Daniel Anthony "Danny" Torrance is a fictional character that first appears in the 1977 novel The Shining by Stephen King. The character also appears in the 1980 film adaptation The Shining and was played by Danny Lloyd. The character also appears in the 1997 TV miniseries The Shining and was played by Courtland Mead. In 2013, Stephen King released the novel Doctor Sleep, a sequel to the 1977 novel that features Danny Torrance as the protagonist.