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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-03-31 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Epping, Essex, England, UK

Also Known As

Daniel Alan Mays

Danny Mays

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丹尼爾.梅斯

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Daniel Mays

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

Acting

Vera Drake

2004

Vera Drake

as

Sid

Shifty

2008

Shifty

as

Chris

The Firm

2009

The Firm

as

Yeti

The Bank Job

2008

The Bank Job

as

Dave Shilling

A Good Year

2006

A Good Year

as

Bert the Doorman

All or Nothing

2002

All or Nothing

as

Jason

Made in Dagenham

2010

Made in Dagenham

as

Eddie O'Grady

The Adventures of Tintin

2011

The Adventures of Tintin

as

Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)

Middletown

2007

Middletown

as

Jim Hunter

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

as

Fetcher (voice)

Consuming Passion

2008

Consuming Passion

as

Charles Boon

Class of '76

2005

Class of '76

as

DS Steven Grant

Welcome to the Punch

2013

Welcome to the Punch

as

Nathan Bartnick

Byzantium

2013

Byzantium

as

Noel

Mrs Biggs

2012

Mrs Biggs

as

Ronald Biggs

Maryland

2022

Maryland

as

PC Moody

The Rhythm Section

2020

The Rhythm Section

as

Dean West

Common

2014

Common

as

Tommy Ward

White Girl

2008

White Girl

as

Stevie

Victor Frankenstein

2015

Victor Frankenstein

as

Barnaby

Mr. Nobody

2009

Mr. Nobody

as

Young Journalist

The Infiltrator

2016

The Infiltrator

as

Frankie

Dad's Army

2016

Dad's Army

as

Private Walker

Atonement

2007

Atonement

as

Tommy Nettle

The Thursday Murder Club

2025

The Thursday Murder Club

as

Chris Hudson

Rehab

2003

Rehab

as

Adam

Half Broken Things

2007

Half Broken Things

as

Michael

Beneath the Skin

2005

Beneath the Skin

as

Moz Burnside

The Limehouse Golem

2016

The Limehouse Golem

as

George Flood

Pearl Harbor

2001

Pearl Harbor

as

Pilot

Consent

2007

Consent

as

Steve

Against the Law

2017

Against the Law

as

Peter Wildeblood

The Best Man

2005

The Best Man

as

Pool Guy

Two for Joy

2018

Two for Joy

as

Lias

Mother's Day

2018

Mother's Day

as

Colin Parry

1917

2019

1917

as

Sergeant Sanders

Saddam's Tribe

2007

Saddam's Tribe

as

Uday

Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

as

Jim Keats

Plus One

Plus One

as

Rob Black

Red Riding

Red Riding

as

Michael Myshkin

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

as

Dr. David Livesey

Public Enemies

Public Enemies

as

Eddie Mottram

Outcasts

Outcasts

as

Cass Cromwell

Mrs Biggs

Mrs Biggs

as

Ronald Biggs

Hustle

Hustle

as

Mervyn Lloyd

In Deep

In Deep

as

Dave Street

Good Omens

Good Omens

as

Arthur Young

Magpie Murders

Magpie Murders

as

Locke / Chubb

Line of Duty

Line of Duty

as

Sgt Danny Waldron

Class of '76

Class of '76

as

DS Steven Grant

The Long Shadow

The Long Shadow

as

Sydney Jackson

The Great Fire

The Great Fire

as

Samuel Pepys

Guerrilla

Guerrilla

as

Cullen

Moonflower Murders

Moonflower Murders

as

Locke / Chubb

Urban Myths

Urban Myths

as

Mike Housego

Tipping the Velvet

Tipping the Velvet

as

Jimmy Burns

Porters

Porters

as

Anthony De La Mer

White Lines

White Lines

as

Marcus

Temple

Temple

as

Lee

Franklin

Franklin

as

Edward Bancroft

Des

Des

as

DCI Peter Jay

Code 404

Code 404

as

DI John Major

A Thousand Blows

A Thousand Blows

as

William 'Punch' Lewis

Lynley

Lynley

as

DCI Brian Nies

VE Day 80

VE Day 80

as

Himself

Production

Crew

Directing