awards/awards/the-stage-debut-awards |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=The Stage |language=En}}

In August 2024, it was announced that Monks had been cast as Ser Manfred Dondarrion in the upcoming series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.{{cite news|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms' 'Game Of Thrones' Prequel Adds 7 To Cast|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-game-of-thrones-prequel-adds-cast-1236034665/|work=Deadline|date=8 August 2024}}