EXCLUSIVE: Donovan Daughtry has joined Principal Entertainment LA as a manager, after more than 15 years at Untitled Entertainment, where he worked with a roster of high-profile and award-winning talent.
Daughtry represents actors across film, TV, and theater, working with both established names and breakout discoveries. Clients he works with include Juliette Lewis, Kate Walsh, Ben Hardy, Aidan Laprete, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Tracy Ifeachor, Chord Overstreet, Peter Mooney, Cara Gee, Brian Muller, Deion Smith, Jonathan O’Neill, Cameron Kasky and Ryan Faucett, among others.
He began his career in representation at CAA after graduating from UCLA.
“Principal has a strong reputation for thoughtful, strategic representation, and I’m excited to be joining a team that values long-term career building,” Daughtry said in a statement to Deadline.
Separately at Principal LA, David Weidoff has been promoted to manager. Weidoff, a graduate of the USC School of Dramatic Arts, worked for EP Franco Bario (Sorry for Your Loss) and showrunners Etan Frankel (Evel) and Caryn Lucas (Country Comfort) before joining Principal Entertainment LA in the fall of 2022.
“We are thrilled to welcome Donovan to Principal. He brings a strong client roster and excellent reputation, and shares our collaborative, artist-first mindset,” the partners at Principal shared. “David is smart, thoughtful, and has a rare creative eye that you can’t teach. Over the years, he’s shown great instincts for talent and taste in material. We’re excited to see him step into this next chapter as a manager.”
Principal has been front and center this awards season with Emmy and Golden Globe-winner Seth Rogen for The Studio, BAFTA and Academy Award-nominee Wunmi Mosaku for Sinners, Emmy and Critics Choice Award-winner Tramel Tillman for Severance, Independent Spirit Award-nominee Dylan O’Brien for Twinless, and Critics Choice Award-nominee Carrie Preston for the CBS hit series Elsbeth.
