Daniel Mays
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.
Acted in
Moonflower Murders
2024
as Locke / Chubb
The Awakening
2024
Franklin
2024
as Edward Bancroft
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
as Fetcher (voice)
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023
as Geoff
The Long Shadow
2023
as Sydney Jackson
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022
as Geoff
Maryland
2022
as PC Moody
Magpie Murders
2022
as Locke / Chubb
Des
2020
as DCI Peter Jay
The Kemps: All True
2020
as Self
White Lines
2020
as Marcus
Code 404
2020
as DI John Major
The Rhythm Section
2020
as Dean West
1917
2019
as Sergeant Sanders
Temple
2019
as Lee
Good Omens
2019
as Arthur Young
Fisherman's Friends
2019
as Danny
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
2018
as DC Peters
My Dinner with Hervé
2018
as Casey
Two for Joy
2018
as Lias
Mother's Day
2018
as Colin Parry
Swimming with Men
2018
as Colin
Porters
2017
as Anthony De La Mer
Born to Kill
2017
as Bill
Guerrilla
2017
as Cullen
Against the Law
2017
as Peter Wildeblood
Urban Myths
2017
as Mike Housego
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
as Tivik
The Limehouse Golem
2016
as George Flood
The Infiltrator
2016
as Frankie
Dad's Army
2016
as Private Walker
Victor Frankenstein
2015
as Barnaby
The Great Fire
2014
as Samuel Pepys
The Great War: The People's Story
2014
as Reg Evans
Common
2014
as Tommy Ward
Inside No. 9
2014
as Shane
Byzantium
2013
as Noel
Welcome to the Punch
2013
as Nathan Bartnick
Mrs Biggs
2012
as Ronald Biggs
Mrs Biggs
2012
as Ronald Biggs
Line of Duty
2012
as Sgt Danny Waldron
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Guv
Public Enemies
2012
as Eddie Mottram
Treasure Island
2012
as Dr. David Livesey
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
as Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
Outcasts
2011
as Cass Cromwell
Made in Dagenham
2010
as Eddie O'Grady
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010
as Blenkinsop
Mr. Nobody
2009
as Young Journalist
The Firm
2009
as Yeti
Red Riding
2009
as Michael Myshkin
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009
as Michael Myshkin
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009
as Michael Myshikin
Plus One
2009
as Rob Black
Consuming Passion
2008
as Charles Boon
Shifty
2008
as Chris
White Girl
2008
as Stevie
The Bank Job
2008
as Dave Shilling
Ashes to Ashes
2008
as Jim Keats
Half Broken Things
2007
as Michael
Saddam's Tribe
2007
as Uday
Atonement
2007
as Tommy Nettle
Consent
2007
as Steve
A Good Year
2006
as Bert the Doorman
Middletown
2006
The Secret Life of Words
2005
as Martin
Funland
2005
Class of '76
2005
as DS Steven Grant
Class of '76
2005
as DS Steven Grant
The Best Man
2005
as Pool Guy
Beneath the Skin
2005
as Moz Burnside
Doctor Who
2005
as Alex
Vera Drake
2004
as Sid
Top Buzzer
2004
Hustle
2004
as Mervyn Lloyd
Keen Eddie
2003
Rehab
2003
as Adam
Tipping the Velvet
2002
as Jimmy Burns
All or Nothing
2002
as Jason
Dead Casual
2002
Bodily Harm
2002
as Second Trader
Manchild
2002
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Pilot
In Deep
2001
as Dave Street
The Thursday Murder Club
as DCI Chris Hudson
Bookish
A Thousand Blows
as William 'Punch' Lewis
Lynley
as DCI Brian Nies