Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is a retired actor of British and Irish citizenship. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned over four decades, including three Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. The actor excelled on stage at the National Youth Theatre before being accepted at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which he attended for three years. Despite his traditional training at the Bristol Old Vic, he is considered a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. Protective of his private life, he rarely grants interviews, and makes very few public appearances. Day-Lewis shifted between theatre and film for most of the early 1980s, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company and playing Romeo Montague in Romeo and Juliet and Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Playing the title role in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London in 1989, he left the stage midway through a performance after breaking down during a scene where the ghost of Hamlet's father appears before him—this was his last appearance on the stage. After supporting film roles in Gandhi (1982), and The Bounty (1984), he earned acclaim for his breakthrough performances in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), A Room with a View (1985), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He earned Academy Awards for his roles in My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007), and Lincoln (2012). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in In the Name of the Father (1993), Gangs of New York (2002), and Phantom Thread (2017). Other notable films include The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), The Crucible (1996), and The Boxer (1997). He retired from acting from 1997 to 2000, taking up a new profession as an apprentice shoe-maker in Italy. Although he returned to acting, he announced his retirement again in 2017.

  • Title: Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Popularity: 16.197
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1957-04-29
  • Place of Birth: Greenwich, London, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: دانيال دي لويس, 다니엘 데이 루이스, ダニエル・デイ=ルイス, Дэниэл Дэй-Льюис, แดเนียล เดย์-ลูวิส, 丹尼爾·戴-劉易斯, Daniel Day Lewis
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Daniel Day-Lewis Movies

  • 1989
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    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

    7.5 1989 HD

    No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic...

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  • 2009
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    Nine

    Nine

    5.507 2009 HD

    Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor....

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  • 1982
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    Gandhi

    Gandhi

    7.6 1982 HD

    In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian...

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  • 2002
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    Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

    7.323 2002 HD

    In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who...

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  • 1988
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    The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    6.9 1988 HD

    Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised...

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  • 1984
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    The Bounty

    The Bounty

    6.7 1984 HD

    The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to...

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  • 1993
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    The Age of Innocence

    The Age of Innocence

    7 1993 HD

    In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's...

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  • 1996
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    The Crucible

    The Crucible

    6.6 1996 HD

    A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

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  • 1985
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    My Beautiful Laundrette

    My Beautiful Laundrette

    6.7 1985 HD

    A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and...

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  • 1985
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    A Room with a View

    A Room with a View

    7 1985 HD

    When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George...

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  • 2007
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    There Will Be Blood

    There Will Be Blood

    8.1 2007 HD

    Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man...

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  • 2021
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    Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius

    Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius

    7.6 2021 HD

    He is the only actor in the history of cinema to have won three Oscars. Known for the dramatic intensity of his roles – which are as striking...

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  • 1993
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    In the Name of the Father

    In the Name of the Father

    7.898 1993 HD

    A small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub that kills several people while he is in London. He...

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  • 1992
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    The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans

    7.4 1992 HD

    In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a...

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  • 1997
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    The Boxer

    The Boxer

    6.678 1997 HD

    Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old...

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  • 2005
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    The Ballad of Jack and Rose

    The Ballad of Jack and Rose

    6.155 2005 HD

    Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against...

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  • 1989
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    Eversmile New Jersey

    Eversmile New Jersey

    5.1 1989 HD

    Traveling dentist O'Connell traverses South America on his motorcycle for the 'Eversmile' foundation of New Jersey, in a fight not only against...

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  • 2012
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    Lincoln

    Lincoln

    6.9 2012 HD

    The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln...

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  • 1971
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    Sunday Bloody Sunday

    Sunday Bloody Sunday

    6.6 1971 HD

    Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also...

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  • 1988
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    Stars & Bars

    Stars & Bars

    4.4 1988 HD

    A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.

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  • 2002
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    Forever Ealing

    Forever Ealing

    6.8 2002 HD

    This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes through the 1930's, World War...

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  • 2003
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    Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York

    Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York

    6 2003 HD

    This brief look at mid nineteenth century New York City, a period of mass immigration, street gangs, political corruption, and the worst civilian...

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  • 2010
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    Making The Last of the Mohicans

    Making The Last of the Mohicans

    1 2010 HD

    Interviews with the cast and crew of the 1992 Michael Mann film.

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  • 1982
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    How Many Miles to Babylon?

    How Many Miles to Babylon?

    1 1982 HD

    Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find themselves in the same Army unit - Alex as an officer...

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  • 2012
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    Access to the Danger Zone

    Access to the Danger Zone

    6.3 2012 HD

    Directed by Peter Casaer and narrated by Daniel Day-Lewis, this documentary provides a harrowing look at the challenges of delivering humanitarian...

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  • 1986
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    The Insurance Man

    The Insurance Man

    6.2 1986 HD

    Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a skin-rash, like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it...

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  • 2017
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    Phantom Thread

    Phantom Thread

    7.3 2017 HD

    In 1950s London, renowned British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock comes across Alma, a young, strong-willed woman, who soon becomes ever present in his...

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  • 1983
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    Dangerous Corner

    Dangerous Corner

    8 1983 HD

    An unexpected suicide prompts much speculation about honesty and theft.

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  • 1987
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    Nanou

    Nanou

    3.3 1987 HD

    A young British photography student travelling in France meets up with a free thinking, working-class French man, a dramatic change of pace from her...

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  • 2017
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    Spielberg

    Spielberg

    7.6 2017 HD

    A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

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  • 1981
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    Artemis '81

    Artemis '81

    3 1981 HD

    Paranormal novelist Gideon Harlax is drawn into a battle between the forces of good, represented by alien angel Helith, and the forces of evil,...

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  • 2011
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    A Man's Story

    A Man's Story

    6.9 2011 HD

    Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.

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  • 2003
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    Abby Singer

    Abby Singer

    4.5 2003 HD

    Chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and accomplishing his dream. When hitting rock bottom during the...

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  • 1993
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    Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

    Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

    5.5 1993 HD

    A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of...

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  • 2014
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    And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

    6.97 2014 HD

    The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...

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  • 2013
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    Lincoln: An American Journey

    Lincoln: An American Journey

    5.5 2013 HD

    Documentary on the making of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" (2012).

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  • 1970
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    Anemone

    Anemone

    1 1970 HD

    Family bonds between fathers, sons, and brothers are explored as complex relationships unfold through personal journeys and generational conflicts

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  • 2016
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    Maggie's Plan

    Maggie's Plan

    5.709 2016 HD

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  • 2005
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    The Ballad of Jack and Rose

    The Ballad of Jack and Rose

    6.155 2005 HD

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  • 2017
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    Phantom Thread

    Phantom Thread

    7.3 2017 HD

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  • 1970
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    Anemone

    Anemone

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1979
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    Shoestring

    Shoestring

    6.8 1979 HD

    Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his own show on Radio West, the local radio station. The...

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  • 1979
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    Shoestring

    Shoestring

    6.8 1979 HD

    Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his own show on Radio West, the local radio station. The...

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1965
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    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    5 1965 HD

    Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on...

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  • 1985
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    My Brother Jonathan

    My Brother Jonathan

    5 1985 HD

    My Brother Jonathan is a 1985 BBC five part mini-series that relates the story of an idealistic doctor, Jonathan Dakkers, in the coal country of...

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