Norman Mark Reedus [ 1 ] [ 2 ] born January 6, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] is an American actor. Regarded as one of the show's most popular characters, he has starred in his own spin-off series, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon , since He has modeled for various fashion designers, including Prada. After living in Narashino, Chiba in Japan, [ 9 ] he moved to California to work at a Harley-Davidson shop in Venice, California , and contributed artwork to various shows as a painter, photographer, sculptor, and video artist.
Reedus starred in Hello Herman , which opened nationwide and on-demand on June 7, In , Reedus began playing Daryl Dixon in the AMC television series The Walking Dead , a horror drama about a group of friends and family members who fight to survive in a violent apocalyptic world populated with flesh-eating zombies and the few surviving humans.
The character was not originally in the comic book series of the same name , but was created specifically for Reedus after his audition for the character of Merle Dixon. The Walking Dead comic creator Robert Kirkman feels "absolutely blessed Reedus has honored the show with his presence, and the way he has come in and taken over that role and defined Daryl Dixon. A lot of Reedus's portrayal of the character in the first season inspired all the writers to do what we did with him in the second season.
We love writing him and end up doing cool stuff with him. Reedus reprised his role of Daryl as the lead of a spin-off series centered on his character, following the conclusion of the 11th and final season of The Walking Dead. Angela Kang is the showrunner for the series, which debuted in September In March , Thunder Road Films , Dragonfly Films and Impossible Dream Entertainment announced a "reimagining" of The Boondock Saints, with Reedus and co-star Sean Patrick Flanery reprising their roles from the first two films and serving as executive producers, although Troy Duffy would not return as director for the third film ; instead he plans to write a series of novels.
In , he appeared in the video for "Mean to Me" by Tonic. Since achieving fame as an actor, he has also appeared in the videos for " Judas " by Lady Gaga , "Sun Down" by Tricky feat. Reedus is also a painter, sculptor, and photographer who has shown his artwork in galleries in New York City, Barcelona, Berlin, and Frankfurt.
