Daniel Pohlen was born in Hamburg in 1999 and grew up there.
He was in the Hamburg Boys' Choir from 2009 to 2014 and learned to play the cello during his time at a music school. He later enrolled on a performing arts course and decided to make acting his profession.
After graduating from high school, he completed his acting studies at the Schule für Schauspiel Hamburg in 2021 with honors in film and theater.
He had his first engagement from 2021-2022 at the Altonaer Theater in the play Peter Pan and played the roles of the pirate Smee and the lost boy Slightly.
Daniel has been a permanent ensemble member at the GRIPS Theater since the 2022/2023 season.