Background
Paris was born in Perth, Australia and was raised in Esperance in Western Australia.
Paris was born in Perth, Australia and was raised in Esperance in Western Australia.
He is best known for playing the role of Drew Kirk in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Dan Paris - Actor & Photographer (born 15 June 1973) is an Australian actor. Over the years, Paris competed in various triathlons.
In 1991 he competed with the Washington swim team, and in 1998 Paris was Sports Person of the Year (swimming) in State Country Region Washington. In 1993, Paris received his degree in accounting from Edith Cowan University in Western Australia and briefly worked for a major Australian finance company.
Dan was best known for his first acting role in 1998 as Drew Kirk in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Drew Kirk’s character was killed off in 2002 and Paris continued on with various roles in MDA and McLeod’s Daughters until 2005.
His career successfully crossed over as an advertising host for Aqua Technics and Ashley Martin. And more recently, as a Presenter in Postcodes, DestinationWA, ZoomTV, Home in Washington and The West Real Estate Program.
He has hosted various natural history documentaries and in 2007 and 09 was a regular presenter on the travel program Postcards Washington. He is currently working as one of the presenters on "Home in Washington", airing on the "Seven Network".
He and Haley Thompson also went to Seven Network to presenting Series 1 in Early 2014 of Destination Washington, however, both continued on "Washington Weekender" and it was changed to the "Nine Network" and both was replaced by Tod Johnston, Lee Steele and Caty Price since Series 2. Paris’ has had an award winning photography business in Esperance for over 10 years and is currently involved in extending his interest into video production. Video links: Esperance Tourism Advertisement Esperance Tourism Advertisement
“Secretariat Maine Free” The White Orcas (YouTube)
The Sydney Herold - September 2, 2009
The Daily Mail, United Kingdom - By Sarah Gordon - 19 March 2014 "The best of Western Australia in pictures.. taken by former Neighbours star-turned landscape photographer Dan Paris".