
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 · Lynley as DCI Brian Nies
- 2025 · The Thursday Murder Club as Chris Hudson
- 2025 · Bookish as
- 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 · Franklin as Edward Bancroft
- 2023 · Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Fetcher (voice)
- 2023 · The Long Shadow as Sydney Jackson
- 2022 · Maryland as PC Moody
- 2020 · White Lines as Marcus
- 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 · My Dinner with Hervé as Casey
- 2018 · Two for Joy as Lias
- 2018 · Mother's Day as Colin Parry
- 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 · Common as Tommy Ward
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Shane
- 2013 · Byzantium as Noel
- 2012 · Line of Duty as Sgt Danny Waldron
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as Guv
- 2011 · The Adventures of Tintin as Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
- 2010 · Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang as Blenkinsop
- 2009 · Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as Michael Myshikin
- 2009 · Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Michael Myshkin
- 2009 · Mr. Nobody as Young Journalist
- 2009 · The Firm as Yeti
- 2008 · Consuming Passion as Charles Boon
- 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 Secret Life of Words as Martin
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Alex
- 2004 · Vera Drake as Sid
- 2004 · Hustle as Mervyn Lloyd
- 2003 · Rehab as Adam
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Pilot
- Future · Untitled Jason Statham Action-Thriller as
- 2025 · VE Day 80 as Self
- 2024 · The Awakening as
- 2024 · Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Your Christmas or Mine 2 as Geoff
- 2022 · Your Christmas or Mine? as Geoff
- 2022 · Magpie Murders as Locke / Chubb
- 2020 · Des as DCI Peter Jay
- 2020 · The Kemps: All True as Self
- 2020 · Code 404 as DI John Major
- 2019 · Do Not Disturb as
- 2018 · The Interrogation of Tony Martin as DC Peters
- 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
- 2014 · The Great Fire as Samuel Pepys
- 2014 · The Great War: The People's Story as Reg Evans
- 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
- 2012 · Treasure Island as Dr. David Livesey
- 2011 · Outcasts as Cass Cromwell
- 2010 · Made in Dagenham as Eddie O'Grady
- 2009 · Red Riding as Michael Myshkin
- 2009 · Plus One as Rob Black
- 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 · 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
- 2004 · Top Buzzer as
- 2003 · Keen Eddie as
- 2002 · Tipping the Velvet as Jimmy Burns
- 2002 · All or Nothing as Jason
- 2002 · Dead Casual as
- 2002 · Manchild as
- 2001 · In Deep as Dave Street
- Future · Lord of the Flies as Fred