Stars of Tomorrow 2025: Daniel Quinn-Toye (actor)

Daniel Quinn-Toye’s first role out of drama school could hardly have been more high-profile. In his final year at London’s Lamda, he was cast as Paris in Jamie Lloyd’s West End production of Romeo & Juliet, also serving as Tom Holland’s understudy for Romeo.

“The fans queued up every night for a glimpse of Tom,” recalls Quinn-Toye. “They had to barricade St Martin’s Lane. I was thrown into the deep end of the industry and it was sink or swim. I doggy-paddled my way in.”

Quinn-Toye, who grew up near Glasgow, is in the strange position of starring in several upcoming major film and TV projects, but not yet able to reveal much about them. At time of writing he is in Toronto filming Amazon MGM Studios’ young-adult series Sterling Point, created by Megan Park. He has shot George Jaques’ indie feature Sunny Dancer with Bella Ramsay, and has a small role in Anthony Maras’ Pressure starring Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott. He is attached to another – yet to announce – high-profile film.

In May, he wrapped on Amazon’s $100m science-fiction feature Voltron, which he landed after an extensive audition process. When director Rawson Marshall Thurber finally offered him the role, Quinn-Toye says, “I was ecstatic [but] I couldn’t actually believe it. I had that moment of like, ‘Are you sure? You saw everyone you wanted to see? You don’t want to run this by more people?’”

The shoot meant moving to Australia’s Gold Coast for six months. “I did take it in my stride more than I was expecting to,” he says of the large-scale production. “I was so fascinated by the filmmaking process, I was invigorated by it.”

Contact: Florence Rose, Independent Talent 

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