Daniel Day-Lewis

Daniel-Day Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is a retired English actor who is widely regarded as one of the top actors of his generation. He has worked closely with many A-list directors, including Jim Sheridan, Martin Scorsese, P.T. Anderson and Steven Spielberg.
He retired from acting in 2017 after the completion of his final film role in Phantom Thread.
==Biography==
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis was born in London, England, the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis (aka Nicholas Blake) (Poet Laureate of England) and his second wife, Jill Balcon. His maternal grandfather was Sir Michael Balcon, an important figure in the history of British cinema, head of the famous Ealing Studios. His older sister, Tamasin Day-Lewis, is a documentary filmmaker. Daniel was educated at Sevenoaks School in Kent, which he despised, and the more progressive Bedales in Petersfield, which he adored. He studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic School. Daniel made his film debut in Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), but then acted on stage with the Bristol Old Vic and Royal Shakespeare Companies and did not appear on screen again until 1982, when he landed his first adult role, a bit part in Gandhi (1982).
His first major supporting role in a feature film was in The Bounty (1984), quickly followed by My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) and A Room with a View (1985). The latter two films opened in New York on the same day, offering audiences and critics evidence of his remarkable range and establishing him as a major talent. The New York Film Critics named him Best Supporting Actor for those performances. In 1987 he assumed leading-man status in Philip Kaufman's The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), followed by a comedic role in the unsuccessful Stars and Bars (1988). His brilliant performance as "Christy Brown" in Jim Sheridan's My Left Foot (1989), won him numerous awards, including The Academy Award for best actor. (During production he used method acting and remained in a wheel chair).
He returned to the stage to work again with Eyre, as Hamlet at the National Theater, but was forced to leave the production close to the end of its run because of exhaustion, and has not appeared on stage since. He took a hiatus from film as well until 1992, when he starred in The Last of the Mohicans (1992), a film that met with mixed reviews but was a great success at the box office. He worked with American director Martin Scorsese in The Age of Innocence (1993) in 1994. Subsequently, he teamed again with Jim Sheridan to star in In the Name of the Father (1993), a critically acclaimed performance that earned him another Academy Award nomination. His next project was in the role of John Proctor in father-in-law Arthur Miller's play The Crucible (1996), directed by Nicholas Hytner.
==Filmography==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1971	Sunday Bloody Sunday 	Child vandal 	Uncredited
1982	Gandhi 	Colin (South African street thug)	
1984	The Bounty 	John Fryer 	
1985	My Beautiful Laundrette 	Johnny 	National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
1985	A Room with a View 	Cecil Vyse 	National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
1986	Nanou 	Max 	
1988	The Unbearable Lightness of Being	Tomas 	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
1988	Stars and Bars 	Henderson Dores 	
1989	Eversmile, New Jersey 	Dr. Fergus O'Connell 	
1989	My Left Foot 	Christy Brown 	Academy Award for Best ActorBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorEvening Standard British Film Award for Best ActorLondon Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorMontreal World Film Festival Award for Best ActorMontreal World Film Festival – Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention National Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorNominated—European Film Award for Best ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1992	The Last of the Mohicans 	Hawkeye (Nathaniel Poe) 	Evening Standard British Film Award for Best ActorLondon Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the YearNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1993	The Age of Innocence 	Newland Archer 	Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
1993	In the Name of the Father 	Gerry Conlon 	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorNominated—Academy Award for Best ActorNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1996	The Crucible 	John Proctor 	
1997	The Boxer 	Danny Flynn 	Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
2002	Gangs of New York 	Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting 	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorFlorida Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorRussian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign ActorSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorSatellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleSeattle Film Critics Award for Best ActorSoutheastern Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorVancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorNominated—Academy Award for Best ActorNominated—Empire Award for Best ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best VillainNominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
2005	The Ballad of Jack and Rose 	Jack Slavin 	Marrakech International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
2007	There Will Be Blood 	Daniel Plainview 	Academy Award for Best ActorAlliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best ActorAustin Film Critics Award for Best ActorBAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleBroadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorCentral Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorChlotrudis Award for Best ActorDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorEvening Standard British Film Award for Best ActorFlorida Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaHouston Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorIrish Film Award for Best ActorKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorLas Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorLondon Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorOnline Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorPalm Springs International Film Festival – Desert Palm Achievement AwardPhoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleSt. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorSoutheastern Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorUtah Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorVancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorVillage Voice Film Poll – Best ActorNominated—Empire Award for Best ActorNominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor
2009	Nine 	Guido Contini 	Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion PictureNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best CastNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2012	Lincoln 	Abraham Lincoln 	post-production
2017	Phantom Thread 	Charles James 	Final film role
==External Links==
*Genealogy of Daniel Day-Lewis
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