Daniel Louis Rivas

Daniel Louis Rivas was born and raised in New York City.
A multi media performer since he was a child, Daniel had his first speaking role opposite Gary Oldman in "Sid and Nancy". He decided to pursue it as a career.
After fronting the short lived punk rock band 57-Blankness at eighteen, he soon relocated to Los Angeles.
He discovered being in front of the camera and stage was not his only creative outlet, and started writing and painting.
Daniel has appeared in such films as "Cherry", "Black Ops", "Adrenaline", "Shackles" , "Never Been Kissed" and most recently as Indie rock star Richard Havoc in "Altamont Now".
In this role he did his own singing and contributed his own music to the film as well as paint the poster with Tony Ward, His TV credits include a recurring role on "New York Undercover" (FOX) as well as stints on "Law and Order" (NBC) and "American Family" (A&E). He was also a regular on "The IT Factor, Los Angeles" (Bravo).
A former Calvin Klein model.
Daniel has become an accomplished painter having had solo and group shows in New York, Los Angeles, and Amsterdam.
While in the Netherlands Daniel was the first American painter allowed to take up "artist in residence" at the late, infamous Herman Brood's atelie...

August 2005- Ghettogloss Gallery- Los Angeles, California -Group Show

April 2003- Herman Brood Gallery- Amsterdam, Holland -Solo Show

January 2003- The Stip Gallery- Amsterdam, Holland- Group Show

January 2002- Latino Museum Of Los Angeles w/ Amnesty International-
Los Angeles, California- Solo Show

December 2001- Latino Museum Of Los Angeles / Benefit For Digna Ochoa-
Los Angeles, California- Group Show

October 1999- Get Real Art Gallery- New York, New York- Solo Show

September 1999- Get Real Art Gallery- New York, New York- Group Show

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