{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Daniel Healy''' (Dan Healy) is a Scottish singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/danielhealyofficial|title=Daniel Healy Official|work=SoundCloud}}</ref> and actor. He was a member of Glasgow-based jazz/pop trio Eoscene. In 2013, as a solo artist, he supported Lawson on their UK tour.<ref name="oncemusical.co.uk"/>
Healy has collaborated with Ronan Keating and co-wrote six songs which feature on Keating's tenth studio album, ''Time Of My Life'', which was released on 12 February 2016. Keating and Healy met when they were both cast members in the West End Musical ''Once''<ref name="oncemusical.co.uk"/> He also co-wrote 2 songs on Keating's album Twenty Twenty
Healy played Paul McCartney in Iain Softley's theatre production of ''Backbeat'' which had its World premiere at Citizen's Theatre Glasgow on 9 February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8422192.stm|title=BBC News - Roles cast in Beatles stage show Backbeat|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://citz.co.uk/backbeat_credits/|title=Citizens Theatre|author=Mark Boulton|access-date=2010-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702044058/http://citz.co.uk/backbeat_credits/|archive-date=2010-07-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> The play transferred to the West End for six months in 2011–12 at the Duke of York's Theatre before relocating to Toronto at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in 2012 and then to Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre in 2013.
Healys other theatre credits include: 'Eamon' in the West End production of ''Once''<ref name="oncemusical.co.uk"/> and the title role in ''Peter Pan'' at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/what-s-on/theatre/panto-review-peter-pan-king-s-theatre-1-3218280|title=Panto review: Peter Pan, King's Theatre|publisher=}}</ref> Continuing the Beatles theme, Healy played the young John Lennon in Bob Eaton's ''Lennon'' at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.<ref name="oncemusical.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.oncemusical.co.uk/cast.php|title=Cast - Once the Musical - Official London Site|work=Once the Musical - Official London Site}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepublicreviews.com/lennon-%E2%80%93-the-royal-court-liverpool/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140325225212/http://www.thepublicreviews.com/lennon-%E2%80%93-the-royal-court-liverpool/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 March 2014|title=Lennon – The Royal Court Liverpool |author=The Reviews Hub|work=The Reviews Hub}}</ref> Television credits include: ''River City'' (BBC); ''Daddy’s Girl'' (BBC); ''Taggart'' (Scottish Television); ''Wedding Belles'' (Channel 4); ''The Karen Dunbar Show'' (Comedy Unit/BBC); ''Chewin' The Fat'' (Comedy Unit/BBC).<ref name="oncemusical.co.uk"/> Healy also runs an internet comedy group called The Bad News Crew.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/badnewscrew|title=Bad News Crew|work=Dailymotion}}</ref> and in 2013 won the ‘Best Online Content Award’ at the Lovie Awards presented by Stephen Fry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winners.lovieawards.eu/#!wc=72&v=152|title=The Lovie Awards Winners Gallery|work=The Lovie Awards}}</ref>
He played "Guy" in the regional premier of ''Once''<ref name="oncemusical.co.uk"/> at the New Wolsey Theatre and Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch and in the first UK tour of [https://britishtheatre.com/once-the-musical-uk-tour/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20celebrated,UK%20tour%20from%20January%202020.&text=Based%20on%20the%20critically%20acclaimed,who%20unexpectedly%20fall%20in%20love. Once the Musical]
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