Daniel Mays
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1978 (age 48)
- Birthplace
- Epping, Essex, England, UK
Biography
Daniel Mays was born on March 31, 1978 in Epping, Essex, England as Daniel Alan Mays. He is an actor, known for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011), The Bank Job (2008) and Atonement (2007). He has performed five plays at the Royal Court Theatre in London including two in the theatre's 50th Anniversary year in parts that were specifically written for him. He won the Best Actor prize at the Palmare Television Festival 2003 for his performance in the hard hitting improvised BBC film Rehab. He has made two films with the acclaimed British director Mike Leigh. All or Nothing (2002) and the 1950s abortion drama, Vera Drake (2004), which received 3 Academy Award Nominations, the Golden Lion Award for Best Film, 3 Bafta Awards and 6 British Independent Film Awards including Best British Independent Film. Son of Toni Mays.
Known For
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Filmography
The Scurry
Movie · as Grant
Do Not Disturb
TV · 1 ep
Shelter
Movie · as Booth
Making of Lord of the Flies
Movie · as Self - Fred
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
Movie · as Moody
Wild
Movie · as Lou
Lord of the Flies
TV · as Fred · 4 eps
Believe Me
TV · as John Worboys · 4 eps
The Thursday Murder Club
Movie · as Chris Hudson
A Thousand Blows
TV · as William 'Punch' Lewis · 12 eps
Lynley
TV · as DCI Brian Nies · 4 eps
VE Day 80
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bookish
TV · as Eric Wellbeloved · 2 eps
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
TV · as Cliff Todd · 2 eps
Play for Today
TV · as Lou · 1 ep
The Awakening
Movie
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Franklin
TV · as Edward Bancroft · 8 eps
Moonflower Murders
TV · as Chubb / Locke · 6 eps
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Movie · as Fetcher (voice)
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Movie · as Geoff
The Long Shadow
TV · as Sydney Jackson · 3 eps
Maryland
Movie · as PC Moody
Your Christmas or Mine?
Movie · as Geoff
Magpie Murders
TV · as Locke / Chubb · 5 eps
Blankety Blank
TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep
The Rhythm Section
Movie · as Dean West
The Kemps: All True
Movie · as Self
White Lines
TV · as Marcus · 10 eps
Des
TV · as DCI Peter Jay · 3 eps
Code 404
TV · as DI John Major · 18 eps
Fisherman's Friends
Movie · as Danny
1917
Movie · as Sergeant Sanders
Good Omens
TV · as Arthur Young · 6 eps
Temple
TV · as Lee · 15 eps
Two for Joy
Movie · as Lias
Swimming with Men
Movie · as Colin
Mother's Day
Movie · as Colin Parry
My Dinner with Hervé
Movie · as Casey
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
Movie · as DC Peters
Against the Law
Movie · as Peter Wildeblood
Born to Kill
TV · as Bill · 4 eps
Guerrilla
TV · as Cullen · 6 eps
Urban Myths
TV · as Mike Housego · 1 ep
Porters
TV · as Anthony De La Mer · 6 eps
The Infiltrator
Movie · as Frankie
Dad's Army
Movie · as Private Walker
The Limehouse Golem
Movie · as George Flood
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Movie · as Tivik
Victor Frankenstein
Movie · as Barnaby
Common
Movie · as Tommy Ward
The Great War: The People's Story
TV · as Reg Evans · 2 eps
Inside No. 9
TV · as Shane · 1 ep
The Great Fire
TV · as Samuel Pepys · 4 eps
Welcome to the Punch
Movie · as Nathan Bartnick
Byzantium
Movie · as Noel
Mrs Biggs
Movie · as Ronald Biggs
Treasure Island
Movie · as Dr. Livesey
Treasure Island
TV · as Dr. David Livesey · 2 eps
Public Enemies
TV · as Eddie Mottram · 3 eps
Mrs Biggs
TV · as Ronald Biggs · 5 eps
Line of Duty
TV · as Sgt Danny Waldron · 6 eps
Playhouse Presents
TV · as Guv · 1 ep
The Adventures of Tintin
Movie · as Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
Outcasts
TV · as Cass Cromwell · 8 eps
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Movie · as Blenkinsop
Made in Dagenham
Movie · as Eddie O'Grady
The Firm
Movie · as Yeti
Mr. Nobody
Movie · as Young Journalist
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Movie · as Michael Myshkin
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Movie · as Michael Myshikin
Plus One
TV · as Rob Black · 5 eps
Red Riding
TV · as Michael Myshkin · 2 eps
Shifty
Movie · as Chris
The Bank Job
Movie · as Dave Shilling
Consuming Passion
Movie · as Charles Boon
White Girl
Movie · as Stevie
Ashes to Ashes
TV · as Jim Keats · 8 eps
Middletown
Movie · as Jim Hunter
Atonement
Movie · as Tommy Nettle
Half Broken Things
Movie · as Michael
Consent
Movie · as Steve
Saddam's Tribe
Movie · as Uday
A Good Year
Movie · as Bert the Doorman
The Secret Life of Words
Movie · as Martin
Class of '76
Movie · as DS Steven Grant
Beneath the Skin
Movie · as Moz Burnside
The Best Man
Movie · as Pool Guy
Doctor Who
TV · as Alex · 1 ep
Class of '76
TV · as DS Steven Grant · 2 eps
Funland
TV · as Carter Krantz · 11 eps
Vera Drake
Movie · as Sid
Top Buzzer
TV · 10 eps
Hustle
TV · as Mervyn Lloyd · 1 ep
Rehab
Movie · as Adam
Keen Eddie
TV · 1 ep
All or Nothing
Movie · as Jason
Dead Casual
Movie
Manchild
TV · 1 ep
Tipping the Velvet
TV · as Jimmy Burns · 1 ep
Bodily Harm
TV · as Trader · 1 ep
Pearl Harbor
Movie · as Pilot #3
In Deep
TV · as Dave Street · 2 eps