Lyon Daniels
- Actor
Lyon Daniels is an American actor and entertainer, starring as a lead character in the Roku original live-action series The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024) as well as Netflix film We Can Be Heroes (2020) and Amazon Prime series Patriot (2015).
Lyon is known for playing a superhero named Noodles in the Netflix film We Can Be Heroes (2020), directed by Robert Rodriguez alongside Christian Slater, Priyanka Chopra, Sung Kang, Pedro Pascal and Boyd Holbrook. Lyon also had a recurring role of a character named 'Efram' on the Amazon series Patriot (2015), opposite Michael Dorman, Terry O'Quinn and Michael Chernus (2015-2019).
Netflix has announced that a sequel is in development for We Can Be Heroes after Netflix projected that 44 million households viewed the film within the first 4 weeks!- Deadline
Lyon is also known for playing Jared Grace in the live-action series The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024) alongside Christian Slater once again. The series is based on the popular series of bestselling books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, The Spiderwick Chronicles is a contemporary American gothic coming-of-age story that addresses kids and families dealing with mental health issues among other relevant topics.
Roku has announced that The Spiderwick Chronicles was the #1 premiere in the Roku Channel History with millions of views as it wrapped it's opening weekend as not only the #1 title by reach and engagement on the Roku Channel, but also the most watched on-demand title to ever debut in The Roku Channel's history- by unique viewers and hours streamed (singular day and first three days)
Lyon was born in Evanston, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. He is biracial, half African-American (father) and half Ashkenazi Jewish (mother), with Native American ancestry as well on his father's side. Lyon's father Joe was the original founder and drummer of the popular '90s rock band Local H, a member from its inception in 1990 until 1999, releasing 1 certified Gold and three critically acclaimed albums on Island Records during that time. Lyon's mother Heather works as a creative director/designer for the advertising industry, with experience in theatrical and key art campaigns for the entertainment industry. Lyon has two younger brothers, Rylan and Myles. When he is not acting, his hobbies include filming, directing and editing his own movies, drawing, swimming, skateboarding and playing the guitar
Lyon is known for playing a superhero named Noodles in the Netflix film We Can Be Heroes (2020), directed by Robert Rodriguez alongside Christian Slater, Priyanka Chopra, Sung Kang, Pedro Pascal and Boyd Holbrook. Lyon also had a recurring role of a character named 'Efram' on the Amazon series Patriot (2015), opposite Michael Dorman, Terry O'Quinn and Michael Chernus (2015-2019).
Netflix has announced that a sequel is in development for We Can Be Heroes after Netflix projected that 44 million households viewed the film within the first 4 weeks!- Deadline
Lyon is also known for playing Jared Grace in the live-action series The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024) alongside Christian Slater once again. The series is based on the popular series of bestselling books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, The Spiderwick Chronicles is a contemporary American gothic coming-of-age story that addresses kids and families dealing with mental health issues among other relevant topics.
Roku has announced that The Spiderwick Chronicles was the #1 premiere in the Roku Channel History with millions of views as it wrapped it's opening weekend as not only the #1 title by reach and engagement on the Roku Channel, but also the most watched on-demand title to ever debut in The Roku Channel's history- by unique viewers and hours streamed (singular day and first three days)
Lyon was born in Evanston, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. He is biracial, half African-American (father) and half Ashkenazi Jewish (mother), with Native American ancestry as well on his father's side. Lyon's father Joe was the original founder and drummer of the popular '90s rock band Local H, a member from its inception in 1990 until 1999, releasing 1 certified Gold and three critically acclaimed albums on Island Records during that time. Lyon's mother Heather works as a creative director/designer for the advertising industry, with experience in theatrical and key art campaigns for the entertainment industry. Lyon has two younger brothers, Rylan and Myles. When he is not acting, his hobbies include filming, directing and editing his own movies, drawing, swimming, skateboarding and playing the guitar
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