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Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays

Birthday: 1978-03-31 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
The Thursday Murder Club

as    Chris Hudson

2024
Franklin

as    Edward Bancroft

2024
Moonflower Murders

as    Locke / Chubb

2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

as    Fetcher (voice)

2023
Your Christmas or Mine 2

as    Geoff

2022
Your Christmas or Mine?

as    Geoff

2022
Magpie Murders

as    Locke / Chubb

2022
Maryland

as    PC Moody

2020
Des

as    DCI Peter Jay

2020
Code 404

as    DI John Major

2020
White Lines

as    Marcus

2020
The Kemps: All True

as    Self

2019
Fisherman's Friends

as    Danny

2019
Temple

as    Lee

2019
1917

as    Sergeant Sanders

2018
Swimming with Men

as    Colin

2018
Mother's Day

as    Colin Parry

2018
The Interrogation of Tony Martin

as    DC Peters

2018
Two for Joy

as    Lias

2017
Porters

as    Anthony De La Mer

2017
Born to Kill

as    Bill

2017
Guerrilla

as    Cullen

2017
The Limehouse Golem

as    George Flood

2017
Against the Law

as    Peter Wildeblood