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Daniel Mays
Epping, Essex, England, UK
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 Ban…
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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.
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2026
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
Movie Moody
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2026
Believe Me
TV show John Worboys
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2026
Making of Lord of the Flies
Movie Self - Fred
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2026
Lord of the Flies
TV show Fred
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2026
Shelter
Movie Booth
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2025
Lynley
TV show DCI Brian Nies
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2025
The Thursday Murder Club
Movie Chris Hudson
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2025
Bookish
TV show Eric Wellbeloved
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2025
VE Day 80
TV show Self
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2025
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
TV show Cliff Todd
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2025
A Thousand Blows
TV show William 'Punch' Lewis
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2024
Moonflower Murders
TV show Chubb / Locke
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2024
The Awakening
Movie
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2024
Franklin
TV show Edward Bancroft
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2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
TV show Self - Guest
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2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Movie Fetcher (voice)
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2023
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Movie Geoff
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2023
The Long Shadow
TV show Sydney Jackson
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2022
Your Christmas or Mine?
Movie Geoff
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2022
Maryland
Movie PC Moody
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2022
Magpie Murders
TV show Locke / Chubb
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2021
Blankety Blank
TV show Self - Panellist
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2020
Des
TV show DCI Peter Jay
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2020
The Kemps: All True
Movie Self
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2020
White Lines
TV show Marcus
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2020
Code 404
TV show DI John Major
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2020
The Rhythm Section
Movie Dean West
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2019
1917
Movie Sergeant Sanders
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2019
Temple
TV show Lee
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2019
Good Omens
TV show Arthur Young
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2019
Fisherman's Friends
Movie Danny
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2018
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
Movie DC Peters
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2018
My Dinner with Hervé
Movie Casey
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2018
Two for Joy
Movie Lias
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2018
Mother's Day
Movie Colin Parry
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2018
Swimming with Men
Movie Colin
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2017
Porters
TV show Anthony De La Mer
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2017
Born to Kill
TV show Bill
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2017
Guerrilla
TV show Cullen
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2017
Against the Law
Movie Peter Wildeblood
