Acting
Daniel Mays
Born 1978-03-31
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.
Acting
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
2026 · Moody
Making of Lord of the Flies
2026 · Self - Fred
Shelter
2026 · Booth
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 · Chris Hudson
The Awakening
2024
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023 · Fetcher (voice)
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023 · Geoff
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022 · Geoff
Maryland
2022 · PC Moody
The Kemps: All True
2020 · Self
The Rhythm Section
2020 · Dean West
1917
2019 · Sergeant Sanders
Fisherman's Friends
2019 · Danny
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
2018 · DC Peters
My Dinner with Hervé
2018 · Casey
Two for Joy
2018 · Lias
Mother's Day
2018 · Colin Parry
Swimming with Men
2018 · Colin
Against the Law
2017 · Peter Wildeblood
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Tivik
The Limehouse Golem
2016 · George Flood
The Infiltrator
2016 · Frankie
Dad's Army
2016 · Private Walker
Victor Frankenstein
2015 · Barnaby
Common
2014 · Tommy Ward
Byzantium
2013 · Noel
Welcome to the Punch
2013 · Nathan Bartnick
Mrs Biggs
2012 · Ronald Biggs
The Adventures of Tintin
2011 · Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
Made in Dagenham
2010 · Eddie O'Grady
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010 · Blenkinsop
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009 · Michael Myshkin