Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is a retired actor of British and Irish citizenship. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned over four decades, including three Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. The actor excelled on stage at the National Youth Theatre before being accepted at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which he attended for three years. Despite his traditional training at the Bristol Old Vic, he is considered a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. Protective of his private life, he rarely grants interviews, and makes very few public appearances. Day-Lewis shifted between theatre and film for most of the early 1980s, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company and playing Romeo Montague in Romeo and Juliet and Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Playing the title role in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London in 1989, he left the stage midway through a performance after breaking down during a scene where the ghost of Hamlet's father appears before him—this was his last appearance on the stage. After supporting film roles in Gandhi (1982), and The Bounty (1984), he earned acclaim for his breakthrough performances in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), A Room with a View (1985), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He earned Academy Awards for his roles in My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007), and Lincoln (2012). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in In the Name of the Father (1993), Gangs of New York (2002), and Phantom Thread (2017). Other notable films include The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), The Crucible (1996), and The Boxer (1997). He retired from acting from 1997 to 2000, taking up a new profession as an apprentice shoe-maker in Italy. Although he returned to acting, he announced his retirement again in 2017.
Gangs of New York
as William "Bill the Butcher" CuttingIn 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the...
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The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation...
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There Will Be Blood
as Daniel PlainviewRuthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California....
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The Last of the Mohicans
as HawkeyeIn war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and...
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In the Name of the Father
as Gerry ConlonA small time thief from Belfast, Gerry Conlon, is falsely implicated in the IRA bombing of a pub...
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A Room with a View
as Cecil VyseWhen Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms...
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In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes...
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The Crucible
as John ProctorA Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the...
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Phantom Thread
as Reynolds WoodcockIn 1950s London, renowned British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock comes across Alma, a young,...
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The Age of Innocence
as Newland ArcherIn 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from...
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
as Christy BrownNo one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class...
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The Bounty
as John FryerThe familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This...
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Nine
as Guido ContiniArrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning,...
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Spielberg
as SelfA documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time,...
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
as TomasSuccessful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named...
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
as Child Vandal (uncredited)Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod...
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The Boxer
as Danny FlynnNineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He...
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The Ballad of Jack and Rose
as Jack SlavinJack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on...
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My Beautiful Laundrette
as Johnny BurfootA Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...
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Abby Singer
as Daniel Day-Lewis (uncredited)Chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and...
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Stars & Bars
as Henderson DoresA British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.
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The Insurance Man
as KafkaFranz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a skin-rash, like...
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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
as SelfA documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith...
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A Man's Story
as SelfDocumentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.
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Forever Ealing
as Narrator (voice)This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows...
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Artemis '81
as Library StudentParanormal novelist Gideon Harlax is drawn into a battle between the forces of good, represented...
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Lincoln: An American Journey
as SelfDocumentary on the making of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" (2012).
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Eversmile New Jersey
as Dr. Fergus O'ConnellTraveling dentist O'Connell traverses South America on his motorcycle for the 'Eversmile'...
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Making The Last of the Mohicans
as SelfInterviews with the cast and crew of the 1992 Michael Mann film.
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Nanou
as MaxA young British photography student travelling in France meets up with a free thinking,...
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How Many Miles to Babylon?
as Alex MooreWealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find...
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Dangerous Corner
as Gordon WhitehouseAn unexpected suicide prompts much speculation about honesty and theft.
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Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York
as SelfThis brief look at mid nineteenth century New York City, a period of mass immigration, street...
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Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius
as Self (archive footage)He is the only actor in the history of cinema to have won three Oscars. Known for the dramatic...
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Access to the Danger Zone
as Narrator (voice)Directed by Peter Casaer and narrated by Daniel Day-Lewis, this documentary provides a harrowing...
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BBC Play of the Month
as Gordon WhitehousePlay of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and...
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Shoestring
as DJShoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his...
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Shoestring
as uncreditedShoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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My Brother Jonathan
as Jonathan DakersMy Brother Jonathan is a 1985 BBC five part mini-series that relates the story of an idealistic...
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