# Daniel Quinn-Toye
**Daniel Quinn-Toye** (also credited as Daniel Quinn Toye; full name Daniel Gabriel Quinn-Toye) is a Scottish actor, born in 2002, who moved from drama-school training at LAMDA in London to a West End stage debut and lead roles in studio film and television within about two years. He is known for playing Paris in [Jamie Lloyd](https://www.edgepedia.org/jamie-lloyd)'s 2024 *Romeo & Juliet*, Jake in the coming-of-age film *[Sunny Dancer](https://www.edgepedia.org/sunny-dancer)*, and the lead in Amazon MGM's live-action *Voltron*.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2002, Scotland; sources give Cumbernauld or Glasgow as the birthplace[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/daniel-quinn-toye/) • [2](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/daniel-quinn-toye.html) |
| Training | LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art); grew up in Scotland near Glasgow[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6590786) |
| Stage debut | Paris in Jamie Lloyd's *Romeo & Juliet*, Duke of York's Theatre, 2024, opposite Tom Holland and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers; also understudied Romeo[4](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/may/26/the-week-in-theatre-romeo-and-juliet-duke-of-yorks-tom-holland-francesca-amewudah-rivers-jamie-lloyd-review-richard-iii-shakespeares-globe-michelle-terry-passing-strange-young-vic-giles-tereira) • [5](https://www.feyno.com/en/people/daniel-quinn-toye) |
| Award nomination | Nominated for the 2025 Ian Charleson Awards[6](https://www.lamda.ac.uk/sites/default/files/LAMDA%20Limited%202024-25%20accounts.pdf) |
| Film debut | Lead in Amazon MGM's live-action *Voltron*, directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Daniel-Quinn/) |
| Television | Rory in *Sterling Point*, an eight-episode Prime Video drama series from Lucky Chap directed by Megan Park[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6590786) • [7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Daniel-Quinn/) |
| Representation | Independent Talent Group, London[8](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/daniel-quinn-toye/) |
## Training and early work
Quinn-Toye grew up in Scotland near Glasgow and moved to London to train at LAMDA, the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6590786). Before graduating, he was cast in Jamie Lloyd's West End production of *Romeo & Juliet*[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6590786). His LAMDA stage work included Shakespeare, modern drama, and roles requiring stage combat, movement, and vocal control; he has a high-baritone voice and experience in ballet, jazz, and singing[5](https://www.feyno.com/en/people/daniel-quinn-toye). His only listed television credit before his screen breakthrough is a single 2014 episode of the sitcom *Badults*, in which he played Kid Tom[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6590786).
## Romeo & Juliet (2024)
Quinn-Toye made his professional stage debut as Paris in *Romeo & Juliet*, directed by Jamie Lloyd (with Jonathan Glew) for The Jamie Lloyd Company at the [Duke of York](https://www.edgepedia.org/duke-of-york)'s Theatre, opening in May 2024 opposite [Tom Holland](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-holland) as Romeo and [Francesca Amewudah-Rivers](https://www.edgepedia.org/francesca-amewudah-rivers) as Juliet[4](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/may/26/the-week-in-theatre-romeo-and-juliet-duke-of-yorks-tom-holland-francesca-amewudah-rivers-jamie-lloyd-review-richard-iii-shakespeares-globe-michelle-terry-passing-strange-young-vic-giles-tereira) • [9](https://playbill.com/article/reviews-did-critics-love-the-tom-holland-led-romeo-juliet-in-the-west-end). Paris is Juliet's socially approved suitor, and Quinn-Toye also understudied Romeo, preparing to perform the production's central role while playing another part[5](https://www.feyno.com/en/people/daniel-quinn-toye).
Critics singled out his debut. The Guardian's review described his Paris as bringing "wide-eyed pathos to unfortunate Paris" in his stage debut[4](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/may/26/the-week-in-theatre-romeo-and-juliet-duke-of-yorks-tom-holland-francesca-amewudah-rivers-jamie-lloyd-review-richard-iii-shakespeares-globe-michelle-terry-passing-strange-young-vic-giles-tereira), and *The Standard* called him and Joshua-Alexander Williams (Mercutio) "assured stage debuts"[10](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/romeo-juliet-duke-of-yorks-theatre-review-tom-holland-amewudah-rivers-b1159955.html). The following year, LAMDA's trustees' report recorded that he was nominated for the 2025 Ian Charleson Awards, which honor outstanding classical stage performances by actors under 30[6](https://www.lamda.ac.uk/sites/default/files/LAMDA%20Limited%202024-25%20accounts.pdf).
## Screen career
In October 2024, BroadwayWorld reported that Quinn-Toye would make his film debut in Amazon MGM's live-action *Voltron*, directed by [Rawson Marshall Thurber](https://www.edgepedia.org/rawson-marshall-thurber); the science-fiction film casts him alongside [Henry Cavill](https://www.edgepedia.org/henry-cavill) and [Sterling K. Brown](https://www.edgepedia.org/sterling-k-brown) in a story about an elite squad recruited to pilot mechas against an alien invasion[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Daniel-Quinn/) • [11](https://kinocheck.com/person/45ux8/daniel-quinn-toye).
**Sunny Dancer.** In George Jaques' coming-of-age comedy-drama *Sunny Dancer*, filmed in Stirlingshire and Central Scotland with support from Screen Scotland, Quinn-Toye plays Jake in an ensemble that includes [Bella Ramsey](https://www.edgepedia.org/bella-ramsey), Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Gunning, and James Norton[12](https://www.screen.scot/binaries/content/assets/screen-scot/funding--support/support/cannes/screen-scotland-cannes-brochure-2025_updated15may.pdf) • [7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Daniel-Quinn/). The story follows Ivy, a teenager in remission from cancer whose parents send her to a summer camp for young people affected by cancer[11](https://kinocheck.com/person/45ux8/daniel-quinn-toye).
**Sterling Point.** Quinn-Toye plays Rory in *[Sterling Point](https://www.edgepedia.org/sterling-point)*, a Prime Video drama series created by [Megan Park](https://www.edgepedia.org/megan-park), the writer and director of the 2024 film *My Old Ass*, and produced by Lucky Chap; the first season runs eight episodes and debuted on August 5, 2026, and Prime Video ordered a second season after it became a global hit for the streamer[7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Daniel-Quinn/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6590786).
**Pressure and Cry to Heaven.** He plays Private Michael Gregory in *[Pressure](https://www.edgepedia.org/pressure-2026-film)*, Working Title's war drama directed by Anthony Maras, in which [Brendan Fraser](https://www.edgepedia.org/brendan-fraser) and Andrew Scott star; the film dramatizes the seventy-two hours before D-Day, when Britain's chief meteorological officer James Stagg must deliver the forecast on which the Allied invasion depends[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6590786) • [11](https://kinocheck.com/person/45ux8/daniel-quinn-toye). He also appears in *[Cry to Heaven](https://www.edgepedia.org/cry-to-heaven-film)*, written and directed by Tom Ford for Fade To Black, a production whose cast includes the singer Adele in her acting debut[8](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/daniel-quinn-toye/) • [7](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Daniel-Quinn/).
## Birthplace
Sources disagree on Quinn-Toye's exact birthplace. TV Insider and Feyno give Cumbernauld, Scotland[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/daniel-quinn-toye/) • [5](https://www.feyno.com/en/people/daniel-quinn-toye), while Famous Birthdays and Filmweb give Glasgow, Scotland[2](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/daniel-quinn-toye.html) • [13](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Daniel%2BQuinn%2BToye-2254234). IMDb states only that he grew up in Scotland near Glasgow[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6590786).
## References
1. [Daniel Quinn-Toye, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/daniel-quinn-toye/)
2. [Daniel Quinn-Toye, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/daniel-quinn-toye.html)
3. [Daniel Quinn Toye, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6590786)
4. [The week in theatre: Romeo & Juliet review, The Guardian (26 May 2024)](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/may/26/the-week-in-theatre-romeo-and-juliet-duke-of-yorks-tom-holland-francesca-amewudah-rivers-jamie-lloyd-review-richard-iii-shakespeares-globe-michelle-terry-passing-strange-young-vic-giles-tereira)
5. [Daniel Quinn-Toye, Feyno](https://www.feyno.com/en/people/daniel-quinn-toye)
6. [LAMDA Limited 2024–25 Trustees' Report and Accounts](https://www.lamda.ac.uk/sites/default/files/LAMDA%20Limited%202024-25%20accounts.pdf)
7. [Daniel Quinn news and credits, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Daniel-Quinn/)
8. [Daniel Quinn-Toye, Independent Talent](https://www.independenttalent.com/actors/daniel-quinn-toye/)
9. [Reviews: Did Critics Love the Tom Holland-Led Romeo & Juliet in the West End?, Playbill](https://playbill.com/article/reviews-did-critics-love-the-tom-holland-led-romeo-juliet-in-the-west-end)
10. [Romeo & Juliet at Duke of York's Theatre review, The Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/romeo-juliet-duke-of-yorks-theatre-review-tom-holland-amewudah-rivers-b1159955.html)
11. [Daniel Quinn-Toye, KinoCheck](https://kinocheck.com/person/45ux8/daniel-quinn-toye)
12. [Film in Scotland Productions Brochure (May 2025), Screen Scotland](https://www.screen.scot/binaries/content/assets/screen-scot/funding--support/support/cannes/screen-scotland-cannes-brochure-2025_updated15may.pdf)
13. [Daniel Quinn Toye, Filmweb](https://www.filmweb.pl/person/Daniel%2BQuinn%2BToye-2254234)
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