Daniel Mays
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 31, 1978 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
Epping, Essex, England, UK
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
| 2026 | ShelterBooth | |
| 2026 | Lord of the FliesFred | |
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder ClubChris Hudson | |
| 2025 | A Thousand BlowsWilliam 'Punch' Lewis | |
| 2025 | LynleyDCI Brian Nies | |
| 2025 | Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De MenezesCliff Todd | |
| 2025 | VE Day 80Self | |
| 2025 | BookishEric Wellbeloved | |
| 2024 | The Awakening | |
| 2024 | Moonflower MurdersLocke / Chubb | |
| 2024 | Rob Beckett's Smart TVSelf - Guest | |
| 2024 | FranklinEdward Bancroft | |
| 2023 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetFetcher (voice) | |
| 2023 | Your Christmas or Mine 2Geoff | |
| 2023 | The Long ShadowSydney Jackson | |
| 2022 | MarylandPC Moody | |
| 2022 | Your Christmas or Mine?Geoff | |
| 2022 | Magpie MurdersLocke / Chubb | |
| 2021 | Blankety BlankSelf - Panellist | |
| 2020 | The Rhythm SectionDean West | |
| 2020 | The Kemps: All TrueSelf | |
| 2020 | White LinesMarcus | |
| 2020 | DesDCI Peter Jay | |
| 2020 | Code 404DI John Major | |
| 2019 | Fisherman's FriendsDanny | |
| 2019 | 1917Sergeant Sanders | |
| 2019 | Good OmensArthur Young | |
| 2019 | TempleLee | |
| 2018 | Two for JoyLias | |
| 2018 | Swimming with MenColin | |
| 2018 | Mother's DayColin Parry | |
| 2018 | My Dinner with HervéCasey | |
| 2018 | The Interrogation of Tony MartinDC Peters | |
| 2017 | Against the LawPeter Wildeblood | |
| 2017 | Born to KillBill | |
| 2017 | GuerrillaCullen | |
| 2017 | Urban MythsMike Housego | |
| 2017 | PortersAnthony De La Mer | |
| 2016 | The InfiltratorFrankie | |
| 2016 | Dad's ArmyPrivate Walker | |
| 2016 | The Limehouse GolemGeorge Flood | |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryTivik | |
| 2015 | Victor FrankensteinBarnaby | |
| 2014 | CommonTommy Ward | |
| 2014 | The Great War: The People's StoryReg Evans | |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9Shane | |
| 2014 | The Great FireSamuel Pepys | |
| 2013 | Welcome to the PunchNathan Bartnick | |
| 2013 | ByzantiumNoel | |
| 2012 | Mrs BiggsRonald Biggs | |
| 2012 | Treasure IslandDr. David Livesey | |
| 2012 | Public EnemiesEddie Mottram | |
| 2012 | Mrs BiggsRonald Biggs | |
| 2012 | Line of DutySgt Danny Waldron | |
| 2012 | Playhouse PresentsGuv | |
| 2011 | The Adventures of TintinAllan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice) | |
| 2011 | OutcastsCass Cromwell | |
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee and the Big BangBlenkinsop | |
| 2010 | Made in DagenhamEddie O'Grady | |
| 2009 | The FirmYeti | |
| 2009 | Mr. NobodyYoung Journalist | |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974Michael Myshkin | |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983Michael Myshikin | |
| 2009 | Plus OneRob Black | |
| 2009 | Red RidingMichael Myshkin | |
| 2008 | ShiftyChris | |
| 2008 | The Bank JobDave Shilling | |
| 2008 | Consuming PassionCharles Boon | |
| 2008 | White GirlStevie | |
| 2008 | Ashes to AshesJim Keats | |
| 2007 | MiddletownJim Hunter | |
| 2007 | AtonementTommy Nettle | |
| 2007 | Half Broken ThingsMichael | |
| 2007 | ConsentSteve | |
| 2007 | Saddam's TribeUday | |
| 2006 | A Good YearBert the Doorman | |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of WordsMartin | |
| 2005 | Class of '76DS Steven Grant | |
| 2005 | Beneath the SkinMoz Burnside | |
| 2005 | The Best ManPool Guy | |
| 2005 | Doctor WhoAlex | |
| 2005 | Class of '76DS Steven Grant | |
| 2005 | FunlandCarter Krantz | |
| 2004 | Vera DrakeSid | |
| 2004 | Top Buzzer | |
| 2004 | HustleMervyn Lloyd | |
| 2003 | RehabAdam | |
| 2003 | Keen Eddie | |
| 2002 | All or NothingJason | |
| 2002 | Dead Casual | |
| 2002 | Manchild | |
| 2002 | Tipping the VelvetJimmy Burns | |
| 2002 | Bodily HarmTrader | |
| 2001 | Pearl HarborPilot | |
| 2001 | In DeepDave Street | |
| - | Do Not Disturb | |
| - | Believe MeJohn Worboys |