Biographie
Daniel J. Cox is a Native American Actor born December 16, in Oklahoma City. He is an enrolled member of the Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma and descendant of the Kiowa, Cheyenne, Otoe, Quapaw and Creek Seminole tribes. Daniel's family lineage proudly originates through the Comanche Chief Quanah Parker whose mother was Cynthia Ann Parker, a white captive whose family resided in Fort Parker, Texas. His maternal grandfather, Sergeant Simmons Parker, was one of fourteen highly decorated US Army WWII Comanche Code Talkers. His maternal Kiowa great grandfather was Mokeen 'Man of Iron', the last Sundance and Ghost Dance Holy Man of times when tribes still lived free on the southern plains of the United States. His great grandfather, Lucious Aitson, was the first ordained Christian minister of the Kiowa Tribe, whose story is told in the book, 'Light on the Mountain' by Ms. Crawford. As an Otoe tribal member, Daniel's family descends directly through Chief Arkeketa (1800s.) His Quapaw family includes Chief Victor Griffin. Daniel Cox's name descends from the Creek Seminole line and his great uncle, Creek Nation Chief Claude A. Cox. Daniel is a US Army Sergeant Veteran of the ground invasion and War in Iraq, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, where he served in an NBC Unit (Nuclear Biological Chemical Warfare), reconnaissance platoon. He also served in the Infantry Arctic Light Division of Fairbanks, Alaska through three consecutive years and winters, after which he received an honorable discharge after eight years of active service. Education: . BA, Electronic Media - The Sam Donaldson Center for Communications - The University of El Paso . Minor in Theatre and Film - The University of El Paso . AA, Accounting - THE University of Anchorage, Fairbanks, Alaska. . MPA Master of Public Administration, in progress while attending American University in Washington, DC. TV, Journalism, Theater & Film Experience: . ABC News Journalism, Channel 7 El Paso, Texas . Documentary/Independent Film Making . Self-Production of 'Aesthetic Beats a Documentary of contemporary Foreign Artists in America . El Paso Film Commission with Feature Film Production Assistant Capacities on Films such as 'Glory Road,' and 'Rx.' . Television Series' featured background actor, - 3 Episodes of 'Texas Flip and Move' . 'Murder Made Me Famous - Osama Bin.' . Theatre - University theatre plays, such as 'Charlotte's Web.' . Shakespeare Theatre Co. Productions - 'Macbeth', 'Antony and Cleopatra' of - . 'Shakespeare on the Rocks' - El Paso's premiere Shakespeare Theatre Company . Romeo and Juliet - City Theatre Company of El Paso. Daniel has worked for the Department of Homeland Security in Washington DC, Casino Gaming, and also in the Construction, Remodel and Repair Business. Daniel resides in Santa Fe NM, where he is a recurring background actor for several TV series: . 'The Son, Season 2' - Comanche Leader True Blood. . 'Fear the Walking Dead, Season 5'- Survivor 8; and Season 6 - Zombie of the Zombie Legion. Daniel played the lead role as Quanah Parker in the 'Adobe Walls, the Movie' Teaser Trailer. He is a Native American Activist whose hobbies include painting, fitness, outdoor activity, volunteering for veterans events, and working with therapeutic horse ranches. Daniel is an Ambidextrous Sagittarius and has raised four sons, two of which he adopted. He practices Native American spirituality and is a participant in the Sundance Ceremony with the Lakota Tribe at Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota.
He is a participant in the NAC Native American Church, Peyotism, which was founded by Comanche Chief Quanah Parker.
Personal Details 5'8 Tall Fit, 168 lbs. Long Dark Brown Hair
