High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Daniel "Danny" Ocean is a fictional character in the original Ocean`s 11, its 2001 remake and the two films that followed the remake (Ocean`s Twelve in 2004 and Ocean`s Thirteen in 2007). The character was portrayed by Frank Sinatra in the original film, and by George Clooney in the remake trilogy. Danny is the only character that appears in all four Ocean`s films as he is the main protagonist of the series.