Acting
Daniel Mays
Born 1978-03-31
Epping, Essex, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Daniel Mays
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
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1917
2019
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Pearl Harbor
2001
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Mr. Nobody
2009
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The Adventures of Tintin
2011
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Atonement
2007
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Doctor Who
2005
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The Bank Job
2008
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Good Omens
2019
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Victor Frankenstein
2015
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (101 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | National Theatre Live: Golden Boy | Moody | Movie | 2026 |
 | Believe Me | John Worboys | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Making of Lord of the Flies | Self - Fred | Movie | 2026 |
 | Lord of the Flies | Fred | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Shelter | Booth | Movie | 2026 |
 | Lynley | DCI Brian Nies | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Thursday Murder Club | Chris Hudson | Movie | 2025 |
 | Bookish | Eric Wellbeloved | TV Series | 2025 |
 | VE Day 80 | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes | Cliff Todd | TV Series | 2025 |
 | A Thousand Blows | William 'Punch' Lewis | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Moonflower Murders | Chubb / Locke | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Awakening | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2024 |
 | Franklin | Edward Bancroft | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Rob Beckett's Smart TV | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Fetcher (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Your Christmas or Mine 2 | Geoff | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Long Shadow | Sydney Jackson | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Your Christmas or Mine? | Geoff | Movie | 2022 |
 | Maryland | PC Moody | Movie | 2022 |
 | Magpie Murders | Locke / Chubb | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Blankety Blank | Self - Panellist | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Des | DCI Peter Jay | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Kemps: All True | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | White Lines | Marcus | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Code 404 | DI John Major | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Rhythm Section | Dean West | Movie | 2020 |
 | 1917 | Sergeant Sanders | Movie | 2019 |
 | Temple | Lee | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Good Omens | Arthur Young | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Fisherman's Friends | Danny | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Interrogation of Tony Martin | DC Peters | Movie | 2018 |
 | My Dinner with Hervé | Casey | Movie | 2018 |
 | Two for Joy | Lias | Movie | 2018 |
 | Mother's Day | Colin Parry | Movie | 2018 |
 | Swimming with Men | Colin | Movie | 2018 |
 | Porters | Anthony De La Mer | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Born to Kill | Bill | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Guerrilla | Cullen | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Against the Law | Peter Wildeblood | Movie | 2017 |
 | Urban Myths | Mike Housego | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Tivik | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Limehouse Golem | George Flood | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Infiltrator | Frankie | Movie | 2016 |
 | Dad's Army | Private Walker | Movie | 2016 |
 | Victor Frankenstein | Barnaby | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Great Fire | Samuel Pepys | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Great War: The People's Story | Reg Evans | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Common | Tommy Ward | Movie | 2014 |
 | Inside No. 9 | Shane | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Byzantium | Noel | Movie | 2013 |
 | Welcome to the Punch | Nathan Bartnick | Movie | 2013 |
 | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs | Movie | 2012 |
 | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Line of Duty | Sgt Danny Waldron | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Playhouse Presents | Guv | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Public Enemies | Eddie Mottram | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Treasure Island | Dr. Livesey | Movie | 2012 |
 | Treasure Island | Dr. David Livesey | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Adventures of Tintin | Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Outcasts | Cass Cromwell | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Made in Dagenham | Eddie O'Grady | Movie | 2010 |
 | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Blenkinsop | Movie | 2010 |
 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | Michael Myshkin | Movie | 2009 |
 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | Michael Myshikin | Movie | 2009 |
 | Mr. Nobody | Young Journalist | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Firm | Yeti | Movie | 2009 |
 | Red Riding | Michael Myshkin | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Plus One | Rob Black | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Consuming Passion | Charles Boon | Movie | 2008 |
 | Shifty | Chris | Movie | 2008 |
 | White Girl | Stevie | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Bank Job | Dave Shilling | Movie | 2008 |
 | Ashes to Ashes | Jim Keats | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Half Broken Things | Michael | Movie | 2007 |
 | Saddam's Tribe | Uday | Movie | 2007 |
 | Middletown | Jim Hunter | Movie | 2007 |
 | Atonement | Tommy Nettle | Movie | 2007 |
 | Consent | Steve | Movie | 2007 |
 | A Good Year | Bert the Doorman | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Secret Life of Words | Martin | Movie | 2005 |
 | Funland | Carter Krantz | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Class of '76 | DS Steven Grant | Movie | 2005 |
 | Class of '76 | DS Steven Grant | TV Series | 2005 |
 | The Best Man | Pool Guy | Movie | 2005 |
 | Beneath the Skin | Moz Burnside | Movie | 2005 |
 | Doctor Who | Alex | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Vera Drake | Sid | Movie | 2004 |
 | Top Buzzer | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Hustle | Mervyn Lloyd | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Keen Eddie | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Rehab | Adam | Movie | 2003 |
 | Tipping the Velvet | Jimmy Burns | TV Series | 2002 |
 | All or Nothing | Jason | Movie | 2002 |
 | Bodily Harm | Trader | TV Series | 2002 |
| Dead Casual | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 | |
 | Manchild | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Pearl Harbor | Pilot #3 | Movie | 2001 |
 | In Deep | Dave Street | TV Series | 2001 |
| Wild | Lou | Movie | — | |
| Do Not Disturb | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |