Acting credits
95
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Daniel Mays
Acting
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TMDB popularity
2.7
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Movies: 52Series: 43
TMDB ID: 1670
IMDb ID: nm0990547
Known for: Acting
Born: March 31, 1978
Age: 47
Place of birth: Epping, Essex, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2001 - 2026
Years active: 26
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q579571
Also known as
Daniel Alan Mays • Danny Mays • 丹尼爾·梅斯 • 丹尼爾.梅斯 • دانیل میز
Biography
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Daniel Mays.
7.6
Shelter
as Booth
2026 Movie
6.6
The Thursday Murder Club
as Chris Hudson
2025 Movie
The Awakening
2024 Movie
6.9
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Fetcher (voice)
2023 Movie
6.2
Your Christmas or Mine 2
as Geoff
2023 Movie
6.4
Your Christmas or Mine?
as Geoff
2022 Movie
7.0
Maryland
as PC Moody
2022 Movie
8.0
The Kemps: All True
as Self
2020 Movie
5.5
The Rhythm Section
as Dean West
2020 Movie
8.0
1917
as Sergeant Sanders
2019 Movie
6.7
Fisherman's Friends
as Danny
2019 Movie
6.2
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
as DC Peters
2018 Movie
6.3
My Dinner with Hervé
as Casey
2018 Movie
7.5
Two for Joy
as Lias
2018 Movie
7.6
Mother's Day
as Colin Parry
2018 Movie
6.1
Swimming with Men
as Colin
2018 Movie
6.8
Against the Law
as Peter Wildeblood
2017 Movie
7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Tivik
2016 Movie
6.2
The Limehouse Golem
as George Flood
2016 Movie
6.7
The Infiltrator
as Frankie
2016 Movie
5.0
Dad's Army
as Private Walker
2016 Movie
5.9
Victor Frankenstein
as Barnaby
2015 Movie
6.5
Common
as Tommy Ward
2014 Movie
6.3
Byzantium
as Noel
2013 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Daniel Mays.
8.2
Lord of the Flies
as Fred • 4 eps
2026 Series
5.8
Lynley
as DCI Brian Nies • 4 eps
2025 Series
6.7
Bookish
as Eric Wellbeloved • 2 eps
2025 Series
7.0
VE Day 80
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.9
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes
as Cliff Todd • 4 eps
2025 Series
6.6
A Thousand Blows
as William 'Punch' Lewis • 12 eps
2025 Series
7.4
Moonflower Murders
as Locke / Chubb • 6 eps
2024 Series
7.6
Franklin
as Edward Bancroft • 8 eps
2024 Series
5.4
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.5
The Long Shadow
as Sydney Jackson • 3 eps
2023 Series
7.0
Magpie Murders
as Locke / Chubb • 6 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Blankety Blank
as Self - Panellist • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.2
Des
as DCI Peter Jay • 3 eps
2020 Series
6.6
White Lines
as Marcus • 10 eps
2020 Series
6.7
Code 404
as DI John Major • 18 eps
2020 Series
6.5
Temple
as Lee • 15 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Good Omens
as Arthur Young • 6 eps
2019 Series
8.3
Porters
as Anthony De La Mer • 6 eps
2017 Series
6.9
Born to Kill
as Bill • 4 eps
2017 Series
4.6
Guerrilla
as Cullen • 6 eps
2017 Series
7.4
Urban Myths
as Mike Housego • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.9
The Great Fire
as Samuel Pepys • 4 eps
2014 Series
6.6
The Great War: The People's Story
as Reg Evans • 2 eps
2014 Series
8.1
Inside No. 9
as Shane • 1 eps
2014 Series