Daniel Day-Lewis
Also Known As: دانيال دي لويس, 다니엘 데이 루이스, ダニエル・デイ＝ルイス, Дэниэл Дэй-Льюис, แดเนียล เดย์-ลูวิส, 丹尼爾·戴-劉易斯, Daniel Day Lewis, دانیل دی-لوئیس
Biography: Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English actor. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2014, Day-Lewis received a knighthood for services to drama. Born and raised in London, Day-Lewis excelled on stage at the National Youth Theatre before being accepted at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which he attended for three years. Despite his traditional training at the Bristol Old Vic, he is considered a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. Protective of his private life, he rarely grants interviews and makes very few public appearances. Day-Lewis shifted between theatre and film for most of the early 1980s, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company and playing Romeo Montague in Romeo and Juliet and Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Playing the title role in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London in 1989, he left the stage midway through a performance after breaking down during a scene where the ghost of Hamlet's father appears before him—this was his last appearance on the stage. After supporting film roles in Gandhi (1982) and The Bounty (1984), he earned acclaim for his breakthrough performances in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), A Room with a View (1985), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He earned three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles as Christy Brown in My Left Foot (1989), an oil tycoon in There Will Be Blood (2007), and Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln (2012). He was Oscar-nominated for In the Name of the Father (1993), Gangs of New York (2002), and Phantom Thread (2017). Other notable films include The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), The Crucible (1996), and The Boxer (1997). He retired from acting twice, from 1997 to 2000, when he took up a new profession as an apprentice shoemaker in Italy, and from 2017 to 2024. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Day-Lewis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Greenwich, London, England, UK
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Birthday: April 29, 1957
Age: 68 years old
Gender: Male
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Overview: No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-07
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Nine
Overview: Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-03
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Gandhi
Overview: In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-01
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Gangs of New York
Overview: In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Genres: Drama History Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-14
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Overview: Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-05
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The Bounty
Overview: The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.
Genres: Action Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-04
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The Age of Innocence
Overview: In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-10
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The Crucible
Overview: A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-27
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My Beautiful Laundrette
Overview: A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-16
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A Room with a View
Overview: When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-07
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There Will Be Blood
Overview: Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-26
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Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius
Overview: He is the only actor in the history of cinema to have won three Oscars. Known for the dramatic intensity of his roles – which are as striking as they are diverse (aristocrat, petty thug, outcast or criminal) – for directors such as Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2021-10-10
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In the Name of the Father
Overview: A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-12
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The Last of the Mohicans
Overview: In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.
Genres: Action History Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-26
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The Boxer
Overview: Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-31
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The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Overview: Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-25
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Eversmile New Jersey
Overview: Traveling dentist O'Connell traverses South America on his motorcycle for the 'Eversmile' foundation of New Jersey, in a fight not only against cavities, but also against fear, ignorance, indifference - and established antediluvian dentists. During a stop at a lonesome garage he meets Estella, who is supposed to marry a few days later. However she'd rather come with him - to meet a former boyfriend in another town, she says. Expecting problems, he refuses to take her, but she tricks him into it and then tries hard to convince him of her qualities and let her stay with him.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-11
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Lincoln
Overview: The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-09
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
Overview: Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately involved with middle-aged doctor Daniel Hirsh. For both Alex and Daniel, the younger man represents a break with their repressive pasts, and though both know that Bob is seeing both of them, neither is willing to let go of the youth and vitality he brings to their otherwise stable lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-07-01
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Stars & Bars
Overview: A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-18
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Forever Ealing
Overview: This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes through the 1930's, World War II dramas, the well-known 'Ealing comedies' with Alec Guinness, and the BBC's television productions
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-05
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Uncovering the Real Gangs of New York
Overview: This brief look at mid nineteenth century New York City, a period of mass immigration, street gangs, political corruption, and the worst civilian insurrection in the country's history, lends insight into the inspiration for Martin Scorsese's new movie, Gangs of New York.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-01
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Making The Last of the Mohicans
Overview: Interviews with the cast and crew of the 1992 Michael Mann film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-03
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How Many Miles to Babylon?
Overview: Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find themselves in the same Army unit - Alex as an officer and Jerry as a private. They still remain close, however, until Jerry is court-martialed for desertion, and Alex is put in charge of the firing squad.
Genres: Drama War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-26
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Access to the Danger Zone
Overview: Directed by Peter Casaer and narrated by Daniel Day-Lewis, this documentary provides a harrowing look at the challenges of delivering humanitarian aid in armed conflicts. “Access to the Danger Zone” explores the strategies that Doctors Without Borders has employed to save lives in the world’s worst war zones, including Afghanistan, Somalia, and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo—strategies that are tested each and every day. Interviews with key experts from Doctors Without Borders, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the United Nations are accompanied by dramatic footage shot in these countries in 2011 and 2012.
Genres: War Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-01
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The Insurance Man
Overview: Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a rash-like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointment fail, and the rash gradually spreads over his body. After complaining to the management he is laid off work; his relationship with his fiancee is affected. In an attempt to get compensation from his former employers he looks to insurance firm Assicurazion Generali, where he encounters an enigmatic clerk called Kafka.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-22
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Phantom Thread
Overview: In 1950s London, a renowned dressmaker's meticulous lifestyle begins drastically changing as his relationship with his young muse intensifies.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-25
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Dangerous Corner
Overview: An unexpected suicide prompts much speculation about honesty and theft.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-22
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Nanou
Overview: A young British photography student travelling in France meets up with a free thinking, working-class French man, a dramatic change of pace from her staid British boyfriend. (TCM)
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-27
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Spielberg
Overview: A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-05
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Artemis '81
Overview: Paranormal novelist Gideon Harlax is drawn into a battle between the forces of good, represented by alien angel Helith, and the forces of evil, represented by Helith's evil brother Asrael. Ranging from Oxford to Denmark, a North Sea ferry to an alien planet, Harlax unwittingly becomes part of an ancient plot that may result in the destruction of Earth...
Genres: Drama Science Fiction Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-12-29
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A Man's Story
Overview: Documentary about British fashion designer Ozwald Boateng.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-08
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Abby Singer
Overview: Chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and accomplishing his dream. When hitting rock bottom during the Sundance Film Festival, Clemins' calls upon his old college chum, Kevin Prouse, giving the now drunken acting instructor in the throes of a divorce, the only clue that will salvage Clemins' rapidly deteriorating life.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-28
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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Overview: A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence. It features a conversation between Scorsese and the star of the film, Daniel Day Lewis, as well as rare behind-the-scenes footage.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-01
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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Lincoln: An American Journey
Overview: Documentary on the making of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" (2012).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-16
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Anemone
Overview: Family bonds between fathers, sons, and brothers are explored as complex relationships unfold through personal journeys and generational conflicts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-10-03
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