Daniel Goddard

Daniel was named the #1 Sexiest Soapstar on T.V. Guide's Daytime Soaps Sexiest Men of 2008.
Daniel's competition was:
2. James Scott (DAYS)
3. Greg Vaaughan (GH)
4. Cameron Mathison (AMC)
5. Joshua Morrow (Y&R)
6. David Fumero (OLTL)
7. Jack Wagner (B&B)
8. Kristoff St. John (Y&R)
9. Austin Peck (ATWT)
10. Jay Kenneth Johnson (DAYS)
11. Jason Thompson (GH)
12. Thad Luckinbill (Y&R)
13. Agim Kaba (ATWT)
14. Aiden Turner (AMC)
15. Daniel Cosgrove (GL)
16. Kyle Lowder (B&B)
17. John-Paul Lavoisier (OLTL)
18. Shawn Christian (DAYS)
19. Brandon Beemer (B&B)
20. John Driscoll (GL)
21. Sterling Sulieman (Y&R)
22. Dylan Bruce (ATWT)
23. Texas Battle (B&B)
24. Darin Brooks (DAYS)
25. Brandon Barash (GH)

On Daniel's first day of The Young and the Restless, he first met Doug Davidson, sat beside Peter Bergman in the make up chair and his first scene was with Adrienne Frantz.

Rachael, Daniels's wife, is the founder of 'Le Chic Chick', a company that creates lifestyle cards to assist women to tap into their inner strength.

Daniel was on an Australian soap called Home and Away, playing Eric Phillips, which he considered to be a cross between Melrose Place meets The Young and the Restless.

Daniel enjoys taking photos of the homeless, as he believes they reflect humanity at its rawest.

After Daniel first moved to America, in order to remind himself never to become too comfortable with his career, he refused to buy a mattress and slept on the kitchen floor instead!

Daniel injured his martial arts trainer, Michael Young, several times while performing his bo staff and bolo whip movements.

When preparing for the role of Dar in Beastmaster, Daniel worked 2 months before the show started on various animal strikes; such as the snake and tiger; along with bo staff and bolo whip techniques.

Daniel auditioned five separate times for role of The Beastmaster.

Daniel started acting in school plays when he was 7.

As a child, Daniel liked to play chess because he liked the construction of the game and the battle that takes place.

Daniel's first job in the U.S. was at actor Denzel Washington's restaurant, Georgia, in Los Angeles.

Daniel met his wife Rachel while working as a waiter in a restaurant.

Daniel went to the University of Sydney to study economics and business but left with only eight months to go to get his degree for acting.

Daniel was up for the role of Brad on As The World Turns which eventually went to Austin Peck.

Daniel's favorite songs are "The End" by The Doors and "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin.

Daniel's hobbies include photography, writing, chess and boxing.

Daniel has hazel/green eyes.

Daniel modeled and appeared in print ads for Calvin Klein and Dolce & Gabbana when he first moved to Los Angeles.

Daniel starred in LightSpeed, a Stan Lee Sci Fi movie production with Jason Connery, Lee Majors and Nicole Eggert.

Daniel worked with Marc Singer, who originated the role of the Beastmaster, in season 3 of the Beastmaster series.

Daniel shares a birthday with fellow actors Kirby Morrow, Jason Priestley, Jack Black and John Allen Nelson.

Daniel's son Ford Martin Goddard was born on February 6, 2006.

In October 2005, Daniel moved to Los Angeles CA with his wife, Rachael.

Daniel stands 6'2" and wears a size 13 shoe.

Daniel's wife, Rachel Marcus, worked as an entertainment publicist and event planner for ten years but now has her own successful design company called Paint/Design/Decor, Inc. Her murals, artwork and interior have been featured on Merge, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Movin In.