Danny Torrance

Daniel Anthony Torrance, also known as Doc, Danny and later Doctor Sleep, is a fictional character who first appears in the 1977 novel The Shining by Stephen King as a child with psychic powers called "the shining". His parents are father Jack Torrance and mother Wendy Torrance. The character was portrayed in the 1980 film adaptation The Shining by Danny Lloyd and by Courtland Mead in the 1997 television miniseries The Shining.

Danny Torrance
The Shining and Doctor Sleep character
Danny Lloyd as Danny Torrance in
1980 film The Shining
First appearanceThe Shining (1977)
Created byStephen King
Portrayed byDanny Lloyd (1980)
Courtland Mead (1997, child)
Wil Horneff (1997, older)
Alejandro Vega (2016)
Ewan McGregor
(2019, adult)
Roger Dale Floyd
(2019, child)
AbilitiesPsychic powers
In-universe information
Full nameDaniel Anthony Torrance
NicknameDanny
Doc
TitleDoctor Sleep
Relatives
  • Jack Torrance (father)
  • Wendy Torrance (mother)
  • Lucy Stone (half-sister)
  • Abra Stone (niece)

In 2013, Stephen King released the novel Doctor Sleep, a sequel to the 1977 novel that features an adult Dan Torrance as the protagonist. Warner Bros. Pictures produced a film adaptation of the novel with actor Ewan McGregor playing the adult Dan Torrance. The film was released in November 2019.

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