Businessman, manager, company director and co-owner, producer, film exhibitor.

Dan Carroll joined his older brother Edward as a business partner in 1908. Following Edward’s move to Sydney in 1913 Dan remained in Queensland to manage the various Birch and Carroll (and later Birch Carroll and Coyle) enterprises. He nevertheless continued to be closely involved in all their Australian operations. After Edward’s death in 1931 Dan became managing director of the family companies. Between 1932 and 1959 he was also Chairman of the Motion Picture Industry Benevolent Fund.