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Daniel Mays
Actor · born 31 March 1978 · Epping, Essex, England, UK
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.
Where to start: 1917 (2019).
As actor 56
Wild
2026 · 7.0/10
New
Making of Lord of the Flies
2026 · 9.5/10
New
Shelter
2026 · 7.7/10
Worth the Hype
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 · 6.6/10
Popcorn Flick
The Awakening
2024
New
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023 · 6.9/10
Popcorn Flick
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023 · 6.2/10
Popcorn Flick
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022 · 6.4/10
Popcorn Flick
Maryland
2022 · 8.0/10
New
The Kemps: All True
2020 · 8.0/10
New
The Rhythm Section
2020 · 5.5/10
Snoozefest
1917
2019 · 8.0/10
Absolute Cinema
Fisherman's Friends
2019 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
2018 · 6.2/10
New
My Dinner with Hervé
2018 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
Two for Joy
2018 · 7.4/10
New
Mother's Day
2018 · 7.6/10
New
Swimming with Men
2018 · 6.1/10
Popcorn Flick
Against the Law
2017 · 6.8/10
New
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · 7.5/10
Worth the Hype
The Limehouse Golem
2016 · 6.2/10
Popcorn Flick
The Infiltrator
2016 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Dad's Army
2016 · 5.0/10
Snoozefest
Victor Frankenstein
2015 · 6.0/10
Popcorn Flick
Common
2014 · 6.5/10
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Byzantium
2013 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
Welcome to the Punch
2013 · 5.9/10
Snoozefest
Mrs Biggs
2012 · 7.8/10
New
Treasure Island
2012
New
The Adventures of Tintin
2011 · 6.9/10
Popcorn Flick
Made in Dagenham
2010 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009 · 6.6/10
Popcorn Flick
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
2009 · 6.9/10
Popcorn Flick
Mr. Nobody
2009 · 7.8/10
Worth the Hype
The Firm
2009 · 5.7/10
Snoozefest
Consuming Passion
2008 · 6.4/10
New
Shifty
2008 · 5.8/10
New
White Girl
2008 · 5.6/10
New
The Bank Job
2008 · 6.9/10
Popcorn Flick
Half Broken Things
2007 · 6.5/10
New
Saddam's Tribe
2007
New
Middletown
2007 · 4.8/10
New
Atonement
2007 · 7.6/10
Worth the Hype
Consent
2007 · 7.0/10
New
A Good Year
2006 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
The Secret Life of Words
2005 · 7.0/10
Worth the Hype
Class of '76
2005 · 5.7/10
New
The Best Man
2005 · 5.4/10
Snoozefest
Beneath the Skin
2005 · 6.8/10
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Vera Drake
2004 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
Rehab
2003 · 7.0/10
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All or Nothing
2002 · 7.1/10
Worth the HypeDead Casual
Dead Casual
2002 · 10.0/10
New
Pearl Harbor
2001 · 6.9/10
Popcorn FlickTV shows 35
Believe Me
TV · 2026 · 6.8/10
New
Lord of the Flies
TV · 2026 · 7.6/10
Worth the Hype
Lynley
TV · 2025 · 5.9/10
New
Bookish
TV · 2025 · 6.2/10
Popcorn Flick
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
TV · 2025 · 7.1/10
New
A Thousand Blows
TV · 2025 · 6.7/10
Popcorn Flick
Moonflower Murders
TV · 2024 · 7.4/10
New
Franklin
TV · 2024 · 7.5/10
Worth the Hype
The Long Shadow
TV · 2023 · 7.5/10
Worth the Hype
Magpie Murders
TV · 2022 · 7.1/10
Worth the Hype
Des
TV · 2020 · 7.2/10
Worth the Hype
White Lines
TV · 2020 · 6.6/10
Popcorn Flick
Code 404
TV · 2020 · 6.6/10
Popcorn Flick
Temple
TV · 2019 · 6.5/10
Popcorn Flick
Good Omens
TV · 2019 · 8.0/10
Absolute Cinema
Porters
TV · 2017 · 7.7/10
New
Born to Kill
TV · 2017 · 6.8/10
Popcorn Flick
Guerrilla
TV · 2017 · 4.6/10
New
The Great Fire
TV · 2014 · 6.9/10
New
The Great War: The People's Story
TV · 2014 · 6.6/10
New
Inside No. 9
TV · 2014 · 8.1/10
Absolute Cinema
Mrs Biggs
TV · 2012 · 8.0/10
New
Line of Duty
TV · 2012 · 8.2/10
Absolute Cinema
Public Enemies
TV · 2012 · 6.6/10
New
Treasure Island
TV · 2012 · 6.2/10
Popcorn Flick
Outcasts
TV · 2011 · 6.3/10
Popcorn Flick
Red Riding
TV · 2009 · 7.2/10
New
Plus One
TV · 2009 · 6.3/10
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Ashes to Ashes
TV · 2008 · 7.7/10
Worth the Hype
Funland
TV · 2005 · 6.2/10
New
Class of '76
TV · 2005 · 10.0/10
New
Doctor Who
TV · 2005 · 7.6/10
Worth the Hype
Top Buzzer
TV · 2004 · 7.3/10
New
Hustle
TV · 2004 · 7.7/10
Worth the Hype
In Deep
TV · 2001 · 8.0/10
NewFrequently asked questions
What is the best Daniel Mays movie?
By viewer score, 1917 (2019) at 8.0/10.
What are Daniel Mays’s most popular movies?
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 1917, Pearl Harbor.
How many movies has Daniel Mays made?
56 films on TMDB, 56 as actor.