Acting • AGE 69
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English and Irish actor. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method actin...


Mr. Scorsese
Self
2025

Anemone
Ray Stoker
2025

Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius
Self (archive footage)
2021

Phantom Thread
Reynolds Woodcock
2017

Spielberg
Self
2017

Maggie's Plan
Thanks
2016

Lincoln: An American Journey
Self
2013

Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
2012

Access to the Danger Zone
Narrator (voice)
2012

A Man's Story
Self (archive footage)
2011

Making The Last of the Mohicans
Self
2010

Nine
Guido Contini
2009

There Will Be Blood
Daniel Plainview
2007

The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Jack Slavin
2005

Abby Singer
Daniel Day-Lewis (uncredited)
2003

Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York
Self
2003

Gangs of New York
Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
2002

Forever Ealing
Narrator (voice)
2002

The Boxer
Danny Flynn
1997

The Crucible
John Proctor
1996

In the Name of the Father
Gerry Conlon
1993

The Age of Innocence
Newland Archer
1993

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Self
1993

The Last of the Mohicans
Hawkeye
1992

Eversmile New Jersey
Dr. Fergus O'Connell
1989

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Christy Brown
1989

Stars & Bars
Henderson Dores
1988

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Tomas
1988

Nanou
Max
1987

A Room with a View
Cecil Vyse
1986

The Insurance Man
Kafka
1986

My Beautiful Laundrette
Johnny Burfoot
1985

My Brother Jonathan
Jonathan Dakers
1985

The Bounty
John Fryer
1984

Dangerous Corner
Gordon Whitehouse
1983

Gandhi
Colin
1982

Frost in May
Archie Hughes-Follett
1982

How Many Miles to Babylon?
Alex Moore
1982

Artemis '81
Library Student
1981

Shoestring
DJ
1979

Playhouse
Alex
1974

Sunday Bloody Sunday
Child Vandal (uncredited)
1971

BBC Play of the Month
Gordon Whitehouse
1965

The Oscars
Self
1953