Daniel Mays
Born 1978
Known for 1917, The Adventures of Tintin, The Bank Job.
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.
Movie Credits
The Interrogation of Tony Martin (2018)
Mrs Biggs (2012)
Half Broken Things (2007)
Middletown (2006)
Mother's Day (2018)
Two for Joy (2018)
Common (2014)
The Firm (2009)
Shelter (2026)
Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)
Space Launch Live: Splashdown (2020)
Swimming with Men (2018)
The Infiltrator (2016)
The Limehouse Golem (2016)
The Bank Job (2008)
Your Christmas or Mine 2 (2023)
Welcome to the Punch (2013)
Byzantium (2013)
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Beneath the Skin (2005)
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
1917 (2019)
Dad's Army (2016)
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
My Dinner with Hervé (2018)
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
A Good Year (2006)
The Rhythm Section (2020)
Atonement (2007)
The Best Man (2005)
Making of Lord of the Flies (2026)
Making of Lord of the Flies (2026)
