Daniel Hardcastle
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Hardcastle at a book signing in 2019 | ||||||||||
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| Born | Daniel John Hardcastle 23 March 1989 Essex, United Kingdom | |||||||||
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Rebecca Maughan (m. 2016) | |||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.41 million | |||||||||
| Views | 1.35 billion | |||||||||
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Last updated: 6 December 2024 | ||||||||||
Daniel John Hardcastle (born 23 March 1989), known online as Nerd³ or NerdCubed, is a British YouTuber, author and actor. Created in 2011, his YouTube channel primarily consists of video game-related content. As of December 2024, it has approximately 2.41 million subscribers and 1.35 billion video views. He is the author of The Sunday Times bestseller Fuck Yeah, Video Games: The Life and Extra Lives of a Professional Nerd, and The Paradox Paradox. In 2025 he became a writer for Doctor Who, writing an audio story in partnership with Big Finish Productions.