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.
Filmography50+ titles
Making of Lord of the Flies
Line of Duty
Inside No. 9
1917
Good Omens
Mrs Biggs
Mrs Biggs
Mr. Nobody
Shelter
Ashes to Ashes
Hustle
Porters
Lord of the Flies
Franklin
Mother's Day
Atonement
Doctor Who
The Long Shadow
Two for Joy
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Moonflower Murders
Des
Vera Drake
All or Nothing
Magpie Murders
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
The Secret Life of Words
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
The Adventures of Tintin
Pearl Harbor
The Great Fire
Against the Law
Born to Kill
The Bank Job
Beneath the Skin
A Thousand Blows
Fisherman's Friends
The Infiltrator
Made in Dagenham
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
A Good Year
The Thursday Murder Club
White Lines
The Great War: The People's Story
Common
Your Christmas or Mine?
Consuming Passion
My Dinner with Hervé
Byzantium