Daniel Luke Bess (born October 8, 1977) is an American television and film actor. Most known for playing Rick Allen on the first season of 24.
Bess was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and attended both high school and a school of the arts while living on the island. He later acted in New York theater before moving to Los Angeles. His mother is a professor and his father (Benjamin "Buddy" Bess) is a publisher, who owns the Honolulu publishing company Bess Press. He also has a brother and a sister.
Bess married fellow actor Linda Park on October 11, 2014. They have a son together. On February 14, 2024, Park announced that they were no longer husband and wife and had been separated for over a year.
