
Daniel Mays
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · A Thousand Blows as William 'Punch' Lewis
- 2024 · Moonflower Murders as Locke / Chubb
- 2024 · Franklin as Edward Bancroft
- 2024 · Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Fetcher (voice)
- 2023 · The Long Shadow as Sydney Jackson
- 2022 · Magpie Murders as Locke / Chubb
- 2020 · Des as DCI Peter Jay
- 2020 · White Lines as Marcus
- 2020 · Code 404 as DI John Major
- 2020 · The Rhythm Section as Dean West
- 2019 · 1917 as Sergeant Sanders
- 2019 · Temple as Lee
- 2019 · Good Omens as Arthur Young
- 2019 · Fisherman's Friends as Danny
- 2017 · Born to Kill as Bill
- 2017 · Guerrilla as Cullen
- 2017 · Urban Myths as Mike Housego
- 2016 · Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Tivik
- 2016 · The Limehouse Golem as George Flood
- 2016 · The Infiltrator as Frankie
- 2016 · Dad's Army as Private Walker
- 2015 · Victor Frankenstein as Barnaby
- 2014 · The Great War: The People's Story as Reg Evans
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Shane
- 2013 · Welcome to the Punch as Nathan Bartnick
- 2012 · Line of Duty as Sgt Danny Waldron
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as Guv
- 2012 · Treasure Island as Dr. David Livesey
- 2011 · The Adventures of Tintin as Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
- 2011 · Outcasts as Cass Cromwell
- 2010 · Made in Dagenham as Eddie O'Grady
- 2010 · Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang as Blenkinsop
- 2009 · Mr. Nobody as Young Journalist
- 2009 · Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Michael Myshkin
- 2008 · The Bank Job as Dave Shilling
- 2008 · Ashes to Ashes as Jim Keats
- 2007 · Atonement as Tommy Nettle
- 2006 · A Good Year as Bert the Doorman
- 2005 · The Best Man as Pool Guy
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Alex
- 2004 · Hustle as Mervyn Lloyd
- 2003 · Keen Eddie as
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Pilot
- 2001 · In Deep as Dave Street
- Future · Bookish as
- 2025 · Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes as Cliff Todd
- 2024 · The Awakening as
- 2023 · Your Christmas or Mine 2 as Geoff
- 2022 · Your Christmas or Mine? as Geoff
- 2022 · Maryland as PC Moody
- 2020 · The Kemps: All True as Self
- 2018 · The Interrogation of Tony Martin as DC Peters
- 2018 · My Dinner with Hervé as Casey
- 2018 · Two for Joy as Lias
- 2018 · Mother's Day as Colin Parry
- 2018 · Swimming with Men as Colin
- 2017 · Porters as Anthony De La Mer
- 2017 · Against the Law as Peter Wildeblood
- 2014 · The Great Fire as Samuel Pepys
- 2014 · Common as Tommy Ward
- 2013 · Byzantium as Noel
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- 2012 · Public Enemies as Eddie Mottram
- 2009 · The Firm as Yeti
- 2009 · Red Riding as Michael Myshkin
- 2009 · Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as Michael Myshikin
- 2009 · Plus One as Rob Black
- 2008 · Consuming Passion as Charles Boon
- 2008 · Shifty as Chris
- 2008 · White Girl as Stevie
- 2007 · Half Broken Things as Michael
- 2007 · Saddam's Tribe as Uday
- 2007 · Middletown as Jim Hunter
- 2007 · Consent as Steve
- 2005 · The Secret Life of Words as Martin
- 2005 · Funland as
- 2005 · Class of '76 as DS Steven Grant
- 2005 · Class of '76 as DS Steven Grant
- 2005 · Beneath the Skin as Moz Burnside
- 2004 · Vera Drake as Sid
- 2004 · Top Buzzer as
- 2003 · Rehab as Adam
- 2002 · Tipping the Velvet as Jimmy Burns
- 2002 · All or Nothing as Jason
- 2002 · Manchild as
- Future · The Thursday Murder Club as Chris Hudson
- Future · Untitled Jason Statham Action-Thriller as
- 2002 · Dead Casual as
- Future · Lynley as DCI Brian Nies