Daan Creyghton is a Dutch actor best known for his debut role as a nerdy, big-hearted teenager named Sal Hunter in two seasons of the Nickelodeon TV series Hunter Street between 2017 and 2018. Other starring roles in the series were MaeMae Renfrow, Kyra Isako Smith, Thomas Jansen, and Stony Blyden. Rather than pursue his acting career, after an interview for AfterBuzz TV ‘s Mini Spotlight talk show in 2018, Daan flew back to the Netherlands to focus on his education and spend time with his family. Daan has built an online following that consists of more than 70,000 followers on Instagram.

Born name

Creighton Road

nickname

Daan

Sun sign

Virgo

Place of birth

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Residence

Amsterdam, Netherlands

nationality

training

Daan was present at the International School of Amsterdam in Sportlaan, Amstelveen, The Netherlands.

occupation

actor

family

• Father – Allard Creyghton
• Mutter – Iris Creyghton
• Siblings – Floor Creyghton (Older Sister), Lara Creyghton (Older Sister), Roos Creyghton (Older Sister), Tom Creyghton (Younger Brother)

Manager

Daan Creyghton is represented by –

• Scale Management (Manager) in Los Angeles, California, USA
• Platform Public Relations (publicist) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Build

Slim

Height

5 feet 5.5 inches or 166.5 cm

weight

60 kg or 132 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Daan Creyghton likes to keep his dating history private.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of Dutch descent.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

unknown

distinguishing features

• Haircut combed back
• Slim physique

brand promotion

Daan Creyghton has promoted brands such as:

• Gucci (2018)
• Bape US (2018)
• Givenchy (2018)
• Balmain (2018)
• Adidas (2018)
• Balenciaga (2018)
• Helmut Lang (2018)
• The Cream (2018)
• mnml (2018)
• Fendi (2018)
• Versace (2018)
• AMIRI (2018)
• Louis Vuitton (2019)
• Louboutin Homme (2019)
• Virgil Abloh (2019)
• Nike (2019)
• Zara (2019)
• Flussinsel (2019)
• DSQUARED2 (2019)
• Fear of God (2019)
• Delivery Truck (2019)
• Alexander McQueen (2019)
• In Gold We Trust (2019)
• Daily newspaper (2019)
• Palm Angels (2019)
• Top Man (2019)

Known for

His role as Sal Hunter in the TV series Hunter Street (2017-2018)

First TV show

Daan Creyghton made his television debut as Sal Hunter in an episode titled The New Hunter of the adventure series Hunter Street on March 11, 2009.

Daan Creyghton favorite things

• Sports – football, hockey, basketball
• Interest – Shopping for clothes and sneakers
• Football Club – Ajax

Daan Creyghton Facts

1. He’s left-handed.
2. When he was 6 years old, one of his older sisters was at a modeling photo shoot. After spotting Daan, the agents invited him to take photos as well.
3. Daan was signed to the same talent agency as his sister and did several auditions and child courtships with them.
4. When he was 6 years old his biggest passion was soccer. After a few years he fell in love with hockey.
5. Daan loved dressing up as a policeman and as a kid as a pirate.
6. At the age of 8 his family moved to Los Angeles, California, USA.
7. In 2014 the whole family moved back to Amsterdam, Netherlands.
8. While in the United States, Daan became very passionate about basketball.
9. He took acting classes in the United States to hone his craft and eventually landed a role as Sal on Hunter Street (2017-2018) in the 3rd round of auditions.
10. His favorite Hunter Street episode was Season 2 Episode 1. During the episode, there was a big food fight, with them throwing dough and flour at each other. Daan said it’s a fun family moment for the characters.
11. He admitted that he was the polar opposite of the character Sal in real life, as he’s not nerdy at all. Luckily, in Season 2, the character became more social, which suited his personality better.
12. Daan said that teenagers in the Netherlands are more independent and can do their own thing. In the United States, most children were driven to school and followed around.
13. The charity to his heart is UNICEF . Realizing that he was extremely fortunate to have food, clothing, clean water and basic necessities in life, he supported her fight for the life of every child around the world.
14. His biggest influence in life are his parents who always pushed him to focus on the good things in life.
15. He and his brother Tom enjoy competing in so-called “spicy challenges” where they eat extremely spicy food like wasabi.
16. Daan and his sisters traditionally play music when they are all at home and do their own “Creyghton dance”.
17. The strangest request during an audition was when the casting team asked him to impersonate a panda speaking Chinese. Daan didn’t know a word of Chinese but did his best to convince her immediately.
18. Follow him on Instagram and Facebook.