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
- Shelter as Booth
- Lord of the Flies as Fred
- Believe Me as John Worboys
- Making of Lord of the Flies as Self - Fred
- National Theatre Live: Golden Boy as Moody
2025
- Bookish as Eric Wellbeloved
- The Thursday Murder Club as Chris Hudson
- A Thousand Blows as William 'Punch' Lewis
- Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes as Cliff Todd
- Lynley as DCI Brian Nies
- VE Day 80 as Self
2024
- Franklin as Edward Bancroft
- Moonflower Murders as Chubb / Locke
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV as Self - Guest
- The Awakening
2023
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Fetcher (voice)
- The Long Shadow as Sydney Jackson
- Your Christmas or Mine 2 as Geoff
2022
- Magpie Murders as Locke / Chubb
- Your Christmas or Mine? as Geoff
- 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
- Code 404 as DI John Major
- The Kemps: All True as Self
2019
- Good Omens as Arthur Young
- 1917 as Sergeant Sanders
- Temple as Lee
- Fisherman's Friends as Danny
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
- Porters as Anthony De La Mer
- Born to Kill as Bill
- Guerrilla as Cullen
- Against the Law as Peter Wildeblood
2016
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Tivik
- The Infiltrator as Frankie
- The Limehouse Golem as George Flood
- Dad's Army as Private Walker
2015
- Victor Frankenstein as Barnaby
2014
- Inside No. 9 as Shane
- The Great Fire as Samuel Pepys
- The Great War: The People's Story as Reg Evans
- Common as Tommy Ward
2013
- Byzantium as Noel
- Welcome to the Punch as Nathan Bartnick
2012
- Line of Duty as Sgt Danny Waldron
- Playhouse Presents as Guv
- Treasure Island as Dr. David Livesey
- Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
- Public Enemies as Eddie Mottram
- Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs
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
- Mr. Nobody as Young Journalist
- Plus One as Rob Black
- Red Riding as Michael Myshkin
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as Michael Myshikin
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Michael Myshkin
- The Firm as Yeti
2008
- Ashes to Ashes as Jim Keats
- The Bank Job as Dave Shilling
- Consuming Passion as Charles Boon
- White Girl as Stevie
- Shifty as Chris
2007
- Atonement as Tommy Nettle
- Middletown as Jim Hunter
- Half Broken Things as Michael
- Saddam's Tribe as Uday
- Consent as Steve
2006
- A Good Year as Bert the Doorman
2005
- Doctor Who as Alex
- Funland as Carter Krantz
- The Best Man as Pool Guy
- The Secret Life of Words as Martin
- Class of '76 as DS Steven Grant
- Class of '76 as DS Steven Grant
- Beneath the Skin as Moz Burnside
2004
- Hustle as Mervyn Lloyd
- Vera Drake as Sid
- Top Buzzer
2003
- Keen Eddie
- Rehab as Adam
2002
- All or Nothing as Jason
- Tipping the Velvet as Jimmy Burns
- Manchild
- Bodily Harm as Trader
- Dead Casual
2001
- Pearl Harbor as Pilot #3
- In Deep as Dave Street