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Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor 69 years old

Daniel Day-Lewis

Greenwich, London, England, UK

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English and Irish actor. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric characters in auteur films. He is the recipient... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

Roles you can spot in Whatthemovie snapshots

18 roles
Shot from Nine
Character Guido Contini

Nine

2009

Shot from The Last of the Mohicans
Character Hawkeye/Nathaniel Poe
Shot from Eversmile New Jersey
Character Dr. Fergus O'Connell
Shot from Gangs of New York
Character Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
Shot from There Will Be Blood
Character Daniel Plainview
Shot from The Bounty
Character John Fryer

The Bounty

1984

Shot from In the Name of the Father
Character Gerry Conlon
Shot from A Room with a View
Character Cecil Vyse
Title screen of Anemone No snapshots yet
Character Ray Stoker

Anemone

2025

Title screen of Phantom Thread No snapshots yet
Character Reynolds Woodcock
Title screen of Lincoln No snapshots yet
Character Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln

2012

Best snapshot from The Ballad of Jack and Rose No snapshots yet
Character Jack Slavin
Title screen of The Boxer No snapshots yet
Character Danny Flynn

The Boxer

1997

Title screen of The Crucible No snapshots yet
Character John Proctor
Title screen of The Age of Innocence No snapshots yet
Character Newland Archer
Title screen of My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown No snapshots yet
Character Christy Brown
Title screen of The Unbearable Lightness of Being No snapshots yet
Character Tomas
Title screen of My Beautiful Laundrette No snapshots yet
Character Johnny Burfoot

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

20 titles
Anemone
Anemone 2025
Phantom Thread
Phantom Thread 2017
Lincoln
Lincoln 2012
Nine
Nine 2009
There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood 2007
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
The Ballad of Jack and Rose 2005
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York 2002
The Boxer
The Boxer 1997
The Crucible
The Crucible 1996
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 1993
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father 1993
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans 1992
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown 1989
Eversmile New Jersey
Eversmile New Jersey 1989
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988
My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette 1985
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 1985
The Bounty
The Bounty 1984
Gandhi
Gandhi 1982
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Sunday Bloody Sunday 1971

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