Danny J. Gomez — is a professional actor who was paralyzed from the waist down in a 2016 mountain bike accident that nearly killed him. He is best known for roles in such hit shows as NCIS: Hawai’i, New Amsterdam, All Rise, and feature film Martinez Margaritas and Murder . He is a two-time Easterseals Disability Film Challenge winner, for the films I/0 (2019) and Check Mate (2018), and was nominated for best actor for The Deadline (2025) which he produced and directed.
He was awarded the Christopher Reeves Acting Scholarship in 2020. Most recently, Danny completed a successful Off-Broadway run in the play All of Me ,alongside Kyra Sedgwick, which garnered rave reviews and earned him a Drama Desk Award nomination for outstanding lead in a play.
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