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 movie Pearl Harbor 2001-05-21
- Latest Project:
- Series Lord of the Flies 2026-02-08
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Lord of the Flies | Fred | 2026-02-08 |
| Movie | Shelter | 2026-01-28 | |
| 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 | Franklin | Edward Bancroft | 2024-04-11 |
| Series | Moonflower Murders | Locke / Chubb | 2024-11-16 |
| Movie | Your Christmas or Mine 2 | Geoff | 2023-12-07 |
| Movie | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Fetcher (voice) | 2023-12-08 |
| Series | Magpie Murders | Locke / Chubb | 2022-02-10 |
| Movie | Your Christmas or Mine? | Geoff | 2022-12-02 |
| Movie | The Rhythm Section | Dean West | 2020-01-31 |
| Series | Code 404 | DI John Major | 2020-04-29 |
| Movie | The Kemps: All True | Self | 2020-07-05 |
| Series | Des | DCI Peter Jay | 2020-09-14 |
| Series | White Lines | Marcus | 2020-05-15 |
| Movie | Fisherman's Friends | Danny | 2019-03-15 |
| Series | Good Omens | Arthur Young | 2019-05-31 |
| Series | Temple | Lee | 2019-09-13 |
| Movie | 1917 | Sergeant Sanders | 2019-12-25 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Against the Law | Peter Wildeblood | 2017-03-16 |
| Series | Guerrilla | Cullen | 2017-04-13 |
| Series | Born to Kill | Bill | 2017-04-20 |
| Series | Porters | Anthony De La Mer | 2017-09-20 |
| Movie | Dad's Army | Private Walker | 2016-02-05 |
| Movie | The Infiltrator | Frankie | 2016-07-13 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Great War: The People's Story | Reg Evans | 2014-08-10 |
| Movie | Common | Tommy Ward | 2014-07-06 |
| Series | The Great Fire | Samuel Pepys | 2014-10-16 |
| Movie | Welcome to the Punch | Nathan Bartnick | 2013-03-15 |
| Movie | Byzantium | Noel | 2013-04-11 |
| Series | Treasure Island | Dr. David Livesey | 2012-01-01 |
| Series | Public Enemies | Eddie Mottram | 2012-01-04 |
| Movie | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs | 2012-09-05 |
| Series | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs | 2012-09-05 |
| Series | Outcasts | Cass Cromwell | 2011-02-07 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Tintin | Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice) | 2011-10-24 |
| 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 | The Firm | Yeti | 2009-09-18 |
| Movie | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | Michael Myshikin | 2009-11-11 |
| Movie | Mr. Nobody | Young Journalist | 2009-11-06 |
| Movie | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | Michael Myshkin | 2009-11-11 |
| Movie | The Bank Job | Dave Shilling | 2008-02-28 |
| Series | Ashes to Ashes | Jim Keats | 2008-02-07 |
| Movie | White Girl | Stevie | 2008-03-10 |
| Movie | Shifty | Chris | 2008-10-24 |
| Movie | Consuming Passion | Charles Boon | 2008-11-02 |
| Movie | Consent | Steve | 2007-01-21 |
| Movie | Atonement | Tommy Nettle | 2007-02-27 |
| Movie | Middletown | Jim Hunter | 2007-03-02 |
| Movie | Half Broken Things | Michael | 2007-10-28 |
| Movie | A Good Year | Bert the Doorman | 2006-09-09 |
| Series | Class of '76 | DS Steven Grant | 2005-10-03 |
| Movie | The Best Man | Pool Guy | 2005-07-09 |
| Movie | Beneath the Skin | Moz Burnside | 2005-07-03 |
| 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 | Top Buzzer | 2004-10-08 | |
| Movie | Vera Drake | Sid | 2004-10-22 |
| 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 |