Biography
Daniel Mays is an English actor. Born on 31 March 1978 in Epping, Essex, he trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2000.
He is known for film roles including Pearl Harbor (2001), All or Nothing (2002), Vera Drake (2004), Atonement (2007), The Bank Job (2008), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and 1917 (2019), and voice work as Fetcher in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023). He has appeared in television series such as EastEnders, Line of Duty and A Thousand Blows (2025), and as DCI Chris Hudson in The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
Mays has performed in theatre, including at the Royal Court Theatre, and received a Best Actor award at the Palmare Television Festival for Rehab (2003). He has collaborated with director Mike Leigh on two films.
