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.
Shelter
2026
Pearl Harbor
2001
Atonement
2007
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Mr. Nobody
2009
1917
2019
Victor Frankenstein
2015
Maryland
2022
The Bank Job
2008
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
The Limehouse Golem
2016
The Infiltrator
2016
Made in Dagenham
2010
A Good Year
2006
The Rhythm Section
2020
Against the Law
2017
The Firm
2009
Half Broken Things
2007
Byzantium
2013
Mrs Biggs
2012
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
My Dinner with HervΓ©
2018
Dad's Army
2016
The Best Man
2005
Welcome to the Punch
2013
Vera Drake
2004
Fisherman's Friends
2019
White Girl
2008
Two for Joy
2018
The Kemps: All True
2020
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023
Mother's Day
2018
Class of '76
2005
The Secret Life of Words
2005
All or Nothing
2002