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
- 2024 · Moonflower Murders as Locke / Chubb
- 2024 · The Awakening as
- 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 · Your Christmas or Mine 2 as Geoff
- 2023 · The Long Shadow as Sydney Jackson
- 2022 · Your Christmas or Mine? as Geoff
- 2022 · Maryland as PC Moody
- 2022 · Magpie Murders as Locke / Chubb
- 2020 · Des as DCI Peter Jay
- 2020 · The Kemps: All True as Self
- 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
- 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 · Born to Kill as Bill
- 2017 · Guerrilla as Cullen
- 2017 · Against the Law as Peter Wildeblood
- 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 Fire as Samuel Pepys
- 2014 · The Great War: The People's Story as Reg Evans
- 2014 · Common as Tommy Ward
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Shane
- 2013 · Byzantium as Noel
- 2013 · Welcome to the Punch as Nathan Bartnick
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- 2012 · Line of Duty as Sgt Danny Waldron
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as Guv
- 2012 · Public Enemies as Eddie Mottram
- 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 · The Firm as Yeti
- 2009 · Red Riding as Michael Myshkin
- 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
- 2008 · The Bank Job as Dave Shilling
- 2008 · Ashes to Ashes as Jim Keats
- 2007 · Half Broken Things as Michael
- 2007 · Saddam's Tribe as Uday
- 2007 · Atonement as Tommy Nettle
- 2007 · Consent as Steve
- 2006 · A Good Year as Bert the Doorman
- 2006 · Middletown as
- 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 · The Best Man as Pool Guy
- 2005 · Beneath the Skin as Moz Burnside
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Alex
- 2004 · Vera Drake as Sid
- 2004 · Top Buzzer as
- 2004 · Hustle as Mervyn Lloyd
- 2003 · Keen Eddie as
- 2003 · Rehab as Adam
- 2002 · Tipping the Velvet as Jimmy Burns
- 2002 · All or Nothing as Jason
- 2002 · Dead Casual as
- 2002 · Bodily Harm as Second Trader
- 2002 · Manchild as
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Pilot
- 2001 · In Deep as Dave Street
- Future · Bookish as
- Future · A Thousand Blows as William 'Punch' Lewis
- Future · The Thursday Murder Club as DCI Chris Hudson
- Future · Lynley as DCI Brian Nies