Daniel Kyri

Kyri grew up on the South Side of Chicago. In 2007, he appeared in the controversial CBS reality show Kid Nation when he was 10 years old, going by the name D.K. He won a $20,000 "gold star" awarded by his peers. Kyri attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, graduating with a BA in Theater Performance. ==Career==

Kyri starred in the 2014 short film Perfect Day as Desmond, a composite character based on Derrion Albert. He had roles in Chicago theater productions including Moby Dick, Macbeth and Ms. Blakk for President. In 2018, Kyri had the title role in the Gift Theatre production of Hamlet, giving what the Chicago Tribune called "a standout performance." Kyri is best known for playing Darren Ritter on Chicago Fire. He auditioned for Chicago Fire in 2018, with the role of Ritter initially intended to last 2-3 episodes. He was a recurring guest appearing in most episodes over the next two years, before being promoted to series regular in August 2020. Kyri has a role as a YouTube paranormal investigator in the 2022 Shudder lo-fi horror film ''Night's End''. ==Personal life==

Kyri identifies as queer. He has said, "I can't say I had very many examples, of Black queer people growing up... I spent a lot of my youth lost at sea, reconciling with my sexuality." ==Filmography==

Film Television == Awards and honors ==

• Chicago Reader Best Actor 2017 • Windy City Times 30 under 30 ==References==