- Daniel Louis Rivas was born and raised in New York City. A multimedia performer since he was a child, his first speaking role was opposite Gary Oldman in the classic film Sid and Nancy (1986). Rivas has appeared in the films High Rollers (2025), Cherry (2010), Adrenaline (2003), Shackles (2005), Never Been Kissed (1999), and Altamont Now (2008). His first feature as a producer and lead actor, Junkie (2012), was distributed by Gunpowder & Sky and Federgreen Entertainment/IndieCan Entertainment. His TV credits include a recurring role on New York Undercover (1994) (Fox), Hand of God (2014) (Amazon), Rizzoli & Isles (2010) (TNT), American Crime (2015) (ABC), The It Factor: Los Angeles (2003) (Bravo), and as fan-favorite recurring character Kyle Davis on NCIS (2003) (CBS). Aside from movies and television, he is also a writer and artist. His paintings have been in solo and group art shows in New York, Los Angeles, and Amsterdam.- IMDb mini biography by: unknown source
- He is an old friend of Pauley Perrette and in the 2012 season, when she found out that her NCIS (2003) character Abby Sciuto finds a brother she hadn't known about, Perrette started a Twitter campaign to get him the role, stating that they look so much alike ("He has my same crazy eyes") that everyone thought they were brother and sister when they were together. The Twitter campaign worked, and he played Kyle Davis in two episodes.
- He is an accomplished painter who has shown pictures at art shows in New York, Los Angeles, and Europe.
- Daniel was once a Calvin Klein jeans model.
- He starred as himself along with Jeramy Renner in the second season of Bravo's reality show The It Factor Los Angeles.
- Was engaged to Georgina Verbaan, a Dutch actress. With her he played in the movie Adrenaline (2003).
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