Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 31, 1978
Place of Birth
Epping, Essex, England, UK
Credits
98 titles
Daniel Mays
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
Filmography
Believe Me
John Worboys
Making of Lord of the Flies
Self - Fred
Lord of the Flies
Fred
Shelter
Booth
Lynley
DCI Brian Nies
The Thursday Murder Club
Chris Hudson
Bookish
Eric Wellbeloved
VE Day 80
Self
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
Cliff Todd
A Thousand Blows
William 'Punch' Lewis
Moonflower Murders
Locke / Chubb
The Awakening
Franklin
Edward Bancroft
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Self - Guest
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Fetcher (voice)
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Geoff
The Long Shadow
Sydney Jackson
Your Christmas or Mine?
Geoff
Maryland
PC Moody
Magpie Murders
Locke / Chubb
Blankety Blank
Self - Panellist
Des
DCI Peter Jay
The Kemps: All True
Self
White Lines
Marcus
Code 404
DI John Major
The Rhythm Section
Dean West
1917
Sergeant Sanders
Temple
Lee
Good Omens
Arthur Young
Fisherman's Friends
Danny
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
DC Peters
My Dinner with Hervé
Casey
Two for Joy
Lias
Mother's Day
Colin Parry
Swimming with Men
Colin
Porters
Anthony De La Mer
Born to Kill
Bill
Guerrilla
Cullen
Against the Law
Peter Wildeblood
Urban Myths
Mike Housego
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Tivik
The Limehouse Golem
George Flood
The Infiltrator
Frankie
Dad's Army
Private Walker
Victor Frankenstein
Barnaby
The Great Fire
Samuel Pepys
The Great War: The People's Story
Reg Evans
Common
Tommy Ward
Inside No. 9
Shane
Byzantium
Noel