Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 31, 1978
Place of Birth:
Epping, Essex, England, UK
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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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Shelter | |
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club | Chris Hudson |
| 2024 | The Awakening | |
| 2023 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Fetcher (voice) |
| 2023 | Your Christmas or Mine 2 | Geoff |
| 2022 | Maryland | PC Moody |
| 2022 | Your Christmas or Mine? | Geoff |
| 2020 | The Rhythm Section | Dean West |
| 2020 | The Kemps: All True | Self |
| 2019 | Fisherman's Friends | Danny |
| 2019 | 1917 | Sergeant Sanders |
| 2018 | Two for Joy | Lias |
| 2018 | Swimming with Men | Colin |
| 2018 | Mother's Day | Colin Parry |
| 2018 | My Dinner with Hervé | Casey |
| 2018 | The Interrogation of Tony Martin | DC Peters |
| 2017 | Against the Law | Peter Wildeblood |
| 2016 | The Infiltrator | Frankie |
| 2016 | Dad's Army | Private Walker |
| 2016 | The Limehouse Golem | George Flood |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Tivik |
| 2015 | Victor Frankenstein | Barnaby |
| 2014 | Common | Tommy Ward |
| 2013 | Welcome to the Punch | Nathan Bartnick |
| 2013 | Byzantium | Noel |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs |
| 2012 | Treasure Island | Dr. David Livesey |
| 2011 | The Adventures of Tintin | Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice) |
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Blenkinsop |
| 2010 | Made in Dagenham | Eddie O'Grady |
| 2009 | The Firm | Yeti |
| 2009 | Mr. Nobody | Young Journalist |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | Michael Myshkin |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | Michael Myshikin |
| 2008 | Shifty | Chris |
| 2008 | The Bank Job | Dave Shilling |
| 2008 | Consuming Passion | Charles Boon |
| 2008 | White Girl | Stevie |
| 2007 | Middletown | Jim Hunter |
| 2007 | Atonement | Tommy Nettle |
| 2007 | Half Broken Things | Michael |
| 2007 | Consent | Steve |
| 2007 | Saddam's Tribe | Uday |
| 2006 | A Good Year | Bert the Doorman |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Words | Martin |
| 2005 | Class of '76 | DS Steven Grant |
| 2005 | Beneath the Skin | Moz Burnside |
| 2005 | The Best Man | Pool Guy |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Sid |
| 2003 | Rehab | Adam |
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Jason |
| 2002 | Dead Casual | |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Pilot |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Thousand Blows | William 'Punch' Lewis |
| 2025 | Lynley | DCI Brian Nies |
| 2025 | Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes | Cliff Todd |
| 2025 | VE Day 80 | Self |
| 2025 | Bookish | Eric Wellbeloved |
| 2024 | Moonflower Murders | Locke / Chubb |
| 2024 | Rob Beckett's Smart TV | Self - Guest |
| 2024 | Franklin | Edward Bancroft |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | Sydney Jackson |
| 2022 | Magpie Murders | Locke / Chubb |
| 2021 | Blankety Blank | Self - Panellist |
| 2020 | White Lines | Marcus |
| 2020 | Des | DCI Peter Jay |
| 2020 | Code 404 | DI John Major |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Arthur Young |
| 2019 | Temple | Lee |
| 2019 | Do Not Disturb | |
| 2017 | Born to Kill | Bill |
| 2017 | Guerrilla | Cullen |
| 2017 | Urban Myths | Mike Housego |
| 2017 | Porters | Anthony De La Mer |
| 2014 | The Great War: The People's Story | Reg Evans |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Shane |
| 2014 | The Great Fire | Samuel Pepys |
| 2012 | Treasure Island | Dr. David Livesey |
| 2012 | Public Enemies | Eddie Mottram |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents | Guv |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs |
| 2012 | Line of Duty | Sgt Danny Waldron |
| 2011 | Outcasts | Cass Cromwell |
| 2009 | Plus One | Rob Black |
| 2009 | Red Riding | Michael Myshkin |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | Jim Keats |
| 2005 | Funland | |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Alex |
| 2005 | Class of '76 | DS Steven Grant |
| 2004 | Top Buzzer | |
| 2004 | Hustle | Mervyn Lloyd |
| 2003 | Keen Eddie | |
| 2002 | Manchild | |
| 2002 | Tipping the Velvet | Jimmy Burns |
| 2002 | Bodily Harm | Trader |
| 2001 | In Deep | Dave Street |
| Lord of the Flies | Fred | |
| Believe Me | John Worboys |