
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
- 2017 · Porters as Anthony De La Mer
- 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 Infiltrator as Frankie
- 2015 · Victor Frankenstein as Barnaby
- 2014 · The Great Fire as Samuel Pepys
- 2014 · The Great War: The People's Story as Reg Evans
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Shane
- 2013 · Byzantium as Noel
- 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 · Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang as Blenkinsop
- 2009 · Mr. Nobody as Young Journalist
- 2009 · Red Riding 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 · Funland as
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Alex
- 2004 · Hustle as Mervyn Lloyd
- 2003 · Keen Eddie as
- 2002 · Tipping the Velvet as Jimmy Burns
- 2002 · Manchild as
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Pilot
- 2001 · In Deep as Dave Street
- Future · Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes as Cliff Todd
- Future · Bookish as
- 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
- 2019 · Fisherman's Friends as Danny
- 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 · Against the Law as Peter Wildeblood
- 2016 · The Limehouse Golem as George Flood
- 2016 · Dad's Army as Private Walker
- 2014 · Common as Tommy Ward
- 2013 · Welcome to the Punch as Nathan Bartnick
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- 2012 · Public Enemies as Eddie Mottram
- 2010 · Made in Dagenham as Eddie O'Grady
- 2009 · The Firm as Yeti
- 2009 · Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 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 · Consent as Steve
- 2006 · Middletown as
- 2005 · The Secret Life of Words as Martin
- 2005 · Class of '76 as DS Steven Grant
- 2005 · Class of '76 as DS Steven Grant
- 2005 · The Best Man as Pool Guy
- 2005 · Beneath the Skin as Moz Burnside
- 2004 · Vera Drake as Sid
- 2004 · Top Buzzer as
- 2003 · Rehab as Adam
- 2002 · All or Nothing as Jason
- Future · Untitled Jason Statham Action-Thriller as
- Future · Lynley as DCI Brian Nies
- Future · The Thursday Murder Club as Chris Hudson
- 2002 · Dead Casual as