Daniel Jenkins

Daniel is a multi-award winning actor and director. Originally from the UK having trained at Guildford School of Acting, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Goldsmiths University, Daniel holds a Master of Arts in Arts Pedagogy and Practice, a BA in Theatre, and a Licentiate in Teaching Acting. Daniel is well known as an actor, director, and educator having worked for all the leading theatre companies in Singapore, appeared in many television shows and feature films, and lectured and directed at Singapore’s top drama schools.

As Deputy Artistic Director at Singapore Repertory Theatre (SRT), one of Singapore’s leading English language producing theatre companies, his next directorial production is the Asian premiere of the supernatural thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story which opens in August 2023.

Directing credits include: 2:22 A Ghost Story, The Almighty Sometimes, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged, Lungs, (SRT Main Stage) A Monster Calls, Girls Like That, Ghost Light, 1984, The Roses of Eyam, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, The Laramie Project, The Trojan Women, Lord of the Flies, Grimm Tales, The Crucible (SRT TYC), Fly High, The Tale of the Frog Prince, The Cat in the Hat, Upstairs in the Sky, The Ugly Duckling, Gretel and Hansel (SRT TLC), Hello Adam, The Magic Jungle, Bunny Finds The Right Stuff, Fatimah and her Magic Socks, Us (Esplanade PlayTime).

Theatre Acting credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom), Julius Caesar, Hand to God, Disgraced, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Twelfth Night, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Pillowman, Defending the Caveman, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theseus and Oberon), (SRT); Peter and the Starcatcher, The Pillowman, Chinglish, Circle Mirror Transformation, Swimming With Sharks, Dealers Choice, The Full Monty, (Pangdemonium); Animal Farm, Hotel, (Wild Rice); RED (Blank Space Theatre), Lonely Planet, Popcorn, The Physicists, (luna id); Death and the Maiden, Deep Blue Sea (Escape Theatre Company); Bouncers, Teechers, (Centre Stage)

TV/Film credits include: Crazy Rich Asians, The Last Madam, SR115, Tanglin, Rojak, Love is Love, Heartland, 2025, Avenue 13, Hong Bao and Kisses, The School Bell Rings, Code of Law, Keong Saik Street, The Kitchen Musical, Dream School, Café 13, The Garden City Butcher, Moon Face, In The Room, The Faith of Anna Waters, Afterimages, The Genius of Beauty, Robotropolis.

Daniel has been nominated 6 times for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Straits Times Life Theatre Awards, as well as Best Director in the 2023 nominations. He has won the Best Supporting Actor Award twice for his roles in Quills, and Cabaret.