Daniel Cudmore

Cudmore was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the middle child of three boys born to English-born parents Richard Cudmore and Sue Bailey. His father is a physician, and his mother works for the British Columbia Film Commission.^[1] Cudmore was raised mainly in Squamish.

Cudmore attended Gannon University and was a member of the football team (2000–2002). He is a former forward for the Capilano Rugby Union Club in Vancouver.^[1]

Cudmore's first major role came in 2003 when he appeared as Piotr Rasputin in the second installment of the X-Men film franchise, X2. He auditioned for the title role in Superman Returns but lost the role to Brandon Routh.^[2]

He portrayed the Volturi Felix in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1. On July 11, 2012, it was confirmed that Cudmore would portray Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 in the live-action Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn web series.^[3]

Cudmore reprised the role of Colossus in X-Men: Days of Future Past, in which he reteamed with Twilight co-star Booboo Stewart.^[4] Cudmore announced on February 17, 2015, that while Colossus would appear in the Deadpool film, he would not return to the role after he declined the offer when he was informed that his voice would be dubbed by a different actor;^[5][6] he was replaced by Stefan Kapičić, who provided the character's voice.^[7] Cudmore was initially announced to reprise his role in Dark Phoenix (2019), though his part was ultimately cut.

Cudmore's older brother, Jamie, is a member of the Canadian Rugby World Cup team.^[8] His younger brother, Luke, also plays for Capilano RFC.^[9]