Biography
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an actor of dual English and Irish heritage. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2014, Day-Lewis received a knighthood for services to drama. Born and raised in London, Day-Lewis excelled on stage at the National Youth Theatre before being accep...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Anemone
2025
Family bonds between fathers, sons, and brothers are explored as complex relationships unfold through personal journeys and generational conflicts.

Anemone
2025
Screenplay
Family bonds between fathers, sons, and brothers are explored as complex relationships unfold through personal journeys and generational conflicts.

Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius
2021
as Self (archive footage)
He is the only actor in the history of cinema to have won three Oscars. Known for the dramatic intensity of his roles – which are as striking as they ...

Phantom Thread
2017
as Reynolds Woodcock
In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.

Phantom Thread
2017
Script Consultant
In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.

Spielberg
2017
as Self
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

Maggie's Plan
2016
Thanks
Maggie's plan to have a baby on her own with a sperm donor is derailed when she falls in love with John, an older married professor, destroying his vo...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Lincoln: An American Journey
2013
as Self
Documentary on the making of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" (2012).

Lincoln
2012
as Abraham Lincoln
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln p...

Access to the Danger Zone
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Directed by Peter Casaer and narrated by Daniel Day-Lewis, this documentary provides a harrowing look at the challenges of delivering humanitarian aid...

A Man's Story
2011
as Self (archival)
Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.

Making The Last of the Mohicans
2010
as Self
Interviews with the cast and crew of the 1992 Michael Mann film.

Nine
2009
as Guido Contini
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. Wit...

There Will Be Blood
2007
as Daniel Plainview
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image...

The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
as Jack Slavin
Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against develope...

The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
Music Score Producer
Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against develope...

Abby Singer
2003
as Daniel Day-Lewis (uncredited)
Chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and accomplishing his dream. When hitting rock bottom during the Sunda...

Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York
2003
as Self
This brief look at mid nineteenth century New York City, a period of mass immigration, street gangs, political corruption, and the worst civilian insu...

Gangs of New York
2002
as Bill "The Butcher" Cutting
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's...

Forever Ealing
2002
as Narrator (voice)
This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes through the 1930's, World War I...

The Boxer
1997
as Danny Flynn
Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlf...

The Crucible
1996
as John Proctor
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.

In the Name of the Father
1993
as Gerry Conlon
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in ...

The Age of Innocence
1993
as Newland Archer
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin...

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993
as Self
A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocenc...

The Last of the Mohicans
1992
as Hawkeye
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a B...

Eversmile New Jersey
1989
as Dr. Fergus O'Connell
Traveling dentist O'Connell traverses South America on his motorcycle for the 'Eversmile' foundation of New Jersey, in a fight not only against caviti...

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
1989
as Christy Brown
No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and...

Stars & Bars
1988
as Henderson Dores
A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
as Tomas
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to...

Nanou
1987
as Max
A young British photography student travelling in France meets up with a free thinking, working-class French man, a dramatic change of pace from her s...

A Room with a View
1986
as Cecil Vyse
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George st...

The Insurance Man
1986
as Kafka
Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a rash-like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointm...

My Beautiful Laundrette
1985
as Johnny Burfoot
A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a...

The Bounty
1984
as John Fryer
The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to ...

Dangerous Corner
1983
as Gordon Whitehouse
An unexpected suicide prompts much speculation about honesty and theft.

Gandhi
1982
as Colin
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian ...

How Many Miles to Babylon?
1982
as Alex Moore
Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find themselves in the same Army unit - Alex as an officer and...

Artemis '81
1981
as Library Student
Paranormal novelist Gideon Harlax is drawn into a battle between the forces of good, represented by alien angel Helith, and the forces of evil, repres...

Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971
as Child Vandal (uncredited)
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately...