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Daniel Day-Lewis
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1957-04-29,Greenwich, London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English and Irish actor. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric characters in auteur films. He is the recipient of numerous accolades including a record three Academy Awards for Best Actor as well as four BAFTAs, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globes. In 2014, Day-Lewis received a knighthood for services to drama. Born and raised in London, Day-Lewis excelled on stage at the National Youth Theatre before being accepted at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which he attended for three years. Despite his traditional training he is considered a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. Protective of his private life, he rarely grants interviews and makes very few public appearances. Day-Lewis shifted between theatre and film for most of the early 1980s, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company and playing Romeo Montague in Romeo and Juliet and Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Playing the title role in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London in 1989, he left the stage midway through a performance after breaking down during a scene where the ghost of Hamlet's father appears before him—this was his last appearance on the stage. After supporting film roles in Gandhi (1982) and The Bounty (1984), he earned acclaim for his breakthrough performances in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), A Room with a View (1985), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He earned three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles as Christy Brown in My Left Foot (1989), oil tycoon Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007), and Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln (2012). He was Oscar-nominated for In the Name of the Father (1993), Gangs of New York (2002), and Phantom Thread (2017). Other notable films include The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), The Crucible (1996), and The Boxer (1997). He retired from acting twice, from 1997 to 2000 when he took up a new profession as an apprentice shoe-maker in Italy, and from 2017 to 2024. In 2025, he starred in and co-wrote Anemone, directed by his son Ronan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Day-Lewis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

7.526

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
1989-04-07

5.518

Nine
2009-12-03

7.6

Gandhi
1982-12-01

Gangs of New York

7.319

Gangs of New York
2002-12-14

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

6.868

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988-02-05

6.746

The Bounty
1984-05-04

The Age of Innocence

6.96

The Age of Innocence
1993-09-10

6.593

The Crucible
1996-11-27

My Beautiful Laundrette

6.735

My Beautiful Laundrette
1985-11-16

A Room with a View

6.9

A Room with a View
1986-03-07

There Will Be Blood

8.077

There Will Be Blood
2007-12-26

Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius

7.2

Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius
2021-10-10

In the Name of the Father

7.89

In the Name of the Father
1993-12-27

The Last of the Mohicans

7.386

The Last of the Mohicans
1992-08-26

6.718

The Boxer
1997-12-31

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

6.139

The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005-02-25

Eversmile New Jersey

5.25

Eversmile New Jersey
1989-09-11

6.848

Lincoln
2012-11-09

Sunday Bloody Sunday

6.562

Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971-09-21

4.405

Stars & Bars
1988-03-18

7.2

Forever Ealing
2002-12-05

Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York

6.5

Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York
2003-07-01

Making The Last of the Mohicans

0

Making The Last of the Mohicans
2010-10-03

How Many Miles to Babylon?

0

How Many Miles to Babylon?
1982-02-26

Access to the Danger Zone

6.3

Access to the Danger Zone
2012-06-01

The Insurance Man

5.857

The Insurance Man
1986-02-22

7.3

Phantom Thread
2017-12-25

Dangerous Corner

9

Dangerous Corner
1983-05-22

4

Nanou
1987-02-27

7.557

Spielberg
2017-10-05

4.143

Artemis '81
1981-12-29

6.75

Abby Singer
2003-10-28

6.9

A Man's Story
2011-10-08

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

7

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993-09-01

Lincoln: An American Journey

5.5

Lincoln: An American Journey
2013-01-16

6.1

Anemone
2025-10-02

7.4

Shoestring
1979-09-30

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

My Brother Jonathan

6

My Brother Jonathan
1985-08-12

7

Playhouse
1974-03-13

BBC Play of the Month

5.25

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

8.1

Mr. Scorsese
2025-10-16