Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Actor and writer. Born 29 April 1957 in Greenwich, London, England, UK.

17

Titles on Fi1m

75

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 17 titles

3

Oscars3 won · 3 nominated

Born

29 April 1957, Greenwich, London, England, UK

Active

1979–present

Frequently works with

Jim Sheridan, Harvey Weinstein, Jay Cocks, Jim Broadbent, JoAnne Sellar, Martin Scorsese, Paul Dano, Paul Thomas Anderson

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Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007) — Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007)Image via TMDB

Daniel Day-Lewis as Newland Archer in The Age of Innocence (1993) — Daniel Day-Lewis as Newland Archer in The Age of Innocence (1993)Image via TMDB

Daniel Day-Lewis as Johnny Burfoot in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) — Daniel Day-Lewis as Johnny Burfoot in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)Image via TMDB

Daniel Day-Lewis as Hawkeye in The Last of the Mohicans (1992) — Daniel Day-Lewis as Hawkeye in The Last of the Mohicans (1992)Image via TMDB

Daniel Day-Lewis as Gerry Conlon in In the Name of the Father (1993) — Daniel Day-Lewis as Gerry Conlon in In the Name of the Father (1993)Image via TMDB

Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln (2012) — Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln (2012)Image via TMDB

Daniel Day-Lewis — Daniel Day-LewisRaph_PH, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

2013 Golden Globe Awards. — 2013 Golden Globe Awards.jdeeringdavis from San Francisco, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

BAFTA's 2013. — BAFTA's 2013.Sean Reynolds from Liverpool, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

BAFTA's 2013. — BAFTA's 2013.Sean Reynolds from Liverpool, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Daniel Day-Lewis — Daniel Day-LewisImage via TMDB

Daniel Day-Lewis as Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting in Gangs of New York (2002) — Daniel Day-Lewis as Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting in Gangs of New York (2002)Image via TMDB

Photographs: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0 (licence); jdeeringdavis from San Francisco, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Sean Reynolds from Liverpool, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 (licence); Sean Reynolds from Liverpool, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.