Daniel J. Cox

ACTOR, DANIEL J COX Daniel J. Cox is a Native Actor, born December 16, 1969 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Daniel was raised in the Metro-OKC area, in rural towns with concentrations of tribal populations. He attended Native American Boarding School and is a graduate of Edmond Memorial High School in Edmond, Oklahoma. He is an enrolled member of the Comanche Tribe and descendant of the Kiowa, Cheyenne, Otoe, Quapaw and Creek Seminole tribes. His lineage includes 'captive' members of European, African American, and Spanish Mexican descent from generations in the 1800s. Daniel's family lineage proudly originates from Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, whose mother was Cynthia Ann Parker, a white captive whose family resided in Fort Parker, Texas. His maternal grandfather, Sergeant Simmons Parker, was one of fourteen highly decorated US Army WWII Comanche Code Talkers, about whom many books have been written and movies made. His maternal Kiowa great grandfather was Mokeen 'Man of Iron', the last Sundance and Ghost Dance Holy Man of times when tribes still lived free on the southern plains of the United States. His great grandfather, Lucious Aitson, was the first ordained Christian minister of the Kiowa Tribe, whose story is told in the book, 'Light on the Mountain' by Ms. Crawford. As an Otoe tribal member, Daniel's family descends directly through Chief Arkeketa (1800s.) His Quapaw family includes Chief Victor Griffin, whose unique story includes a history of how his family gained the Greek mythological creature's name, 'Griffin'. Daniel Cox's name descends from the Creek Seminole line and his great uncle, Creek Nation Chief Claude A. Cox. Daniel is a US Army sergeant and veteran of the ground invasion and War in Iraq, Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, where he served in an NBC Unit (Nuclear Biological Chemical Warfare), reconnaissance platoon. He also served in the Infantry Arctic Light Division of Fairbanks, Alaska through three consecutive years and winters, after which he received an honorable discharge after eight years of active service. EDUCATION: . BA, Electronic Media - The Sam Donaldson Center for Communications - The University of El Paso . Minor in Theatre and Film - The University of El Paso . AA, Accounting - THE University of Anchorage, Fairbanks, Alaska. . MPA Master of Public Administration, in progress while attending the University of Washington, DC. COMMUNICATION AND FILM EXPERIENCE: . ABC News Journalism, Channel 7 El Paso, Texas . Documentary/Independent Film Making, student film . Self-Production of 'Aesthetic Beats - about Contemporary Artists . El Paso Film Commission with Feature Film Production Assistant Capacities on Films such as 'Glory Road,' and 'Rx.' . Television Series' featured background actor, - 3 Episodes of 'Texas Flip and Move' . 'Murder Made Me Famous - Osama Bin.' . Theatre - University theatre plays, such as 'Charlotte's Web.' . Shakespeare Theatre Co. Productions - 'Macbeth', 'Antony and Cleopatra' of - . 'Shakespeare on the Rocks' - El Paso's premiere Shakespeare Theatre Company . Romeo and Juliet - City Theatre Company of El Paso. Daniel has worked for the Department of Homeland Security in Washington DC, Casino Gaming, and also in the construction, remodel and repair business. Daniel currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he is a recurring background actor for several TV series: . 'The Son, Season 2' - Comanche Leader True Blood. . 'Fear the Walking Dead, Season 5'- Survivor 8; and Season 6 - Zombie of the Zombie Legion. Daniel played the lead role as Quanah Parker in the 'Adobe Walls, the Movie' Teaser Trailer. He is a Native American activist whose hobbies include painting, fitness, outdoor activity, volunteering for veterans events, and working with therapeutic horse ranches. Daniel is an ambidextrous Sagittarius and has raised four sons who are now adults, two of which he adopted. He practices Native American spirituality and is a participant in the Sundance Ceremony with the Lakota Tribe at Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota. He is a participant in the NAC Native American Church, Peyotism, which was founded by Comanche Chief Quanah Parker. He operates his home Purification Ceremony 'Sweat' Lodge and is also a member of a fraternal gourd dance clan at the associated pow wows.' PERSONAL DETAILS 5'8 Tall Fit, 168 lbs. Long Dark Brown Hair