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Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

ActorProducerWriterCrewSound Apr 29 (age 68) Greenwich, London, England, UK 1965–2025 (60 year career)
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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. Bor…

Known For

There Will Be Blood
Film

There Will Be Blood

Daniel Plainview
Gangs of New York
Film

Gangs of New York

Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
Phantom Thread
Film

Phantom Thread

Reynolds Woodcock
The Last of the Mohicans
Film

The Last of the Mohicans

Hawkeye
In the Name of the Father
Film

In the Name of the Father

Gerry Conlon
Gandhi
Film

Gandhi

Colin
Lincoln
Film

Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Film

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Christy Brown

Filmography

Acting (44)

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Movies (37)

Anemone

Anemone

2025

as Ray Stoker

6.1
Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius

Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
For the Hungry Boy

For the Hungry Boy

2018

as Reynolds Woodcock

6.0
Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread

2017

as Reynolds Woodcock

7.3
Spielberg

Spielberg

2017

as Self

7.6
Lincoln: An American Journey

Lincoln: An American Journey

2013

as Self

5.5
Lincoln

Lincoln

2012

as Abraham Lincoln

6.9
Access to the Danger Zone

Access to the Danger Zone

2012

as Narrator (voice)

6.3
A Man's Story

A Man's Story

2011

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Making The Last of the Mohicans

Making The Last of the Mohicans

2010

as Self

Nine

Nine

2009

as Guido Contini

5.5
There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

2007

as Daniel Plainview

8.1
The Ballad of Jack and Rose

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2005

as Jack Slavin

6.1
Abby Singer

Abby Singer

2003

as Daniel Day-Lewis (uncredited)

6.3
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York

Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York

2003

as Self

6.0
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

2002

as Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting

7.3
Forever Ealing

Forever Ealing

2002

as Narrator (voice)

6.8
The Boxer

The Boxer

1997

as Danny Flynn

6.7
The Crucible

The Crucible

1996

as John Proctor

6.6
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1993

as Newland Archer

7.0
In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

1993

as Gerry Conlon

7.9
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

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

1993

as Self

5.5
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1992

as Hawkeye

7.4
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

1989

as Christy Brown

7.5
Eversmile New Jersey

Eversmile New Jersey

1989

as Dr. Fergus O'Connell

5.1
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988

as Tomas

6.9
Stars & Bars

Stars & Bars

1988

as Henderson Dores

4.3
Nanou

Nanou

1987

as Max

3.0
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

1986

as Cecil Vyse

6.9
The Insurance Man

The Insurance Man

1986

as Kafka

5.3
My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985

as Johnny Burfoot

6.7
The Bounty

The Bounty

1984

as John Fryer

6.7
Dangerous Corner

Dangerous Corner

1983

as Gordon Whitehouse

9.0
Gandhi

Gandhi

1982

as Colin

7.6
How Many Miles to Babylon?

How Many Miles to Babylon?

1982

as Alex Moore

Artemis '81

Artemis '81

1981

as Library Student

3.5
Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971

as Child Vandal (uncredited)

6.6