Daniel Mays
Born: 1978-03-31 in Epping, Essex, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
2025
- The Thursday Murder Club as Chris Hudson
- Bookish as Eric Wellbeloved
- A Thousand Blows as William 'Punch' Lewis
- Lynley as DCI Brian Nies
- Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes as Cliff Todd
- VE Day 80 as Self
2024
- Franklin as Edward Bancroft
- The Awakening
- Moonflower Murders as Locke / Chubb
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
2023
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Fetcher (voice)
- The Long Shadow as Sydney Jackson
- Your Christmas or Mine 2 as Geoff
2022
- Your Christmas or Mine? as Geoff
- Magpie Murders as Locke / Chubb
- Maryland as PC Moody
2021
- Blankety Blank as Self - Panellist
2020
- Des as DCI Peter Jay
- The Rhythm Section as Dean West
- White Lines as Marcus
- The Kemps: All True as Self
- Code 404 as DI John Major
2019
- 1917 as Sergeant Sanders
- Good Omens as Arthur Young
- Temple as Lee
- Fisherman's Friends as Danny
- Do Not Disturb
2018
- Swimming with Men as Colin
- My Dinner with Hervé as Casey
- Two for Joy as Lias
- Mother's Day as Colin Parry
- The Interrogation of Tony Martin as DC Peters
2017
- Urban Myths as Mike Housego
- Against the Law as Peter Wildeblood
- Porters as Anthony De La Mer
- Guerrilla as Cullen
- Born to Kill as Bill
2016
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Tivik
- The Infiltrator as Frankie
- Dad's Army as Private Walker
- The Limehouse Golem as George Flood
2015
- Victor Frankenstein as Barnaby
2014
- Inside No. 9 as Shane
- Common as Tommy Ward
- The Great Fire as Samuel Pepys
- The Great War: The People's Story as Reg Evans
2013
- Welcome to the Punch as Nathan Bartnick
- Byzantium as Noel
2012
- Line of Duty as Sgt Danny Waldron
- Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- Treasure Island as Dr. David Livesey
- Playhouse Presents as Guv
- Treasure Island as Dr. David Livesey
- Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- Public Enemies as Eddie Mottram
2011
- The Adventures of Tintin as Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
- Outcasts as Cass Cromwell
2010
- Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang as Blenkinsop
- Made in Dagenham as Eddie O'Grady
2009
- The Firm as Yeti
- Mr. Nobody as Young Journalist
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Michael Myshkin
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as Michael Myshikin
- Red Riding as Michael Myshkin
- Plus One as Rob Black
2008
- Consuming Passion as Charles Boon
- Shifty as Chris
- The Bank Job as Dave Shilling
- Ashes to Ashes as Jim Keats
- White Girl as Stevie
2007
- Atonement as Tommy Nettle
- Consent as Steve
- Middletown as Jim Hunter
- Saddam's Tribe as Uday
- Half Broken Things as Michael
2006
- A Good Year as Bert the Doorman
2005
- Doctor Who as Alex
- The Secret Life of Words as Martin
- The Best Man as Pool Guy
- Beneath the Skin as Moz Burnside
- Funland
- Class of '76 as DS Steven Grant
- Class of '76 as DS Steven Grant
2004
- Hustle as Mervyn Lloyd
- Vera Drake as Sid
- Top Buzzer
2003
- Rehab as Adam
- Keen Eddie
2002
- Dead Casual
- All or Nothing as Jason
- Tipping the Velvet as Jimmy Burns
- Manchild
- Bodily Harm as Trader
2001
- Pearl Harbor as Pilot
- In Deep as Dave Street