<P> Lloyd 's first and best - known role is that of Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick 's The Shining . He was selected for the role due to his ability to maintain his concentration for extended periods . In the DVD commentary by Garrett Brown and John Baxter , they state that Kubrick was able to film all of Lloyd 's scenes without the six - year - old actor realizing he was in a horror movie . He was led to believe that he was just acting in a drama film about a family who lives in a hotel . </P>
<P> Lloyd 's first and best - known role is that of Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick 's The Shining . He was selected for the role due to his ability to maintain his concentration for extended periods . In the DVD commentary by Garrett Brown and John Baxter , they state that Kubrick was able to film all of Lloyd 's scenes without the six - year - old actor realizing he was in a horror movie . He was led to believe that he was just acting in a drama film about a family who lives in a hotel . </P>
who was the little boy in the movie the shining
who was the little boy in the movie the shining
Danny Torrance
Danny Torrance