Born Daniel Vargas Graulau. He attended American International College in Massachusetts, earning a B.A. in Sociology and later an M.A. in Psychology. His interest in acting began his last year of graduate school when he attended the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York where he studied with the likes of Ron Burrus and Patrick Quagliano.
A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job to bring a man's young son home and away from his alcoholic mom. On their journey, the horseman finds redemption through teaching the boy what it means to be a good man.