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.
53 movies · 44 shows
Making of Lord of the Flies
2026·9.8
Shelter
2026·7.8
The Thursday Murder Club
2025·6.6
The Awakening
2024·0.0
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023·6.9
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023·6.2
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022·6.4
Maryland
2022·7.0
The Kemps: All True
2020·8.0
The Rhythm Section
2020·5.5
1917
2019·8.0
Fisherman's Friends
2019·6.7
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
2018·6.2
My Dinner with Hervé
2018·6.3
Two for Joy
2018·7.5
Mother's Day
2018·7.6
Swimming with Men
2018·6.1
Against the Law
2017·6.8
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016·7.5
The Limehouse Golem
2016·6.3
The Infiltrator
2016·6.7
Dad's Army
2016·5.0
Victor Frankenstein
2015·6.0
Common
2014·6.5
Byzantium
2013·6.3
Welcome to the Punch
2013·5.9
Mrs Biggs
2012·7.8
The Adventures of Tintin
2011·6.9
Made in Dagenham
2010·6.7
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010·6.3
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009·6.7
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009·7.0
Mr. Nobody
2009·7.8
The Firm
2009·5.7
Consuming Passion
2008·6.4
Shifty
2008·5.8
White Girl
2008·5.6
The Bank Job
2008·6.8
Half Broken Things
2007·6.5
Saddam's Tribe
2007·0.0
Middletown
2007·4.8
Atonement
2007·7.6
Consent
2007·7.0
A Good Year
2006·6.7
The Secret Life of Words
2005·7.0
Class of '76
2005·5.7
The Best Man
2005·5.4
Beneath the Skin
2005·6.8
Vera Drake
2004·7.2
Rehab
2003·7.0
All or Nothing
2002·7.1
Dead Casual
2002·10.0
Pearl Harbor
2001·6.9