{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1977)}} '''Daniel Krolik''' (born September 8, 1977) is a Canadian actor and playwright.<ref>Glenn Sumi, [https://nowtoronto.com/culture/fringe-review-gay-for-pay-with-blake-clay-is-straight-up-brilliant/ "Fringe review: Gay For Pay With Blake & Clay is straight-up brilliant"]. ''Now'', July 12, 2022.</ref> He is most noted for his 2022 Toronto Fringe Festival play ''Gay for Pay with Blake & Clay'', which he cowrote with Curtis Campbell and co-starred in with Jonathan Wilson.<ref>Karen Fricker, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2022/07/13/pitch-perfect-fringe-festival-satire-takes-aim-at-straight-cultures-representation-of-lgbtq-experience.html "Pitch-perfect Fringe festival satire takes aim at straight culture’s representation of LGBTQ+ experience"]. ''Toronto Star'', July 13, 2022.</ref>
Krolik and Campbell received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding Original Play, Independent Theatre in 2023.<ref>Hélène Crowley, [https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/doras/2023-dora-mavor-moore-award-winners/ "Announcing the 2023 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners"]. ''Intermission Magazine'', June 27, 2023.</ref> They returned to the 2023 Fringe Festival with the sequel show ''Blake and Clay's Gay Agenda''.<ref>Glenn Sumi, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2023/07/01/they-had-a-hit-fringe-play-about-coaching-straight-actors-to-play-gay-theyre-back-to-send-up-the-queer-community.html "They had a hit Fringe play about coaching straight actors to play gay. They’re back to send up the queer community"]. ''Toronto Star'', July 1, 2023.</ref>
Krolik was previously a Dora nominee, alongside Colin Asuncion, Hume Baugh, Samson Bonkeabantu Brown, Keith Cole, daniel jelani ellis, Jeff Ho, Michael Hughes, Indrit Kasapi, Eric Morin, G Kyle Shields, Chy Ryan Spain and Geoffrey Whynot, for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Independent Theatre in 2020, for Buddies in Bad Times's production of Brian Francis's ''Box 4901''.<ref>Mae Smith, [https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/awards/2020-dora-mavor-moore-award-winners/ "2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners"]. ''Intermission Magazine'', June 29, 2020.</ref>
He has also had supporting and guest roles in film and television. Originally from Montreal, Quebec, he is an alumnus of the theatre program at Sheridan College.<ref>"Sheridan students win top honours". ''Hamilton Spectator'', September 16, 1999.</ref>
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