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 is 6' 2" (1.88 m) 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. He has a son named Mylo Burton-Mays. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art graduating in 2000. Son of Toni Mays.
Series | Bookish | 2025 | |
Series | Franklin | Edward Bancroft | 2024-04-11 |
Movie | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Fetcher (voice) | 2023-12-08 |
Movie | Your Christmas or Mine 2 | Geoff | 2023-12-07 |
Movie | Your Christmas or Mine? | Geoff | 2022-12-02 |
Series | Magpie Murders | Locke / Chubb | 2022-02-10 |
Movie | The Rhythm Section | Dean West | 2020-01-31 |
Series | Code 404 | DI John Major | 2020-04-29 |
Series | White Lines | Marcus | 2020-05-15 |
Movie | The Kemps: All True | Self | 2020-07-05 |
Series | Des | DCI Peter Jay | 2020-09-14 |
Movie | Fisherman's Friends | Danny | 2019-03-15 |
Series | Good Omens | Arthur Young | 2019-05-31 |
Movie | 1917 | Sergeant Sanders | 2019-12-25 |
Series | Temple | Lee | 2019-09-13 |
Movie | Swimming with Men | Colin | 2018-07-06 |
Movie | Mother's Day | Colin Parry | 2018-09-03 |
Movie | The Interrogation of Tony Martin | DC Peters | 2018-11-18 |
Movie | My Dinner with Hervé | Casey | 2018-10-20 |
Movie | Two for Joy | Lias | 2018-09-28 |
Movie | Against the Law | Peter Wildeblood | 2017-03-16 |
Series | Born to Kill | Bill | 2017-04-20 |
Series | Guerrilla | Cullen | 2017-04-13 |
Series | Porters | Anthony De La Mer | 2017-09-20 |
Movie | Dad's Army | Private Walker | 2016-02-05 |
Movie | The Infiltrator | Frankie | 2016-07-13 |
Movie | The Limehouse Golem | George Flood | 2016-10-18 |
Movie | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Tivik | 2016-12-14 |
Movie | Victor Frankenstein | Barnaby | 2015-11-10 |
Movie | Common | Tommy Ward | 2014-07-06 |
Series | The Great Fire | Samuel Pepys | 2014-10-16 |
Series | The Great War: The People's Story | Reg Evans | 2014-08-10 |
Movie | Welcome to the Punch | Nathan Bartnick | 2013-03-15 |
Movie | Byzantium | Noel | 2013-04-11 |
Series | Treasure Island | Dr. David Livesey | 2012-01-01 |
Movie | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs | 2012-09-05 |
Series | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs | 2012-09-05 |
Series | Public Enemies | Eddie Mottram | 2012-01-04 |
Movie | The Adventures of Tintin | Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice) | 2011-10-24 |
Series | Outcasts | Cass Cromwell | 2011-02-07 |
Movie | Made in Dagenham | Eddie O'Grady | 2010-10-01 |
Movie | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Blenkinsop | 2010-03-26 |
Movie | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | Michael Myshkin | 2009-02-28 |
Series | Plus One | Rob Black | 2009-01-09 |
Movie | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | Michael Myshikin | 2009-02-28 |
Movie | The Firm | Yeti | 2009-09-18 |
Movie | Mr. Nobody | Young Journalist | 2009-11-06 |
Series | Ashes to Ashes | Jim Keats | 2008-02-07 |
Movie | Shifty | Chris | 2008-10-24 |
Movie | Consuming Passion | Charles Boon | 2008-11-02 |
Movie | The Bank Job | Dave Shilling | 2008-02-28 |
Movie | Consent | Steve | 2007-01-21 |
Movie | Atonement | Tommy Nettle | 2007-02-27 |
Movie | A Good Year | Bert the Doorman | 2006-09-09 |
Movie | Middletown | 2006-04-28 | |
Movie | The Best Man | Pool Guy | 2005-07-09 |
Series | Class of '76 | DS Steven Grant | 2005-10-03 |
Movie | Beneath the Skin | Moz Burnside | 2005-07-03 |
Movie | The Secret Life of Words | Martin | 2005-12-15 |
Series | Funland | 2005-10-23 | |
Movie | Class of '76 | DS Steven Grant | 2005-10-05 |
Movie | Vera Drake | Sid | 2004-10-22 |
Series | Top Buzzer | 2004-10-08 | |
Movie | Rehab | Adam | 2003-03-26 |
Movie | All or Nothing | Jason | 2002-05-17 |
Movie | Bodily Harm | Second Trader | 2002-03-11 |
Movie | Dead Casual | 2002-04-23 | |
Movie | Pearl Harbor | Pilot | 2001-05-21 |