Danny Māhealani, portrayed by Keahu Kahuanui, was a recurring character during the first three seasons of MTV’s Teen Wolf.
Biography
According to Stiles, everybody likes Danny.
He was Jackson Whittemore’s best friend and a fellow Lacrosse player. Danny often tried to be a calming force to Jackson's high strung personality.
He is number 6 on the team and plays goalie.
Danny identifies himself as gay. A running joke during Season 1 involved Stiles wondering aloud and then directly asking if Danny thought he was attractive.
Danny has had one of the more interesting relationship arcs within the show. We've seen him bring his boyfriend to the formal in Season 1, suffering a break-up and rebound in Season 2 and dating an Alpha Werewolf in Season 3.
While he seemed unaware of the supernatural goings on for three seasons, Danny surprised everyone by revealing that he knows all about Beacon Hills werewolves.
- Jeff Davis explained that Danny's absence for the rest of series after Season 3 was due to the character graduating early.
Season 1
Danny finds himself in odds with Jackson Whittemore's ego and the need to have the team win with Scott McCall's new proses. (Read More...)
Season 2
Danny helps Jackson recover lost footage from his camera and nearly becomes a victim of the Kanima. (Read More...)
Season 3
In Economics class, Danny tries his hand at quarters. In the library he meets an interesting new boy while Lydia seems drawn to the boy's twin. (Read More...)
Danny overhears Stiles telling Scott that he must have sex in order to escape the fate of the virginal victims murdered in previous episodes. Danny says he'll do it and tells Stiles to be at his house at 9PM and to prepare to stay all night because "I like to cuddle." (Read More...)
Danny and Ethan sit together on the bus for the Cross Country Team trip and Danny reluctantly agrees when Stiles asks him to find out why Ethan is checking his phone so much. He comforts Ethan after Isaac beats him up. (Read More...)
Danny and Ethan share a room on a Cross Country Team trip. While making out, Ethan notices some surgical scars on Danny's torso. He asks him if he would like it if they could go away (hinting at but not mentioning the effects of an Alpha bite). Danny says the scars make him feel like a survivor. (Read More...)
Danny suffers shortness of breath and chest pains. At the hospital he throws up mistletoe berries. He is saved by Melissa McCall. Stiles discovers he wrote a scientific proposal about telluric currents. Scott believes this is why he was poisoned with mistletoe. (Read More...)
Ethan gives Danny a quick touch up before he plays in Ms. Blake's memorial concert. The orchestra oddly turns to a violent, angry tone, and Danny blows his trumpet with great force. After the pianist is killed onstage, Danny stands up in awe, while chaos stirs around him. (Read More...)
In the final montage, Danny is seen walking out of a classroom holding Ethan's hand. (Read More...)
It is revealed that Danny has moved on from Ethan as he is making out with another boyfriend. (Read More...)
Danny gets help from the twins to throw a rave at Derek's Loft. Later, he helps Aiden in making Lydia come back to her senses after her attack from the Oni. (Read More...)
Ethan tackles Danny when he is running Cross Country and the two share a kiss. (Read More...)
Danny is excited when Ethan decides to join the lacrosse team in the spring. He is enticed by a possessed Ethan to come to the shower and make out with him. (Read More...)
While in Economics, Danny points out that Meredith is in class. He helps Coach Finstock with interrogating her by correcting the his vocabulary. (Read More...)
He breaks up with Ethan after confessing that he knew Ethan was a Werewolf. (Read More...)
Gallery
Quotes
- “That's not really his color...” — Danny talking about Derek to Stiles during Wolf's Bane.
- “You're a terrible person.” — Danny talking to Stiles in Wolf's Bane.
- “If I come back and find you dead under a pile of weights, I’m taking the Porsche.” — Danny talking to Jackson in Venomous.
- "Come to my place at 9:00. Plan to stay the night. I like to cuddle."- Danny messing with Stiles in Unleashed.
- “Dude, it's Beacon Hills.” — Danny to Ethan in The Divine Move.