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Daniel Day-Lewis Biography

Birth Name:
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
Birth Place:
London, England
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • First film role came with a bit part in the 1971 drama Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • Made his West End stage debut in 1982, starring for several months in the play Another Country
  • Big-screen breakthrough came in 1986, with acclaimed roles in the dramas My Beautiful Laundrette and A Room with a View, both of which premiered on the same day in the U
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  • Returned to the stage in a 1989 National Theatre production of Hamlet, but dropped out in mid-performance, reportedly due to "nervous exhaustion
  • " Named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1990 and '94
  • Took a five-year break from acting following 1997's The Boxer, during which he reportedly studied shoe making; returned to the big screen in 2002, playing Bill "The Butcher" in Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York
  • Collaborated with his wife Rebecca Miller, the daughter of playwright Arthur Miller, on indie The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
  • While on the set of Lincoln (2012), played up his reputation as a method actor by starting a rumor that he insisted on traveling to and from the set only in a horse-drawn carriage
  • Became the first actor to win three Best Actor Academy Awards with his win for Lincoln in 2013
  • Received a knighthood in 2014 for his services to drama
  • Announced his retirement from acting in 2017

Awards

  • 2018BAFTA Film Awards-Best Leading Actor: nominated
  • 2018Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 2017Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2017Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2013Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: winner
  • 2013BAFTA Film Awards-Best Leading Actor: winner
  • 2013Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Actor: winner
  • 2012New York Film Critics Online-Best Actor: winner
  • 2012New York Film Critics Circle-Best Actor: winner
  • 2012Boston Society of Film Critics-Best Actor: winner
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2012Washington D.C. Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2012Detroit Film Critics Society-Best Actor: winner
  • 2012Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 2010Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: nominated
  • 2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2008Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: winner
  • 2008Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2008BAFTA Film Awards-Best Leading Actor: winner
  • 2007Utah Film Critics-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007Detroit Film Critics Society-Best Actor: nominated
  • 2007Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007Austin Film Critics-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007Alliance of Women Film Journalists-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007New York Film Critics Circle-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007National Society of Film Critics-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007New York Film Critics Online-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007Las Vegas Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007Kansas City Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007Florida Film Critics-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 2007Ohio Film Critics-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007Phoenix Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007San Diego Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 2007Southeastern Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2003Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 2003Critics' Choice Awards-Best Actor: winner
  • 2003BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 2002Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 2002Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 2002Toronto Film Critics Association-Best Actor - Runner-up: winner
  • 2002Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 2002New York Film Critics Circle-Best Actor: winner
  • 2002Chicago Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 1998Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 1994Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 1994BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1993Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1993BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1990BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1990Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
  • 1989Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1989New York Film Critics Circle-Best Actor: winner
  • 1988Montréal World Film Festival-Best Actor: winner
  • 1988Los Angeles Film Critics Association-Best Actor: winner
  • 1988National Society of Film Critics-Best Actor: winner
  • 1986New York Film Critics Circle-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 1986National Board of Review-Best Supporting Actor: winner

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