Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Believe Me ★ 7.4 Believe Me 2026 Making of Lord of the Flies ★ 9.7 Making of Lord of the Flies 2026 Lord of the Flies ★ 7.6 Lord of the Flies 2026 Shelter ★ 7.6 Shelter 2026 Lynley ★ 5.9 Lynley 2025 The Thursday Murder Club ★ 6.6 The Thursday Murder Club 2025 Bookish ★ 6.1 Bookish 2025 VE Day 80 ★ 7.0 VE Day 80 2025 Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes ★ 6.9 Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes 2025 A Thousand Blows ★ 6.7 A Thousand Blows 2025 Moonflower Murders ★ 7.3 Moonflower Murders 2024 The Awakening The Awakening 2024 Franklin ★ 7.6 Franklin 2024 Rob Beckett's Smart TV ★ 5.4 Rob Beckett's Smart TV 2024 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget ★ 6.9 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget 2023 Your Christmas or Mine 2 ★ 6.2 Your Christmas or Mine 2 2023 The Long Shadow ★ 7.5 The Long Shadow 2023 Your Christmas or Mine? ★ 6.4 Your Christmas or Mine? 2022 Maryland ★ 7.0 Maryland 2022 Magpie Murders ★ 7.0 Magpie Murders 2022 Blankety Blank ★ 7.0 Blankety Blank 2021 Des ★ 7.2 Des 2020 The Kemps: All True ★ 8.0 The Kemps: All True 2020 White Lines ★ 6.6 White Lines 2020 Code 404 ★ 6.7 Code 404 2020 The Rhythm Section ★ 5.5 The Rhythm Section 2020 1917 ★ 8.0 1917 2019 Temple ★ 6.5 Temple 2019 Good Omens ★ 8.0 Good Omens 2019 Fisherman's Friends ★ 6.7 Fisherman's Friends 2019 The Interrogation of Tony Martin ★ 6.2 The Interrogation of Tony Martin 2018 My Dinner with Hervé ★ 6.3 My Dinner with Hervé 2018 Two for Joy ★ 7.5 Two for Joy 2018 Mother's Day ★ 7.6 Mother's Day 2018 Swimming with Men ★ 6.1 Swimming with Men 2018 Porters ★ 7.7 Porters 2017 Born to Kill ★ 6.8 Born to Kill 2017 Guerrilla ★ 4.6 Guerrilla 2017 Against the Law ★ 6.8 Against the Law 2017 Urban Myths ★ 7.4 Urban Myths 2017 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ★ 7.5 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016 The Limehouse Golem ★ 6.2 The Limehouse Golem 2016 The Infiltrator ★ 6.7 The Infiltrator 2016 Dad's Army ★ 5.0 Dad's Army 2016 Victor Frankenstein ★ 6.0 Victor Frankenstein 2015 The Great Fire ★ 6.9 The Great Fire 2014 The Great War: The People's Story ★ 6.6 The Great War: The People's Story 2014 Common ★ 6.5 Common 2014 Inside No. 9 ★ 8.1 Inside No. 9 2014 Byzantium ★ 6.3 Byzantium 2013 Welcome to the Punch ★ 5.9 Welcome to the Punch 2013 Mrs Biggs ★ 7.8 Mrs Biggs 2012 Mrs Biggs ★ 8.0 Mrs Biggs 2012 Line of Duty ★ 8.2 Line of Duty 2012 Playhouse Presents ★ 6.0 Playhouse Presents 2012 Public Enemies ★ 6.6 Public Enemies 2012 Treasure Island ★ 6.2 Treasure Island 2012 The Adventures of Tintin ★ 6.9 The Adventures of Tintin 2011 Outcasts ★ 6.3 Outcasts 2011 Made in Dagenham ★ 6.7 Made in Dagenham 2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang ★ 6.3 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 2010 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 ★ 6.7 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 ★ 7.0 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 2009 Mr. Nobody ★ 7.8 Mr. Nobody 2009 The Firm ★ 5.7 The Firm 2009 Red Riding ★ 6.8 Red Riding 2009 Plus One ★ 6.2 Plus One 2009 Consuming Passion ★ 6.4 Consuming Passion 2008 Shifty ★ 5.8 Shifty 2008 White Girl ★ 5.6 White Girl 2008 The Bank Job ★ 6.8 The Bank Job 2008 Ashes to Ashes ★ 7.7 Ashes to Ashes 2008 Half Broken Things ★ 6.5 Half Broken Things 2007 Saddam's Tribe Saddam's Tribe 2007 Middletown ★ 4.8 Middletown 2007 Atonement ★ 7.6 Atonement 2007 Consent ★ 7.0 Consent 2007 A Good Year ★ 6.7 A Good Year 2006 The Secret Life of Words ★ 7.0 The Secret Life of Words 2005 Funland ★ 6.3 Funland 2005