Daniel Day-Lewis
Acting
Born: Apr 29, 1957
From: Greenwich, London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius | Self (archive footage) | 2021 | 7.2 |
| Phantom Thread | Reynolds Woodcock | 2017 | 7.316 |
| Spielberg | Self | 2017 | 7.557 |
| Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | 2012 | 6.848 |
| Access to the Danger Zone | Narrator (voice) | 2012 | 6.3 |
| Making The Last of the Mohicans | Self | 2010 | — |
| Nine | Guido Contini | 2009 | 5.529 |
| There Will Be Blood | Daniel Plainview | 2007 | 8.077 |
| The Ballad of Jack and Rose | Jack Slavin | 2005 | 6.139 |
| Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York | Self | 2003 | 6.5 |
| Gangs of New York | Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting | 2002 | 7.315 |
| Forever Ealing | Narrator (voice) | 2002 | 7.2 |
| The Boxer | Danny Flynn | 1997 | 6.723 |
| The Crucible | John Proctor | 1996 | 6.602 |
| The Age of Innocence | Newland Archer | 1993 | 6.961 |
| In the Name of the Father | Gerry Conlon | 1993 | 7.891 |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Hawkeye | 1992 | 7.386 |
| My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown | Christy Brown | 1989 | 7.523 |
| Eversmile New Jersey | Dr. Fergus O'Connell | 1989 | 5.25 |
| The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Tomas | 1988 | 6.874 |
| Stars & Bars | Henderson Dores | 1988 | 4.405 |
| Nanou | Max | 1987 | 4.0 |
| A Room with a View | Cecil Vyse | 1986 | 6.946 |
| The Insurance Man | Kafka | 1986 | 5.857 |
| My Beautiful Laundrette | Johnny Burfoot | 1985 | 6.734 |
| The Bounty | John Fryer | 1984 | 6.739 |
| Dangerous Corner | Gordon Whitehouse | 1983 | 9.0 |
| Gandhi | Colin | 1982 | 7.562 |
| How Many Miles to Babylon? | Alex Moore | 1982 | — |
| Sunday Bloody Sunday | Child Vandal (uncredited) | 1971 | 6.585 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1957 |
| From | Greenwich, London, England, … |