At the height of his fame, Danan was something of a fixture in the tabloid press, pictured at various celebrity parties and events.
His name was used for Dananagram, a parody Instagram account spoofing 90s and 00s celebrities, and he later told Radio 5 Live he had joined forces with the people behind it.
The account posts retro photos of celebrities – allegedly from Danan’s old camera – and has more than 85,000 followers.
In 2020, he launched drama classes in Bristol, his adopted home, for adults with mental health or addiction issues or who have been through trauma or been in prison.
“It’s been amazing and honestly I’ve changed people’s lives,” Danan said.
Last year, the actor spoke about his own health struggles after he ended up in intensive care with pneumonia.
He told the Sun on Sunday that hospital staff had told him to stop smoking in any form. Having given up cigarettes in the last couple of years, Danan said he had become “obsessed” with disposable vapes.
He has also discussed previous issues with drugs including addictions to cocaine and codeine, which he used to “self-soothe” after losing acting parts in his 20s while in the US.
He also said that he had spent over £1m on rehab over the years and had once overdosed on heroin.
