Dan Scannell
Dan Scannell
@dfscanlHi! I'm a stage and voice actor, a singer and musician, and a song writer. I'm passionate about acting, music, gaming, and animation. Most importantly, I love my two kids more than anything.
I was raised in a family that was heavy in musical theater and performance in general. I did stage acting all through childhood and adolescence, and was in band and choir too. After entering adulthood, I got passionate about song writing and recording and was prolific for a while, before becoming a parent and getting caught up in university studies and being a provider. Now I'm back at it, getting back on the stage and behind the mic once more.
I grew up obsessively playing video games, narrating as I played (especially RPGs) and giving every character voices with varying accents and nuances. I loved reading novels out loud to my siblings and now to my own children. I also watched animated films and cartoons on loop, burning the different voices in my brain and learning to mimic them. There's also something to be said for my enjoyment of a good tabletop RPG, having played DnD and other similar games throughout the years, with a heavy emphasis on the role playing aspect.
I'm excited to put my years of experience and my passion-born skills to good use in creating memorable performances that explore the human experience for artistic expression and entertaining enjoyment.
Performance Resume:
Stage -
Felix (Twelve Dancing Princesses) [1996]
Sir Jason (Sleeping Beauty) [1998]
Daddy Warbucks (Annie) [2000]
Vernon (Pajama Game) [2001]
Big Deal & Ballet Tony (West Side Story) [2003]
Assorted Cabaret roles (Vertefee Cabaret x 3) [2023-2024]
Tom (Murder Ballad) [2024]
Voice Over -
Gaspar/Narrator & King Guardia (Chrono Trigger Unglued, flash series on Newgrounds) [2006-2014]
Anything involving narration or character work. I love finding elements of the human experience and giving it life in my own way. Stories are our way of understanding our existence, so they are powerful and important.