READ MORE: How well do you remember the first episode when Nurse Jenny Lee arrived? Daniel is 26 years old. When he was in his late teens, he attended a drama school in south-west London, near where he lived and years later he has been nominated as Best Actor in this year's TV Choice Awards for his portrayal of Reggie in Call the Midwife.
However, incredible acting talent must run through the blood of Daniel's family as he is the son of late actor and EastEnders legend Leslie Grantham.
Grantham played 'Dirty' Den Watts in the BBC soap and was an original cast member when the soap launched in 1985, before being killed off in 1989.
He then returned to EastEnders in 2003 for two more years in an epic comeback storyline. In a 2006 interview with the Daily Mail, Daniel's mum Jane praised Leslie as a "fantastic" dad.
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