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Daniel Malik (born Daniel Chaudhry, 31 March 1992), formerly known as Wahab Chaudhry, is a Canadian actor and model who may be best known for being the voice (and – briefly – the human form) of the character Black Philip in The Witch (2015).
Daniel Malik is a Canadian actor. He received notice amongst a wide audience for playing a role in The Witch (2015), directed by Robert Eggers starring Anya Taylor-Joy which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. This also earned Daniel a nomination for best villain at the Seattle Film Critics Awards.
- January 1, 1
- 1.85 m
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- How did you hear about the Black Phillip role? At the time I only had a modeling agent who thankfully knew I was studying and had a knack for acting.
- Were there a lot of auditions involved? Just one…for me at least. I'm sure the major roles in the film went through several reads. A few hours after my audition I got a call from my agent telling me that the director, Robert Eggers, is flying into town the next week and wants to meet face to face!
- What was the direction you received while recording the voice? I can”t remember exactly what Robert was whispering to me, since we did shoot this well over a year ago, but I remember him walking with me to set and I was super nervous.
- What was it like working with Robert Eggers? Robert is very understanding whilst being super straightforward with what he wants. To be honest, I respected him even before we started working.
Dec 19, 2022 · Malik is credited in The Witch as Wahab Chaudhry (which is the name he used as a model prior to getting into acting). The Witch was Malik’s first feature film, and he has gone on to appear in multiple projects including a 2018 episode of The Handmaid’s Tale and three episodes of The Expanse (2017-2019).
Feb 23, 2016 · So who's the man behind the goat? That would be Toronto-born actor/model Wahab Chaudhry, whose only other credit is the 2013 short film The Education of Junaid Qadri. Here's what he looks like:
Daniel Malik (born Daniel Chaudhry, March 31, 1992), formerly known as Wahab Chaudhry, is a Canadian actor and model known for being the voice of the character Black Philip in The Witch.
May 25, 2016 · You barely see Wahab [Chaudhry] who’s the most handsome man you’ve ever seen in your life playing the devil here. I mean he was devilishly handsome.” 36.
