Daniel Richard Goddard
A native of Sydney, Australia, Goddard was working on a finance degree when he decided to pursue a career in acting. After studying at the Ensemble Actors Studio, he landed a role on the popular Australian soap opera Home and Away.
Goddard left Australia in 1996, and spent two years working on archaeological digs in Mongolia, Tunisia, Liberia and Portugal. While passing through Los Angeles, he was cast as Dar in the internationally syndicated series BeastMaster, which was shot in Australia. In 2002, he returned to the U.S. to guest star on series such as Wild Card, Monk, and Emily's Reasons Why Not. He also appeared in the films Dream Warrior and Lightspeed.
Goddard resides in Los Angeles, with his wife, Rachel, and two sons. In his spare time, he enjoys mechanical engineering, quantitative mathematics and construction.
The Young and the Restless
Cane Ashby/Ethan Atkinson
January 12, 2007 to Present
Lightspeed
Python/Edward
2006
Emily's Reasons Why Not
Vincent
2006
Monk
Evan Corker
2004
Zoe Busiek: Wild Card
Nigel
20041
BeastMaster
Dar
1999-2002
South Pacific
2001
Home and Away
Eric Phillips
1994-1995
Age of Kali
2006
Kiss of the Vampire
Alex Stone
2006
Dream Warrior
Rage
2004
PLACE OF BIRTH: Sydney, Australia
DATE OF BIRTH: August 28, 1971
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
MARITAL STATUS: Married, Rachel Marcus
CHILDREN: Son, Ford [Apr 2006]; Son, Sebastian William Goddard [Dec 19, 2008 at 8:15 a.m.; weighed 9 lbs. and 11 ounces.]
News Archive: Y&R stars speak out on Braeden contract mess. [Oct 16, 2009]
News Archive: VIDEO: Daniel Goddard along the Red Carpet at the 2011 Daytime Emmys. [Jun 19 2011]
News Archive: Daniel Goddard on how secrets and a new head writer may forever change Cane and Lily. [Jan 15 2015]
News Archive: Daytime stars challenge Hollywood celebs to join the genre [May 5, 2015]
News Archive: Ouch! Y&R's Daniel Goddard breaks his elbow [Sep 20, 2015]
News Archive: Y&R's injured Daniel Goddard undergoes surgery [Sep 23, 2015]
News Archive: Injured Y&R hunk facing six more weeks of recovery [Oct 9, 2015]
News Archive: Y&R star undergoes emergency surgery [Nov 25, 2015]
News Archive: Y&R's Daniel Goddard lands back at the doctor's office [Mar 15, 2016]
News Archive: Daniel Goddard reveals how he'd handle a real-life doppelganger [Apr 15, 2016]
News Archive: Y&R reveals new cast photo in celebration of 11,000th episode [Jul 19, ]
News Archive: Y&R recasts Cane and Lily's son, Charlie [Nov 28, 2016]
News Archive: SNACK ATTACK: Daytime stars share their favorite treats [Dec 20, 2016]
News Archive: Daniel Goddard on why Y&R is keeping him up at night [Aug 7, 2017]
News Archive: Y&R's Daniel Goddard sidelined by bacterial infection [Aug 10, 2017]
News Archive: Y&R stars celebrate Kristoff St. John's return [Mar 16, 2018]
News Archive: Daniel Goddard shares exciting secret: Christel Khalil is back at Y&R [Dec 1, 2018]
News Archive: WATCH: Y&R stars crack each other up in co-star quiz [Feb 4, 2019]
News Archive: Daniel Goddard "shocked & gutted" to be exiting The Young and the Restless [Oct 22, 2019]
News Archive: END OF AN ERA: Today marks Cane and Lily's final episode on The Young and the Restless [Oct 25, 2019]
News Archive: Bildbord app created by The Young and the Restless stars connects soap fans [May 11, 2020]
News Archive: Oops! Misunderstanding leads fans to think Daniel Goddard joined Days of our Lives [Jan 5, 2021]
News Archive: Wow -- Daniel Goddard actually WAS asked to play Days of our Lives' E.J. DiMera! [Oct 23, 2021]
