Samuel Daniel
17 Years old. Born 1596.
English, with Italian ancestry. Parents are wealthy merchants focusing on the tinker-trade. He lives away from home in a small rented room in London, close to the playhouses.
Samuel got involved in acting at the age of ten years old by becoming a member of the Children of the Chapel – a child-specific group who performed plays to court. He began by specifically performing female parts, but quickly left in 1606 after several scandals involving the plays that were performed that landed the company in some disrepute and several of the writers in jail. Due to his acting capabilities, however, he swiftly gained a position in the King’s Men theatre troupe, again, performing female roles. He has stayed in that position to this day, performing both on stage at the theatre and to the court. He can sing, play the mandolin and thinks he makes a rather convincing woman on the stage.
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