Daniel Hayes

Daniel Hayes is a top ranked boxing prospect and Trinidad & Tobago's boxing ambassador who gets his unique look from his Caribbean and South American ancestry. He was involved in a variety of sports growing up. He loved soccer, basketball, football, baseball and swimming. At just 10 years old he started playing basketball and continued playing throughout college. At 16 he was already a certified lifeguard and a highly recruited athlete in multiple sports. In his senior year of high school he was recruited to play basketball for several NCAA Division 1 and 2 schools. Hayes however decided to attend Thompson Rivers University where he and his childhood best friend were offered athletic scholarships. College proved to be quite a defining time for Hayes. He started as a Kinesiology major but after just one single acting course, he discovered his love and passion for acting and switched his major to Theatre. Hayes was no stranger to the camera; he had been a published print model since the age of 17. It wasn't long after his revelation that the acting gigs began pouring in. Hayes landed his first commercial with And1, which was quickly followed by a well-known television ad with Nike. Eagerly seeking to develop his craft, Hayes began studying at The Second City and Groundlings, schools who boast of alumni including Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell, Seth Rogan and Steve Carell. Hayes added to his training by studying at The Ivana Chubbuck Studio that has trained Hollywood's elite such as Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, Terence Howard and more. As he is on his Olympic quest, Hayes fights out of the world famous Wild Card Boxing Club, home to superstar world champions Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.