Daniel Mays
Biography
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
All Movies (53)
- Making of Lord of the Flies2026 · as Self - Fred
- Shelter2026 · as Booth
- The Thursday Murder Club2025 · as Chris Hudson
- The Awakening2024
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget2023 · as Fetcher (voice)
- Your Christmas or Mine 22023 · as Geoff
- Your Christmas or Mine?2022 · as Geoff
- Maryland2022 · as PC Moody
- The Kemps: All True2020 · as Self
- The Rhythm Section2020 · as Dean West
- 19172019 · as Sergeant Sanders
- Fisherman's Friends2019 · as Danny
- The Interrogation of Tony Martin2018 · as DC Peters
- My Dinner with Hervé2018 · as Casey
- Two for Joy2018 · as Lias
- Mother's Day2018 · as Colin Parry
- Swimming with Men2018 · as Colin
- Against the Law2017 · as Peter Wildeblood
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016 · as Tivik
- The Limehouse Golem2016 · as George Flood
- The Infiltrator2016 · as Frankie
- Dad's Army2016 · as Private Walker
- Victor Frankenstein2015 · as Barnaby
- Common2014 · as Tommy Ward
- Byzantium2013 · as Noel
- Welcome to the Punch2013 · as Nathan Bartnick
- Mrs Biggs2012 · as Ronald Biggs
- The Adventures of Tintin2011 · as Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
- Made in Dagenham2010 · as Eddie O'Grady
- Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang2010 · as Blenkinsop
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19742009 · as Michael Myshkin
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 19832009 · as Michael Myshikin
- Mr. Nobody2009 · as Young Journalist
- The Firm2009 · as Yeti
- Consuming Passion2008 · as Charles Boon
- Shifty2008 · as Chris
- White Girl2008 · as Stevie
- The Bank Job2008 · as Dave Shilling
- Half Broken Things2007 · as Michael
- Saddam's Tribe2007 · as Uday
- Middletown2007 · as Jim Hunter
- Atonement2007 · as Tommy Nettle
- Consent2007 · as Steve
- A Good Year2006 · as Bert the Doorman
- The Secret Life of Words2005 · as Martin
- Class of '762005 · as DS Steven Grant
- The Best Man2005 · as Pool Guy
- Beneath the Skin2005 · as Moz Burnside
- Vera Drake2004 · as Sid
- Rehab2003 · as Adam
- All or Nothing2002 · as Jason
- Dead Casual2002
- Pearl Harbor2001 · as Pilot #3
All TV Shows (45)
- Believe Me2026 · as John Worboys
- Lord of the Flies2026 · as Fred
- Lynley2025 · as DCI Brian Nies
- Bookish2025 · as Eric Wellbeloved
- VE Day 802025 · as Self
- Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes2025 · as Cliff Todd
- A Thousand Blows2025 · as William 'Punch' Lewis
- Moonflower Murders2024 · as Locke / Chubb
- Franklin2024 · as Edward Bancroft
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV2024 · as Self - Guest
- The Long Shadow2023 · as Sydney Jackson
- Magpie Murders2022 · as Locke / Chubb
- Blankety Blank2021 · as Self - Panellist
- Des2020 · as DCI Peter Jay
- White Lines2020 · as Marcus
- Code 4042020 · as DI John Major
- Temple2019 · as Lee
- Good Omens2019 · as Arthur Young
- Porters2017 · as Anthony De La Mer
- Born to Kill2017 · as Bill
- Guerrilla2017 · as Cullen
- Urban Myths2017 · as Mike Housego
- The Great Fire2014 · as Samuel Pepys
- The Great War: The People's Story2014 · as Reg Evans
- Inside No. 92014 · as Shane
- Mrs Biggs2012 · as Ronald Biggs
- Line of Duty2012 · as Sgt Danny Waldron
- Playhouse Presents2012 · as Guv
- Public Enemies2012 · as Eddie Mottram
- Treasure Island2012 · as Dr. David Livesey
- Outcasts2011 · as Cass Cromwell
- Red Riding2009 · as Michael Myshkin
- Plus One2009 · as Rob Black
- Ashes to Ashes2008 · as Jim Keats
- Funland2005 · as Carter Krantz
- Class of '762005 · as DS Steven Grant
- Doctor Who2005 · as Alex
- Top Buzzer2004
- Hustle2004 · as Mervyn Lloyd
- Keen Eddie2003
- Tipping the Velvet2002 · as Jimmy Burns
- Bodily Harm2002 · as Trader
- Manchild2002
- In Deep2001 · as Dave Street
- Do Not Disturb—