Danielle Campbell

Early life

Campbell is from Hinsdale, Illinois. Her parents are Georganne and John Campbell, and she has a younger brother. She was discovered in a hair salon in Chicago at age ten.

Career

Campbell's first acting role was as a guest star in five episodes of Prison Break. She also appeared in a nationwide commercial for Build-A-Bear Workshop and played the character of Darla in the 2008 movie The Poker House. In 2010, she appeared in the Disney Channel television series Zeke and Luther as Dani, before starring in the television movie Starstruck with Sterling Knight the same year. Upon *Starstruck'''s release, she signed a development deal with Disney. She starred in the movie *Prom'', released on April 29, 2011, co-starring with Nicholas Braun, Nolan Sotillo, and Aimee Teegarden.

In 2013, she was cast in a starring role on the television series The Originals as a powerful sixteen-year-old witch named Davina. In late 2013, producers of the 2015 film 16 South announced that Campbell would star in the film alongside Luke Benward. In April 2015, Campbell shot the movie Race To Redemption in which she starred alongside Aiden Flowers and Luke Perry; the movie was released in 2016. Campbell was also cast as Ellie Reed in the 2016 television series SINs, and Maddy in the 2017 Fine Brothers production F the Prom. In March 2018, she appeared in the music video for "Better With You" by Jesse McCartney.

In 2018, Campbell had a recurring role in the second season of the Freeform television series Famous in Love. In June 2018 she was cast in a starring role in the CBS All Access television drama series Tell Me a Story. In 2021, Campbell starred in the Broadway production of Alice Childress's Trouble in Mind.

In 2025, she starred in the Netflix series The Waterfront.

Personal life

Campbell lives in Los Angeles, California. Campbell was in a relationship with singer Louis Tomlinson from November 2015 to December 2016. In February 2018, she started dating longtime friend and former The Originals co-star Colin Woodell; they became engaged in August 2023, after five years of dating. The pair married on September 13, 2025.

Filmography

References

References

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