Daniel Gillies: 'The Originals' Actor Expecting Second Child With Wife Rachael Leigh Cook

Actor Daniel Gillies is currently the doting Uncle Elijah Mikaelson to baby Hope in the second season of the CW spinoff series “The Originals.” In real life, the 38-year-old actor will be taking care of his second child with actress wife Rachael Leigh Cook.

Daniel Gillies and Rachael Leigh Cook confirmed the pregnancy news to E!News. “We're as happy as we were surprised by this wonderful news! We haven't slept since 2013 and welcome advice from all parents who survived Two Under Two,” the couple shared to the entertainment website.

Daniel and Rachael got married in August 2004. In September 2013, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter that they named Charlotte Easton Gillies.

According to an Us Weekly report, Daniel Gillies posted a message on his Twitter account @danieljgillies shortly after Charlotte arrived. The proud father described his daughter at the time to be immaculate and the tiny new empress of his everything.

The CW star revealed to Us Weekly at Paleyfest in Hollywood that his busy work schedule on “The Originals” kept him from seeing his newborn child. Daniel Gillies further shared to the entertainment website that he heads home every single weekend to spend time with his daughter.

“I can't describe what it's like to look at her, to hold her. She's just a happy, beautiful kid. Honestly, any guy who's lucky enough to have a daughter is a king,” Gillies added. The actor currently portrays Original vampire Elijah Mikaelson in “The Originals” Season 2 which films in Atlanta, Georgia while his wife, Rachael Leigh Cook, stars on TNT’s “Perception with the brand new episodes scheduled to air this February.

In the next episode of “The Originals” Season 2, uncle Elijah will be doubling his efforts to protect baby Hope from their enemies starting with their older brother, Finn (Yusuf Gatewood). According to the synopsis of“The Originals” Season 2, episode 13 titled “The Devil is Damned” in a Carter Matt report, Finn will become more dangerous after joining forces with a powerful figure from his past.

Elijah, who is in the Mikaelson family safe house looking after baby Hope, will find himself in the fight of his life after an unexpected visitor shows up at the place. The upcoming episode of “The Originals” Season 2 will air on Monday night, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. ET on the CW Network.

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