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.
Born: 31 March 1978
Played In
TV Show
May 2026
Believe Me
John Worboys
Movie
Feb 2026
Making of Lord of the Flies
Self - Fred
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Feb 2026
Lord of the Flies
Fred
Movie
Jan 2026
Shelter
Booth
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Sep 2025
Lynley
DCI Brian Nies
Movie
Aug 2025
The Thursday Murder Club
Chris Hudson
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Jul 2025
Bookish
Eric Wellbeloved
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May 2025
VE Day 80
Self
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Apr 2025
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
Cliff Todd
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Feb 2025
A Thousand Blows
William 'Punch' Lewis
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Nov 2024
Moonflower Murders
Locke / Chubb
Movie
Aug 2024
The Awakening
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Apr 2024
Franklin
Edward Bancroft
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Feb 2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Self - Guest
Movie
Dec 2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Fetcher (voice)
Movie
Dec 2023
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Geoff
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Sep 2023
The Long Shadow
Sydney Jackson
Movie
Dec 2022
Your Christmas or Mine?
Geoff
Movie
Jul 2022
Maryland
PC Moody
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Feb 2022
Magpie Murders
Locke / Chubb
TV Show
Oct 2021
Blankety Blank
Self - Panellist
TV Show
Sep 2020
Des
DCI Peter Jay
Movie
Jul 2020
The Kemps: All True
Self
TV Show
May 2020
White Lines
Marcus
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Apr 2020
Code 404
DI John Major
Movie
Jan 2020
The Rhythm Section
Dean West
Movie
Dec 2019
1917
Sergeant Sanders
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Sep 2019
Temple
Lee
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May 2019
Good Omens
Arthur Young
Movie
Mar 2019
Fisherman's Friends
Danny
Movie
Nov 2018
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
DC Peters
Movie
Oct 2018
My Dinner with Hervé
Casey
Movie
Sep 2018
Two for Joy
Lias
Movie
Sep 2018
Mother's Day
Colin Parry
Movie
Jul 2018
Swimming with Men
Colin
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Sep 2017
Porters
Anthony De La Mer
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Apr 2017
Born to Kill
Bill
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Apr 2017
Guerrilla
Cullen
Movie
Mar 2017
Against the Law
Peter Wildeblood
TV Show
Jan 2017
Urban Myths
Mike Housego
Movie
Dec 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Tivik
Movie
Oct 2016
The Limehouse Golem
George Flood
Movie
Jul 2016
The Infiltrator
Frankie
Movie
Feb 2016
Dad's Army
Private Walker
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Nov 2015
Victor Frankenstein
Barnaby
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Oct 2014
The Great Fire
Samuel Pepys
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Aug 2014
The Great War: The People's Story
Reg Evans
Movie
Jul 2014
Common
Tommy Ward
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Feb 2014
Inside No. 9
Shane
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Apr 2013
Byzantium
Noel
Movie
Mar 2013
Welcome to the Punch
Nathan Bartnick
Movie
Sep 2012
Mrs Biggs
Ronald Biggs
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Sep 2012
Mrs Biggs
Ronald Biggs
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Jun 2012
Line of Duty
Sgt Danny Waldron
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Apr 2012
Playhouse Presents
Guv
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Jan 2012
Public Enemies
Eddie Mottram
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Jan 2012
Treasure Island
Dr. David Livesey
Movie
Oct 2011
The Adventures of Tintin
Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
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Feb 2011
Outcasts
Cass Cromwell
Movie
Oct 2010
Made in Dagenham
Eddie O'Grady
Movie
Mar 2010
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Blenkinsop
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Nov 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Michael Myshkin
Movie
Nov 2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Michael Myshikin
Movie
Nov 2009
Mr. Nobody
Young Journalist
Movie
Sep 2009
The Firm
Yeti
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Mar 2009
Red Riding
Michael Myshkin
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Jan 2009
Plus One
Rob Black
Movie
Nov 2008
Consuming Passion
Charles Boon
Movie
Oct 2008
Shifty
Chris
Movie
Mar 2008
White Girl
Stevie
Movie
Feb 2008
The Bank Job
Dave Shilling
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Feb 2008
Ashes to Ashes
Jim Keats
Movie
Oct 2007
Half Broken Things
Michael
Movie
May 2007
Saddam's Tribe
Uday
Movie
Mar 2007
Middletown
Jim Hunter
Movie
Feb 2007
Atonement
Tommy Nettle
Movie
Jan 2007
Consent
Steve
Movie
Sep 2006
A Good Year
Bert the Doorman
Movie
Dec 2005
The Secret Life of Words
Martin
TV Show
Oct 2005
Funland
Carter Krantz
Movie
Oct 2005
Class of '76
DS Steven Grant
TV Show
Oct 2005
Class of '76
DS Steven Grant
Movie
Jul 2005
The Best Man
Pool Guy
Movie
Jul 2005
Beneath the Skin
Moz Burnside
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Mar 2005
Doctor Who
Alex
Movie
Oct 2004
Vera Drake
Sid
TV Show
Oct 2004
Top Buzzer
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Feb 2004
Hustle
Mervyn Lloyd
TV Show
Jun 2003
Keen Eddie
Movie
Mar 2003
Rehab
Adam
TV Show
Dec 2002
Tipping the Velvet
Jimmy Burns
Movie
Oct 2002
All or Nothing
Jason
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Oct 2002
Bodily Harm
Trader
Movie
Apr 2002
Dead Casual
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Feb 2002
Manchild
Movie
May 2001
Pearl Harbor
Pilot #3
TV Show
Feb 2001
In Deep
Dave Street
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Do Not Disturb