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.
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- Born:
- Mar 31, 1978 In Epping, Essex, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 74
- First Appeared:
- In the series Lord of the Flies
- Latest Project:
- Movie Shelter 2026-01-30
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Lord of the Flies | Fred | 2026 |
| Movie | Shelter | 2026-01-30 | |
| Series | A Thousand Blows | William 'Punch' Lewis | 2025-02-21 |
| Series | Bookish | 2025-07-16 | |
| Movie | The Thursday Murder Club | Chris Hudson | 2025-08-22 |
| Series | Moonflower Murders | Locke / Chubb | 2024-11-16 |
| Series | Franklin | Edward Bancroft | 2024-04-11 |
| Movie | Your Christmas or Mine 2 | Geoff | 2023-12-07 |
| Movie | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Fetcher (voice) | 2023-12-08 |
| Movie | Your Christmas or Mine? | Geoff | 2022-12-02 |
| Series | Magpie Murders | Locke / Chubb | 2022-02-10 |
| Movie | The Rhythm Section | Dean West | 2020-01-31 |
| Series | Des | DCI Peter Jay | 2020-09-14 |
| Series | Code 404 | DI John Major | 2020-04-29 |
| Series | White Lines | Marcus | 2020-05-15 |
| Movie | The Kemps: All True | Self | 2020-07-05 |
| Series | Good Omens | Arthur Young | 2019-05-31 |
| Movie | Fisherman's Friends | Danny | 2019-03-15 |
| Movie | 1917 | Sergeant Sanders | 2019-12-25 |
| Series | Temple | Lee | 2019-09-13 |
| Movie | Swimming with Men | Colin | 2018-07-06 |
| Movie | Mother's Day | Colin Parry | 2018-09-03 |
| Movie | Two for Joy | Lias | 2018-09-28 |
| Movie | The Interrogation of Tony Martin | DC Peters | 2018-11-18 |
| Movie | My Dinner with Hervé | Casey | 2018-10-20 |
| Series | Guerrilla | Cullen | 2017-04-13 |
| Movie | Against the Law | Peter Wildeblood | 2017-03-16 |
| Series | Born to Kill | Bill | 2017-04-20 |
| Series | Porters | Anthony De La Mer | 2017-09-20 |
| Movie | The Infiltrator | Frankie | 2016-07-13 |
| Movie | Dad's Army | Private Walker | 2016-02-05 |
| Movie | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Tivik | 2016-12-14 |
| Movie | The Limehouse Golem | George Flood | 2016-10-18 |
| Movie | Victor Frankenstein | Barnaby | 2015-11-10 |
| Movie | Common | Tommy Ward | 2014-07-06 |
| Series | The Great Fire | Samuel Pepys | 2014-10-16 |
| Series | The Great War: The People's Story | Reg Evans | 2014-08-10 |
| Movie | Byzantium | Noel | 2013-04-11 |
| Movie | Welcome to the Punch | Nathan Bartnick | 2013-03-15 |
| Movie | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs | 2012-09-05 |
| Series | Treasure Island | Dr. David Livesey | 2012-01-01 |
| Series | Public Enemies | Eddie Mottram | 2012-01-04 |
| Series | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs | 2012-09-05 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Tintin | Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice) | 2011-10-24 |
| Series | Outcasts | Cass Cromwell | 2011-02-07 |
| Movie | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Blenkinsop | 2010-03-26 |
| Movie | Made in Dagenham | Eddie O'Grady | 2010-10-01 |
| Series | Plus One | Rob Black | 2009-01-09 |
| Movie | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | Michael Myshkin | 2009-11-11 |
| Movie | The Firm | Yeti | 2009-09-18 |
| Movie | Mr. Nobody | Young Journalist | 2009-11-06 |
| Movie | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | Michael Myshikin | 2009-11-11 |
| Movie | The Bank Job | Dave Shilling | 2008-02-28 |
| Series | Ashes to Ashes | Jim Keats | 2008-02-07 |
| Movie | Consuming Passion | Charles Boon | 2008-11-02 |
| Movie | White Girl | Stevie | 2008-03-10 |
| Movie | Shifty | Chris | 2008-10-24 |
| Movie | Consent | Steve | 2007-01-21 |
| Movie | Atonement | Tommy Nettle | 2007-02-27 |
| Movie | Half Broken Things | Michael | 2007-10-28 |
| Movie | Middletown | Jim Hunter | 2007-03-02 |
| Movie | A Good Year | Bert the Doorman | 2006-09-09 |
| Movie | Beneath the Skin | Moz Burnside | 2005-07-03 |
| Movie | The Best Man | Pool Guy | 2005-07-09 |
| Movie | Class of '76 | DS Steven Grant | 2005-10-05 |
| Movie | The Secret Life of Words | Martin | 2005-12-15 |
| Series | Funland | 2005-10-23 | |
| Series | Class of '76 | DS Steven Grant | 2005-10-03 |
| Movie | Vera Drake | Sid | 2004-10-22 |
| Series | Top Buzzer | 2004-10-08 | |
| Movie | Rehab | Adam | 2003-03-26 |
| Movie | Dead Casual | 2002-04-23 | |
| Movie | All or Nothing | Jason | 2002-10-18 |
| Movie | Pearl Harbor | Pilot | 2001-05-21 |