Biography
Daniel Benzali is a Brazilian-born actor. He was born on 20 January 1946 in Rio de Janeiro and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He began his career in theatre, appearing with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in productions including the London cast of Evita as Juan Perón and the original 1993 West End production of Sunset Boulevard opposite Patti LuPone. He also appeared on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof.
Benzali is best known for playing defence attorney Ted Hoffman in the first season of the legal drama series Murder One (1995–1996), a role that earned him a Golden Globe nomination. He has made guest and recurring appearances in series including The X-Files, NYPD Blue, L.A. Law, Jericho as Thomas Valente, Nip/Tuck as Dr Griffin, The Agency and General Hospital. His film credits include A View to a Kill (1985), Murder at 1600 (1997) and The Grey Zone (2001).
