Daniel Lissing


Daniel Aaron Lissing is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Jack Thornton in When Calls the Heart. He also had starring roles in the television series Crownies and Last Resort.

Career

In 2006, he appeared as a guest in the successful Australian series Home and Away where he played the firefighter Dave Elder.
In 2011, he joined the cast of the series Crownies where he played Conrad De Groot, the fiancé of the lawyer Tatum Novak, until the end of the series the same year. The same year he appeared in the movie Entwined where he played Aiden.
In 2012, it was announced that he would join the cast of the American series Last Resort as James King, a petty officer of the U.S. Navy, and a Navy SEAL. In the series he appeared with Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Autumn Reeser and Daisy Betts.
That same year he joined the cast of the movie The Cure where he played the role of Ryan Earl, a member of a research team that he feels he deserves greater recognition and fame.
In September 2014, he joined the cast of MTV's thriller series Eye Candy. He played the main role of Ben Miller, a detective, who worked with and falls in love with Lindy. The series is about a genius who realizes that her online suitor is a dangerous cyber stalker. His character was killed off after two episodes.
From 2014 to 2018, Lissing appeared in the Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart as Canadian Mountie Jack Thornton. He chose to leave the role at the end of Season 5 and his character was killed off. Lissing reprised his role as Jack Thornton for a cameo appearance in When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas in late 2021.
In 2016, Lissing appeared alongside Jessica Lowndes in Hallmark Channel's A December Bride as the character Seth. In 2018, he and Brooke D'Orsay starred in the channel's film Christmas in Love.

Personal life

Lissing is Jewish. He married his wife Nadia in early 2020. In 2020, Lissing achieved dual citizenship in Australia and the United States.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000”Looking for Alibrandi”ExtraMovie
2009WhitelineMattShort
2009Multiple ChoiceMarkShort
2010'JamesShort
2011FidelitySamShort
2011EntwinedAidenShort
2014'Ryan Earl
2014John Doe: VigilanteJake
2015NathanShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001PizzaCop"Girlfriend Pizza"
2006Home and AwayDave Elder"1.4237", "1.4241"
2008Out of the BlueAngus 'Tiger' McKinnon"1.17", "1.49", "1.60"
2008–2009Packed to the RaftersHeath"Taking the Lead", "Over the Moon"
2009Underbelly: A Tale of Two CitiesJogger"A Nice Little Earner"
2010Cops L.A.C.Ryan"A Veil of Tears"
2011CrowniesConrad De GrootRecurring role; 17 episodes
2012–2013Last ResortJames KingMain role; 13 episodes
2014–2018When Calls the HeartJack ThorntonMain role ; 44 episodes
2015Eye CandyBen Miller"K3U", "AMA"
2015–2016Girlfriends' Guide to DivorcePayton"58", "14", "81"
2016Seth MurphyTV film
2017TimelessJesse James"The Murder of Jesse James"
2017BlindspotTom Jakeman"Enemy Bag of Tricks"
2018–2019S.W.A.T.TyRecurring role; 5 episodes
2018Christmas In LoveNick CarlingsonTV film
2019–2020The RookieSterling FreemanEpisodes: "Breaking Point", "Now and Then", "True Crime"
2021A Christmas StarRyan SparksTV film
2021When Hope CallsJack ThorntonEpisode: "A Country Christmas Part 2".
2022The Cleaning LadyBrandonEpisodes: "TNT" and "Kabayan"
2022Catering ChristmasCarson Jacob HarrisonTV film
2023Christmas KeepsakeTomTV film
2024Santa Tell MeChris DavisTV film
2025Single on the 25thCooperTV film