Acting
Daniel Mays
Born Mar 31, 1978 · Epping, Essex, England, UK
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.
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Acting
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
2026
Drama
Wild
2026
Drama · TV Movie · Comedy
Believe Me
2026
Drama · Crime
Making of Lord of the Flies
2026
Documentary
Lord of the Flies
2026
Drama · Action & Adventure
Shelter
2026
Action · Crime · Thriller
Play for Today
2025
Drama
Lynley
2025
Crime · Mystery
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
Comedy · Mystery · Crime
Bookish
2025
Crime · Mystery · Drama
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025
Drama
A Thousand Blows
2025
Drama
Moonflower Murders
2024
Mystery · Crime
The Awakening
2024
Horror
Franklin
2024
Drama
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
Family · Animation · Adventure
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023
Comedy · Romance
The Long Shadow
2023
Crime · Drama
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022
Comedy · Romance
Maryland
2022
Drama
Magpie Murders
2022
Drama · Mystery · Crime
Des
2020
Crime · Drama
The Kemps: All True
2020
Drama · Comedy · TV Movie
White Lines
2020
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Code 404
2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy · Crime
The Rhythm Section
2020
Action · Thriller
1917
2019
War · Drama · History
Temple
2019
Drama · Mystery · Crime
Good Omens
2019
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Fisherman's Friends
2019
Comedy · Drama · Music
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
2018
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
My Dinner with Hervé
2018
Drama · TV Movie
Two for Joy
2018
Drama
Mother's Day
2018
TV Movie · Drama
Swimming with Men
2018
Comedy · Drama
Porters
2017
Comedy
Born to Kill
2017
Drama · Crime
Guerrilla
2017
Drama
Against the Law
2017
Drama · History · Romance
Urban Myths
2017
Comedy · Drama · Documentary
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
The Limehouse Golem
2016
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
The Infiltrator
2016
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Dad's Army
2016
Comedy · War
Victor Frankenstein
2015
Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller
The Great Fire
2014
Drama
The Great War: The People's Story
2014
Documentary · Drama
Common
2014
Drama · Crime
Inside No. 9
2014
Comedy · Mystery · Crime
Byzantium
2013
Drama · Fantasy · Thriller
Welcome to the Punch
2013
Action · Adventure · Crime
Mrs Biggs
2012
Drama
Mrs Biggs
2012
Drama · Crime
Line of Duty
2012
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Playhouse Presents
2012
Drama · Comedy
Public Enemies
2012
Drama · Crime
Treasure Island
2012
Adventure
Treasure Island
2012
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
Adventure · Animation · Mystery
Outcasts
2011
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Made in Dagenham
2010
Comedy · Drama · History
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010
Comedy · Fantasy · Family
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009
Thriller · Mystery · Crime
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Mr. Nobody
2009
Science Fiction · Drama · Romance
The Firm
2009
Drama
Red Riding
2009
Crime · Drama
Plus One
2009
Comedy
Consuming Passion
2008
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Shifty
2008
Thriller
White Girl
2008
Drama · TV Movie
The Bank Job
2008
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Ashes to Ashes
2008
Crime · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Half Broken Things
2007
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Saddam's Tribe
2007
Drama
Middletown
2007
Drama
Atonement
2007
Drama · Romance
Consent
2007
TV Movie · Crime · Drama
A Good Year
2006
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Secret Life of Words
2005
Romance · Drama
Funland
2005
Mystery · Comedy · Drama
Class of '76
2005
Crime
Class of '76
2005
Crime
The Best Man
2005
Comedy · Romance
Beneath the Skin
2005
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Doctor Who
2005
Action & Adventure · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Vera Drake
2004
Drama
Top Buzzer
2004
Comedy
Hustle
2004
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Keen Eddie
2003
Drama · Comedy
Rehab
2003
Drama · TV Movie
Tipping the Velvet
2002
Drama
All or Nothing
2002
Drama
Bodily Harm
2002
Drama
Manchild
2002
Comedy · Drama
Pearl Harbor
2001
Drama · War
In Deep
2001
Drama · Crime