Daniel Mays
Acting
1978-03-31 · 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.
Filmography
TheatersNational Theatre Live: Golden Boy
2026 · Movie
Believe Me
2026 · Series
Making of Lord of the Flies
2026 · Movie
Lord of the Flies
2026 · Series
Shelter
2026 · Movie
Lynley
2025 · Series
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 · Movie
Bookish
2025 · Series
VE Day 80
2025 · Series
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
2025 · Series
A Thousand Blows
2025 · Series
Moonflower Murders
2024 · Series
The Awakening
2024 · Movie
Franklin
2024 · Series
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024 · Series
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023 · Movie
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023 · Movie
The Long Shadow
2023 · Series
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022 · Movie
Maryland
2022 · Movie
Magpie Murders
2022 · Series
Blankety Blank
2021 · Series
Des
2020 · Series
The Kemps: All True
2020 · Movie
White Lines
2020 · Series
Code 404
2020 · Series
The Rhythm Section
2020 · Movie
1917
2019 · Movie
Temple
2019 · Series
Good Omens
2019 · Series
Fisherman's Friends
2019 · Movie
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
2018 · Movie
My Dinner with Hervé
2018 · Movie
Two for Joy
2018 · Movie
Mother's Day
2018 · Movie
Swimming with Men
2018 · Movie
Porters
2017 · Series
Born to Kill
2017 · Series
Guerrilla
2017 · Series
Against the Law
2017 · Movie
Urban Myths
2017 · Series
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Movie
The Limehouse Golem
2016 · Movie
The Infiltrator
2016 · Movie
Dad's Army
2016 · Movie
Victor Frankenstein
2015 · Movie
The Great Fire
2014 · Series
The Great War: The People's Story
2014 · Series
Common
2014 · Movie
Inside No. 9
2014 · Series
Byzantium
2013 · Movie
Welcome to the Punch
2013 · Movie
Mrs Biggs
2012 · Series
Mrs Biggs
2012 · Movie
Line of Duty
2012 · Series
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Series
Public Enemies
2012 · Series
Treasure Island
2012 · Series
The Adventures of Tintin
2011 · Movie
Outcasts
2011 · Series
Made in Dagenham
2010 · Movie
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010 · Movie
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009 · Movie
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009 · Movie
Mr. Nobody
2009 · Movie
The Firm
2009 · Movie
Red Riding
2009 · Series
Plus One
2009 · Series
Consuming Passion
2008 · Movie
Shifty
2008 · Movie
White Girl
2008 · Movie
The Bank Job
2008 · Movie
Ashes to Ashes
2008 · Series
Half Broken Things
2007 · Movie
Saddam's Tribe
2007 · Movie
Middletown
2007 · Movie
Atonement
2007 · Movie
Consent
2007 · Movie
A Good Year
2006 · Movie
The Secret Life of Words
2005 · Movie
Funland
2005 · Series
Class of '76
2005 · Movie
Class of '76
2005 · Series
The Best Man
2005 · Movie
Beneath the Skin
2005 · Movie
Doctor Who
2005 · Series
Vera Drake
2004 · Movie
Top Buzzer
2004 · Series
Hustle
2004 · Series
Keen Eddie
2003 · Series
Rehab
2003 · Movie
Tipping the Velvet
2002 · Series
All or Nothing
2002 · Movie
Bodily Harm
2002 · Series
Dead Casual
2002 · Movie
Manchild
2002 · Series
Pearl Harbor
2001 · Movie
In Deep
2001 · Series
Do Not Disturb
Series