Daniel Day-Lewis

Actor

Born: April 29, 1957 (age 69)
From: Greenwich, London, England, UK

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…

Filmography (36)

Anemone (2025)
Ray Stoker
Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Phantom Thread (2017)
Reynolds Woodcock
Spielberg (2017)
Self
Lincoln: An American Journey (2013)
Self
Lincoln (2012)
Abraham Lincoln
Access to the Danger Zone (2012)
Narrator (voice)
A Man's Story (2011)
Self (archive footage)
Making The Last of the Mohicans (2010)
Self
Nine (2009)
Guido Contini
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Daniel Plainview
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
Jack Slavin
Abby Singer (2003)
Daniel Day-Lewis (uncredited)
Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York (2003)
Self
Gangs of New York (2002)
Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
Forever Ealing (2002)
Narrator (voice)
The Boxer (1997)
Danny Flynn
The Crucible (1996)
John Proctor
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Gerry Conlon
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Newland Archer
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' (1993)
Self
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Hawkeye
Eversmile New Jersey (1989)
Dr. Fergus O'Connell
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
Christy Brown
Stars & Bars (1988)
Henderson Dores
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Tomas
Nanou (1987)
Max
A Room with a View (1986)
Cecil Vyse
The Insurance Man (1986)
Kafka
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Johnny Burfoot