Daniel Mays
March 31, 1978 (48 years old) in Epping, Essex, England, UK
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
- 2026 · Believe Me as John Worboys
- 2026 · Making of Lord of the Flies as Self - Fred
- 2026 · Lord of the Flies as Fred
- 2026 · Shelter as Booth
- 2025 · Lynley as DCI Brian Nies
- 2025 · The Thursday Murder Club as Chris Hudson
- 2025 · Bookish as Eric Wellbeloved
- 2025 · VE Day 80 as Self
- 2025 · Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes as Cliff Todd
- 2025 · A Thousand Blows as William 'Punch' Lewis
- 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
- 2021 · Blankety Blank as Self - Panellist
- 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
- 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
- 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 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 · Inside No. 9 as Shane
- 2013 · Byzantium as Noel
- 2013 · Welcome to the Punch as Nathan Bartnick
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- 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)
- 2010 · Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang as Blenkinsop
- 2009 · Mr. Nobody as Young Journalist
- 2009 · Red Riding as Michael Myshkin
- 2009 · Plus One as Rob Black
- 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 Carter Krantz
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Alex
- 2004 · Hustle as Mervyn Lloyd
- 2003 · Keen Eddie as
- 2002 · Tipping the Velvet as Jimmy Burns
- 2002 · Bodily Harm as Trader
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Pilot #3
- 2001 · In Deep as Dave Street
- Future · Do Not Disturb as
- 2019 · Fisherman's Friends as Danny
- 2018 · Swimming with Men as Colin
- 2017 · Against the Law as Peter Wildeblood
- 2014 · Common as Tommy Ward
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- 2012 · Public Enemies as Eddie Mottram
- 2011 · Outcasts as Cass Cromwell
- 2010 · Made in Dagenham as Eddie O'Grady
- 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 · The Firm as Yeti
- 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 · 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
- 2002 · Dead Casual as
- 2002 · Manchild as