
Daniel Mays
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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

Inside No. 9

Doctor Who

Hustle

In Deep

The Long Shadow

Pearl Harbor

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Line of Duty

Atonement

Lord of the Flies

The Rhythm Section

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

The Kemps: All True

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

1917

A Thousand Blows

The Thursday Murder Club

All or Nothing

Victor Frankenstein

Bookish

Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes

Ashes to Ashes

The Adventures of Tintin

Magpie Murders

Good Omens

Welcome to the Punch

Dead Casual

Guerrilla

Moonflower Murders

The Limehouse Golem

White Lines

The Bank Job

Mother's Day

Common

Franklin

Temple

Lynley

The Great War: The People's Story

Rehab

Outcasts

Against the Law
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