Who Plays Danny Diaz on ‘Firefly Lane’? Meet Ignacio Serricchio

Warning: Firefly Lane Season 2 spoilers ahead.

A new season of Firefly Lane on Netflix means a new love interest for Tully Hart (Katherine Heigl). And though he takes a while to warm up to, Danny Diaz will start to grow on you by the end of Season 2, Part 1.

We loved and sincerely miss Tully’s Season 1 flames, Max Brody (Jon-Michael Ecker) and Chad Willey (Patrick Sabongui). But Season 2 spices things up a bit with a complex ‘80s office romance that follows Tully into the 2000s.

We first meet Danny, played by Ignacio Serricchio, in the Season 2 premiere via flashback. He and Tully are rival reporters at the start, but their relationship evolves throughout Season 2, Part 1’s nine episodes, and ends on an unexpected note.

So who is Danny Diaz on Firefly Lane? And what do we know about Ignacio Serricchio, the actor who plays him? Here’s everything you need to know about Serricchio and his Firefly Lane character.

Who Is Danny Diaz on Firefly Lane?

As noted, we first meet Danny in Season 2, Episode 1 in a flashback. While Tully and the news crew are doing some good old fashioned on the ground reporting, she bumps into Danny, a sexy sportscaster turned newscaster who makes it clear he’s romantically interested in her.

Tully has her guard up as usual, but in Episode 2, she runs into him at Benedict Binswanger’s event and they wind up sleeping together. After an amazing hookup, Danny tells Tully that work is crazy and he can’t be the man she deserves. After he leaves her apartment, a dumbfounded Tully says, “That’s my fucking line!” But later in the episode, it all makes sense to her.

Danny starts a new job at Tully’s workplace, and it doesn’t take long for him to swoop in and completely take over her Binswanger beat. After an exhausting on again/off again romance and a work friends to work enemies cycle, Tully and Danny go head to head for a weekend editor job, but at the last second, Danny pulls himself from the running. He tells Tully she deserves the gig, but he also got another major job offer and decided to quit and move to New York.

The two lose touch for years, but in Season 2, Episode 7, an early 2000s Tully bumps into Danny in her apartment building and they realize they live right across the hall from each other. FATE! He left ESPN and aged like a fine wine, but unfortunately HAS A GIRLFRIEND. (Though it’s worth noting he still seems VERY into Tully.) When Tully and Kate’s friendship takes a turn and her life comes crashing down, Danny is there to offer support in Part 1’s final episodes. He gets along with Cloud, introduces Tully to his girlfriend, and even spends Thanksgiving with her at her childhood home. By the end of the nine episodes, Tully is dating herself and Danny helps her get a new job in Antarctica. So while we don’t envision a relationship anytime soon, we definitely wouldn’t be mad if Tully and Danny rekindle their old flame before Season 2 ends.

Who Plays Danny Diaz on Firefly Lane? Meet Ignacio Serricchio

As noted, Ignacio Serricchio, a 40-year-old Argentinian-born actor, plays Danny Diaz on Firefly Lane. Per his IMDb bio, Serricchio practices kung fu, attended Syracuse University and Loyola Marymount University, can speak four languages, and is a certified rescue diver. He kickstarted his acting career in 2005 by appearing on an episode of House, and he’s appeared in popular TV shows and films over the years, including Wilfdire, General Hospital, Bones, Good Girls, Lost in Space, Family Guy, and more. Serricchio is also well known for time on The Young and the Restless, during which he played Alex Chavez for 71 episodes.

There’s a good chance we’ll see more of Danny Diaz in Season 2, Part 2 of Firefly Lane, which airs in June 2023. But for now, you can keep an eye out for him in the first nine episodes.

The first nine episodes of Firefly Lane Season 2 are available to stream on Netflix. The final seven episodes premiere in 2023.