Danielle Ryan Chuchran was born in Upland, California, but moved to Utah shortly afterward. She started her career with some ads before she won her first role at age 7 in "Little Secrets." With her part as Thing One in "The Cat in the hat" she consolidated her position as child actress and did several films and series afterwards. Since "Minor Details" she has appeared in most of projects of John Lyde and Mainstay Productions.

Danielle is quite sporty. She is an accomplished rider, and besides several other hobbies she loves to go shooting, both guns and archery. She likes to perform her own stunts and fighting scenes for her roles, a passion that started all the way back with her Thing One role, and today includes some serious rock climbing in her newer movie "Survivor." She is also an animal lover and enjoys spending time with her dog and her horses.