
Daniel Mays
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
Credits
- 2025 · Bookish as
- 2025 · VE Day 80 as Himself
- 2025 · Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes as Cliff Todd
- 2025 · A Thousand Blows as William 'Punch' Lewis
- 2024 · Moonflower Murders as Locke / Chubb
- 2024 · Franklin as Edward Bancroft
- 2024 · Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
- 2023 · Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Fetcher (voice)
- 2023 · The Long Shadow as Sydney Jackson
- 2022 · Magpie Murders as Locke / Chubb
- 2020 · Des as DCI Peter Jay
- 2020 · White Lines as Marcus
- 2020 · Code 404 as DI John Major
- 2019 · 1917 as Sergeant Sanders
- 2019 · Temple as Lee
- 2019 · Good Omens as Arthur Young
- 2017 · Porters as Anthony De La Mer
- 2017 · Born to Kill as Bill
- 2017 · Guerrilla as Cullen
- 2017 · Urban Myths as Mike Housego
- 2016 · Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Tivik
- 2014 · The Great Fire as Samuel Pepys
- 2014 · The Great War: The People's Story as Reg Evans
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Shane
- 2012 · Line of Duty as Sgt Danny Waldron
- 2012 · Playhouse Presents as Guv
- 2012 · Treasure Island as Dr. David Livesey
- 2011 · The Adventures of Tintin as Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
- 2011 · Outcasts as Cass Cromwell
- 2010 · Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang as Blenkinsop
- 2009 · Mr. Nobody as Young Journalist
- 2009 · Red Riding as Michael Myshkin
- 2009 · Plus One as Rob Black
- 2008 · The Bank Job as Dave Shilling
- 2008 · Ashes to Ashes as Jim Keats
- 2007 · Atonement as Tommy Nettle
- 2005 · The Secret Life of Words as Martin
- 2005 · Funland as
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Alex
- 2004 · Top Buzzer as
- 2004 · Hustle as Mervyn Lloyd
- 2003 · Keen Eddie as
- 2002 · Tipping the Velvet as Jimmy Burns
- 2002 · Manchild as
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Pilot
- Future · Lynley as DCI Brian Nies
- 2025 · The Thursday Murder Club as Chris Hudson
- 2024 · The Awakening as
- 2023 · Your Christmas or Mine 2 as Geoff
- 2022 · Your Christmas or Mine? as Geoff
- 2022 · Maryland as PC Moody
- 2020 · The Kemps: All True as Self
- 2020 · The Rhythm Section as Dean West
- 2019 · Fisherman's Friends as Danny
- 2018 · The Interrogation of Tony Martin as DC Peters
- 2018 · My Dinner with HervĂ© as Casey
- 2018 · Two for Joy as Lias
- 2018 · Mother's Day as Colin Parry
- 2018 · Swimming with Men as Colin
- 2017 · Against the Law as Peter Wildeblood
- 2016 · The Limehouse Golem as George Flood
- 2016 · The Infiltrator as Frankie
- 2016 · Dad's Army as Private Walker
- 2015 · Victor Frankenstein as Barnaby
- 2014 · Common as Tommy Ward
- 2013 · Byzantium as Noel
- 2013 · Welcome to the Punch as Nathan Bartnick
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- 2012 · Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- 2012 · Public Enemies as Eddie Mottram
- 2010 · Made in Dagenham as Eddie O'Grady
- 2009 · Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Michael Myshkin
- 2009 · Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as Michael Myshikin
- 2009 · The Firm as Yeti
- 2008 · Consuming Passion as Charles Boon
- 2008 · Shifty as Chris
- 2008 · White Girl as Stevie
- 2007 · Half Broken Things as Michael
- 2007 · Saddam's Tribe as Uday
- 2007 · Middletown as Jim Hunter
- 2007 · Consent as Steve
- 2006 · A Good Year as Bert the Doorman
- 2005 · Class of '76 as DS Steven Grant
- 2005 · Class of '76 as DS Steven Grant
- 2005 · The Best Man as Pool Guy
- 2005 · Beneath the Skin as Moz Burnside
- 2004 · Vera Drake as Sid
- 2003 · Rehab as Adam
- 2002 · All or Nothing as Jason
- 2002 · Dead Casual as
- 2001 · In Deep as Dave Street
- Future · Untitled Jason Statham Action-Thriller as