Juan Daniel Straube is a Guatemalan-Spanish actor born in Guatemala and based between Berlin, Germany, and Madrid, Spain. A native Spanish speaker, he is bilingual in English and German. His accent repertoire includes Guatemalan, Mexican, Colombian, Venezuelan and neutral Spanish, alongside American English and Standard German.

From an early age, Juan Daniel developed a strong passion for cinema, combining his interest in the performing arts with extensive sporting activities. He trained in theatre, karate, mixed martial arts, acrobatics and football, eventually playing for Guatemala’s national youth football team.

His fascination with languages and different cultures grew during his teenage years as he travelled across Latin America and Europe. A shoulder injury brought his ambitions of becoming a professional football player to an end, but created the opportunity to pursue his long-standing passion for acting.

In 2016, he moved to Berlin, where he began learning German and developing his professional acting career. He joined Meisner International under Steven Ditmyer and subsequently completed his studies at Catalyst Institute for Creative Arts and Technology, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Screen Acting.

During his training, he appeared in numerous short films, feature films and audiovisual projects. His early screen credits include Raphael, directed by Aretha Iskandar, Member State, directed by Adam Donald, Mockingbird, directed by Julia Jaskolski, and Rhizophora, directed by Luana Almeida.

His television experience includes German productions such as Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten and projects including Guardians of Berlin. His career also encompasses stage acting, voice performance and international live productions.

One of his most recent feature film credits is Io sono Rosa Ricci (2025), directed by Lyda Patitucci and produced by Picomedia and Rai Cinema in collaboration with Netflix. In the Italian crime drama, he portrays Gabriel, appearing in the screen universe of Mare fuori. He has also appeared in the short film Hermanos, directed by Pablo Knappe Rodríguez.

His theatre credits include portraying Katurian in The Pillowman and Valère in Tartuffe: The Musical, alongside international stage work as an actor, singer and presenter in Greece.

His sporting background remains one of his key professional strengths. A Kenpo Karate black belt, he has experience in mixed martial arts, football, acrobatics and physical training, as well as skills in singing, contemporary dance and improvisation.

For Juan Daniel, acting brings together discipline, imagination and curiosity about human behaviour. His international training and command of three languages enable him to work across Spanish, Latin American, German and English-language productions.