Danny Rivera(XVIII)

Danny Rivera was born in Brooklyn, New York upon completion of High School he immediately enlisted into the United States Marine Corps. Danny served for 10 years and achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. He held the prestigious title of Drill Instructor and made over 350 Marines as well as instructed 400 Marines in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program as a 1st Degree Black Belt Instructor.

In 2019 Danny became a Professional Wrestler under the ring name "Danny Limelight". As a professional wrestler he has won a total of 20 Championships from 16 different wrestling promotions. Promotions Danny has wrestled for are: All Elite Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, AAA, Reality of Wrestling and Championship Wrestling From Hollywood. He also made a few appearances for WWE.

Danny has always had a passion for movies and stunt work. Upon completion of obligated service in the Marine Corps he decided to pursue this lifelong dream.

Danny Rivera made his acting debut in the short film The Hoodie (2019) where he played Eugene and performed his own stunts. Since then Danny has been featured in films like "Speed of Time" (2020) "14 Ghosts" (2021) "Lord of the Streets" (2022), "Dark Asset" (2023), "Get The Girl" (2023) "Play Dirty" (2025), "The Doctor with Two Faces " (2025) "The Roaring Game" (2026) and his Award-Winning Short Film "Joe Riv" (2021). Danny has also been featured on N.C.I.S (2022) Netflix's "The Brothers Sun" (2023) & Prime Video's "On Call" (2025).

Aside from Acting and working as a Stunt Performer, Danny is also a Writer, producer, and Fight Coordinator. Danny has a daughter named Khaleesi Rivera who is also an actress.