Daniel Day-Lewis
UK Born 1957

Daniel Day-Lewis

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English and Irish actor.  Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric characters in auteur films. He is the recipient of numerous accolades including a record three Academy Awards for Best Actor as well as four BAFTAs, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globes. In 2014, Day-Lewis received a knighthood for services to drama.

Career Highlights

  • Three Academy Awards for Best Actor, the only actor to achieve this
  • My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007), Lincoln (2012)
  • Five additional Academy Award nominations
  • Knighted for services to drama (2014)

Best Movies

Major roles, sorted by priority

1
There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

8.1

2007

Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance.

2
In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

7.9

1993

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

3
Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York

7.3

2002

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle.

4
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

7.4

1992

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.

5
Phantom Thread

Phantom Thread

7.3

2017

In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.

6
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

7.5

1989

No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor.

7
Lincoln

Lincoln

6.8

2012

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery.

8
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

7

1993

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

9
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

6.9

1986

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?

10
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

6.9

1988

Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland.

More Films

11The Bounty

The Bounty

1984

6.7
12The Crucible

The Crucible

1996

6.6
13My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985

6.7
14The Boxer

The Boxer

1997

6.7

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