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Daniel Day-Lewis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English actor with both British and Irish citizenship. His portrayals of Christy Brown in My Left Foot (1989) and Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007) won Academy and BAFTA Awards for Best Actor, and Screen Actors Guild as well as Golden Globe Awards for There Will Be Blood. His role as Bill "The Butcher" Cutting in Gangs of New York (2002) earned him the BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Day-Lewis, who grew up in London, is the son of actress Jill Balcon and the Anglo-Irish Poet Laureate, Cecil Day-Lewis. He is a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. Often, he will remain completely in character for the duration of the shooting schedule of his films, even to the point of adversely affecting his health. He is known as one of the most selective actors in the film industry, having starred in only five films since 1997, with as many as five years between roles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Day-Lewis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Apr 29, 1957 In Greenwich, London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
41
First Appeared:
In the series Artemis 81
Latest Project:
Movie #UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump 2020-10-01
Known For
Poster of The Age of Innocence
Poster of Stars & Bars
Poster of BBC Play of the Month
Poster of The Oscars
Filmography
Series Artemis 81 Unknown 2025
Series Thank You, P.G. Wodehouse Psmith 2025
Series How Many Miles to Babylon? Alex 2025
Movie #UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump Abraham Lincoln (archive footage) 2020-10-01
Movie Spielberg Self 2017-10-05
Movie Phantom Thread Reynolds Woodcock 2017-12-25
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Movie Lincoln: An American Journey Self 2013-01-16
Movie Access to the Danger Zone Narrator (voice) 2012-06-01
Movie Lincoln Abraham Lincoln 2012-11-09
Movie A Man's Story Self 2011-10-08
Movie Making The Last of the Mohicans Self 2010-10-03
Movie Nine Guido Contini 2009-12-03
Movie There Will Be Blood Daniel Plainview 2007-12-26
Movie The Ballad of Jack and Rose Jack Slavin 2005-02-25
Movie Abby Singer Self 2003-10-28
Movie Gangs of New York William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting 2002-12-14
Movie Forever Ealing Narrator (voice) 2002-12-05
Movie The Boxer Danny Flynn 1997-12-31
Movie The Crucible John Proctor 1996-11-27
Movie In the Name of the Father Gerry Conlon 1993-12-12
Movie The Age of Innocence Newland Archer 1993-09-10
Movie The Last of the Mohicans Hawkeye 1992-08-26
Movie Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' Self 1992-09-01
Movie My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown Christy Brown 1989-04-07
Movie Eversmile New Jersey Dr. Fergus O'Connell 1989-09-11
Movie The Unbearable Lightness of Being Tomas 1988-02-05
Movie Stars & Bars Henderson Dores 1988-03-18
Movie Nanou Max 1987-02-27
Movie A Room with a View Cecil Vyse 1986-03-07
Movie The Insurance Man Kafka 1986-02-22
Movie My Beautiful Laundrette Johnny Burfoot 1985-11-16
Series My Brother Jonathan Jonathan Dakers 1985-08-12
Movie The Bounty John Fryer 1984-05-04
Movie Gandhi Colin 1982-12-01
Movie How Many Miles to Babylon? Alex Moore 1982-02-26
Movie Artemis '81 Library Student 1981-12-29
Series Shoestring DJ 1979-09-30
Movie Sunday Bloody Sunday Child Vandal (uncredited) 1971-07-01
Series BBC Play of the Month Gordon Whitehouse 1965-10-19
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19