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Daniel Day-Lewis

Artist / Actor | * 04/29/1957 (66) | Greenwich, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English retired actor. 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. 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 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 t... ()
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Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an actor with both British and Irish citizenship. His portrayals of Christy Brown in My Left Foot (1989), Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007) and Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln (2012) won Academy and BAFTA Awards for Best Actor, and Screen Actors Guild as well as Golden Globe Awards for There Will Be Blood and Lincoln. 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 seven films since 1997, with as many as five years between roles. Throughout his career Day-Lewis has received numerous accolades and remains the only actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor three times. In 2012, Time magazine named Day-Lewis "The World's Greatest Actor". In 2017, Day-Lewis announced his retirement from acting, with Phantom Thread (2017) being his final film role.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Daniel Day-Lewis

3x Academy Award for Best Actor Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor Knight Bachelor Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 6x Academy Award for Best Actor European Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Daniel Day-Lewis as Actor(34)

as Self (archive footage)2021 Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius
as Reynolds Woodcock2017 Phantom Thread
as himself2017 Spielberg
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Narrator (voice)2012 Access to the Danger Zone
as Abraham Lincoln2012 Lincoln
as himself2011 A Man's Story
as Guido Contini2009 Nine
as Daniel Plainview2007 There Will Be Blood
as Jack Slavin2005 The Ballad of Jack and Rose
as himself2003 Abby Singer
as Narrator (voice)2002 Forever Ealing
as William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting2002 Gangs of New York
as Danny Flynn1997 The Boxer
as John Proctor1996 The Crucible
as Newland Archer1993 The Age of Innocence
as Gerry Conlon1993 In the Name of the Father
as Dr. Fergus O'Connell1989 Eversmile, New Jersey
as Henderson Dores1988 Stars & Bars
as Max1986 Nanou
as Kafka1986 The Insurance Man
as Johnny Burfoot1985 My Beautiful Laundrette
as Cecil Vyse1985 A Room with a View
as John Fryer1984 The Bounty
as Gordon Whitehouse1983 Dangerous Corner
as Alex Moore1982 How Many Miles to Babylon?
as Colin1982 Gandhi
as Library Student1981 Artemis '81
as Youth vandalizing car1971 Sunday Bloody Sunday

TV Shows/Series with Daniel Day-Lewis as Actor(4)

as Jonathan Dakers1985 My Brother Jonathan
as DJ1979 Shoestring
as Gordon Whitehouse1965 Play of the Month

Movies with Daniel Day-Lewis as Crew(3)

Writing/Script Consultant2017 Phantom Thread
Crew/Thanks2016 Maggie's Plan
Sound/Music Score Producer2005 The Ballad of Jack and Rose

Full Name: Daniel Day-Lewis
Born: Monday, 04/29 1957 (April) in Greenwich, London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 66 years + 334 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Sevenoaks School, Bedales School
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Spouses (current/former): Rebecca Miller
Children: Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis, Ronan Day-Lewis, Cashel Day-Lewis
Siblings: Tamasin Day-Lewis
Father: Cecil Day-Lewis
Mother: Jill Balcon
Other names for Daniel Day-Lewis (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"دانيال دي لويس"
"다니엘 데이 루이스"
"ダニエル・デイ=ルイス"
"Дэниэл Дэй-Льюис"
"แดเนียล เดย์-ลูวิส"
"丹尼爾·戴-劉易斯"
"Daniel Day Lewis"
"Daniel Michael Blake Day"
Daniel Day-Lewis frequently works together with these people:
Martin Scorsese (9x, Actor)
Jim Sheridan (9x, Crew)
Ryan R. Williams (6x, Crew)
Steven Spielberg (5x, Crew)
Rebecca Miller (5x, Crew)
Richard Graham (5x, Actor)
Jeffrey Gold (5x, Crew)
Adam Somner (5x, Crew)
Jeremy Brett (4x, Actor)
Nye Heron (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1154, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024