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Daniel Day-Lewis‌

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Male

Birthday

calendar1957-04-29

Popularity

star17.0

Daniel Day-Lewis

Greenwich, London, England, UK

Daniel Day-Lewis

Greenwich, London, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1957-04-29

Popularity

star17.0

Biography

Daniel Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is a retired actor of British and Irish citizenship. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned over four decades, including three Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. The actor 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 at the Bristol Old Vic, 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 Academy Awards for his roles in My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007), and Lincoln (2012). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in 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 from 1997 to 2000, taking up a new profession as an apprentice shoe-maker in Italy. Although he returned to acting, he announced his retirement again in 2017.

Movie Credits

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown‌
star7.5
calendar 1989

Nine

Nine‌
star5.5
calendar 2009

Gandhi

Gandhi‌
star7.6
calendar 1982

Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York‌
star7.3
calendar 2002

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being‌
star6.9
calendar 1988

The Bounty

The Bounty‌
star6.7
calendar 1984

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

The Crucible

The Crucible‌
star6.6
calendar 1996

My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette‌
star6.7
calendar 1985

A Room with a View

A Room with a View‌
star7.0
calendar 1985

There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood‌
star8.1
calendar 2007

Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius

Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius‌
star7.6
calendar 2021

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father‌
star7.9
calendar 1993

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans‌
star7.4
calendar 1992

The Boxer

The Boxer‌
star6.7
calendar 1997

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

The Ballad of Jack and Rose‌
star6.2
calendar 2005

Eversmile New Jersey

Eversmile New Jersey‌
star5.1
calendar 1989

Lincoln

Lincoln‌
star6.9
calendar 2012

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday‌
star6.6
calendar 1971

Stars & Bars

Stars & Bars‌
star4.4
calendar 1988

Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing‌
star6.8
calendar 2002

Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York

Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York‌
star6.0
calendar 2003

Making The Last of the Mohicans

Making The Last of the Mohicans‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

How Many Miles to Babylon?

How Many Miles to Babylon?‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Access to the Danger Zone

Access to the Danger Zone‌
star6.3
calendar 2012

The Insurance Man

The Insurance Man‌
star6.2
calendar 1986

Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread‌
star7.3
calendar 2017

Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner‌
star8.0
calendar 1983

Nanou

Nanou‌
star3.3
calendar 1987

Spielberg

Spielberg‌
star7.6
calendar 2017

Artemis '81

Artemis '81‌
star3.0
calendar 1981

Abby Singer

Abby Singer‌
star4.5
calendar 2003

A Man's Story

A Man's Story‌
star6.9
calendar 2011

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

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'‌
star5.5
calendar 1993

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...‌
star7.0
calendar 2014

Lincoln: An American Journey

Lincoln: An American Journey‌
star5.5
calendar 2013

Anemone

Anemone‌
star0.0
calendar

Tv Credits

Shoestring

Shoestring‌
star6.8
calendar 1979

Shoestring

Shoestring‌
star6.8
calendar 1979

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

My Brother Jonathan

My Brother Jonathan‌
star5.0
calendar 1985