Daniel Mays
54 movies · 43 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 31, 1978 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Epping, Essex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Daniel Alan Mays · Danny Mays · 丹尼爾·梅斯 · 丹尼爾.梅斯
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.
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Known for
Daniel Mays: movies and TV shows
Acting (97)
- Upcoming National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
as Moody
- Upcoming
- 2026 Wild
as Lou
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026 Shelter
as Booth
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025 The Thursday Murder Club
as Chris Hudson
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Fetcher (voice)
- 2023 Your Christmas or Mine 2
as Geoff
- 2023
- 2022 Your Christmas or Mine?
as Geoff
- 2022 Maryland
as PC Moody
- 2022
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020 The Rhythm Section
as Dean West
- 2019 1917
as Sergeant Sanders
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019 Fisherman's Friends
as Danny
- 2018 The Interrogation of Tony Martin
as DC Peters
- 2018 My Dinner with Hervé
as Casey
- 2018 Two for Joy
as Lias
- 2018 Mother's Day
as Colin Parry
- 2018 Swimming with Men
as Colin
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017 Against the Law
as Peter Wildeblood
- 2017
- 2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Tivik
- 2016 The Limehouse Golem
as George Flood
- 2016 The Infiltrator
as Frankie
- 2016 Dad's Army
as Private Walker
- 2015 Victor Frankenstein
as Barnaby
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 Common
as Tommy Ward
- 2014
- 2013 Byzantium
as Noel
- 2013 Welcome to the Punch
as Nathan Bartnick
- 2012 Mrs Biggs
as Ronald Biggs
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012 Treasure Island
as Dr. Livesey
- 2012
- 2011 The Adventures of Tintin
as Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
- 2011
- 2010 Made in Dagenham
as Eddie O'Grady
- 2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
as Blenkinsop
- 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
as Michael Myshkin
- 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
as Michael Myshikin
- 2009 Mr. Nobody
as Young Journalist
- 2009 The Firm
as Yeti
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008 Consuming Passion
as Charles Boon
- 2008 Shifty
as Chris
- 2008 White Girl
as Stevie
- 2008 The Bank Job
as Dave Shilling
- 2008
- 2007 Half Broken Things
as Michael
- 2007 Saddam's Tribe
as Uday
- 2007 Middletown
as Jim Hunter
- 2007 Atonement
as Tommy Nettle
- 2007 Consent
as Steve
- 2006 A Good Year
as Bert the Doorman
- 2005 The Secret Life of Words
as Martin
- 2005
- 2005 Class of '76
as DS Steven Grant
- 2005
- 2005 The Best Man
as Pool Guy
- 2005 Beneath the Skin
as Moz Burnside
- 2005
- 2004 Vera Drake
as Sid
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003 Rehab
as Adam
- 2002
- 2002 All or Nothing
as Jason
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001 Pearl Harbor
as Pilot #3
- 2001
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2026
- 2025 VE Day 80
1 episode
- 2024 Rob Beckett's Smart TV
1 episode
- 2021 Blankety Blank
1 episode
- 2020