Daniel Mays
ActingDaniel 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
Shelter
Booth
1917
Sergeant Sanders
Atonement
Tommy Nettle
Pearl Harbor
Pilot
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Tivik
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Blenkinsop
The Bank Job
Dave Shilling
The Adventures of Tintin
Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
The Thursday Murder Club
Chris Hudson
Victor Frankenstein
Barnaby
Filmography — Acting
Shelter
Booth
1917
Sergeant Sanders
Atonement
Tommy Nettle
Pearl Harbor
Pilot
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Tivik
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Blenkinsop
The Bank Job
Dave Shilling
The Adventures of Tintin
Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
The Thursday Murder Club
Chris Hudson
Victor Frankenstein
Barnaby
Mr. Nobody
Young Journalist
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Fetcher (voice)
A Good Year
Bert the Doorman
Byzantium
Noel
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Michael Myshkin
The Infiltrator
Frankie
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Michael Myshikin
The Rhythm Section
Dean West
Vera Drake
Sid
All or Nothing
Jason
The Limehouse Golem
George Flood
Dad's Army
Private Walker
Made in Dagenham
Eddie O'Grady
My Dinner with Hervé
Casey
Welcome to the Punch
Nathan Bartnick
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Geoff
The Secret Life of Words
Martin
Fisherman's Friends
Danny
Your Christmas or Mine?
Geoff
The Firm
Yeti
The Best Man
Pool Guy
Swimming with Men
Colin
Two for Joy
Lias
Common
Tommy Ward
White Girl
Stevie
Middletown
Jim Hunter
Mrs Biggs
Ronald Biggs
Consuming Passion
Charles Boon
Rehab
Adam
Saddam's Tribe
Uday
Shifty
Chris
Against the Law
Peter Wildeblood
Maryland
PC Moody
Half Broken Things
Michael
Dead Casual
Beneath the Skin
Moz Burnside
Consent
Steve
Class of '76
DS Steven Grant
Mother's Day
Colin Parry
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
DC Peters
The Kemps: All True
Self
The Awakening
Making of Lord of the Flies
Self - Fred