Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis was born in London, England, on April 29, 1957, is an English actor. Young Daniel Day Lewis first started performing on stage at the National Youth Theatre in London and at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He made his big screen debut in drama movie Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) in uncredited role as Child vandal, at the age of 14. He got his television debut in British detective fiction drama series Shoestring (1980) in episode "The Farmer Had a Wife", in role as DJ. Daniel's breakthrough performance came as Johnny Burfoot in comedy drama film My Beautiful Laundrette (1985).
Daniel Day Lewis height is 6' 1½" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 188 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 174 іn pоunds or 79 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 67 years old. His shoe size is 10.5 US | 44 EU.
Daniel Day Lewis
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Birth Date:
April 29, 1957
Age:
67 years old
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Sun Sign:
Taurus
Natural hair color:
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color:
Green
Height:
6 ft 1½ in | 187 cm
Net Worth:
$50 Million
Weight:
79 kg | 174 lbs
Chest:
43 in | 109 cm
Shoe Size:
10.5 US | 44 EU
Waist:
33 in | 83 cm
He won the Academy Awards for Best Actor and the British Academy Film Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performances in movies:
My Left Foot (1989) - Christy Brown
There Will Be Blood (2007) - Daniel Plainview
Lincoln (2012) - President Abraham Lincoln
He was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his roles in films:
In the Name of the Father (1993) - Gerry Conlon
Gangs of New York (2002) - William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Phantom Thread (2017) - Reynolds Woodcock
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Nathaniel "Hawkeye" Poe in epic historical drama movie The Last of the Mohicans (1992).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role as Danny Flynn in sports drama film The Boxer (1997).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role as Guido Contini in romantic musical drama movie Nine (2009).
Gandhi (1982) - Colin
The Bounty (1984) - John Fryer
A Room with a View (1985) - Cecil Vyse
The Age of Innocence (1993) - Newland Archer
The Crucible (1996) - John Proctor
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) - Jack Slavin
My Brother Jonathan (1985) BBC - Jonathan Dakers
He portrayed Dr. Kafka in BBC anthology drama series Screen Two (1986), in episode "The Insurance Man".
Attended Invicta and Sherington Primary Schools in Greenwich.
Attended independent Sevenoaks School in Kent and Bedales in Petersfield, Hampshire.
He studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic School.
Has older sister, Tamasin.
Has English, Northern Irish, Welsh and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.
He is known as a method actor.
He portrayed Guy Bennett in a play "Another Country" (1982-1983), at Queen's Theatre.
He played Hamlet in a play "Hamlet" (1989), at Royal National Theatre, London.
He was knighted at the Buckingham Palace in honor of his services to drama in 2014.
Supporter of the Millwall Football Club.
Received an honorary degree from the Juilliard School in Manhattan, New York City in 2013.
He dated Juliette Binoche (1988) and Julia Roberts (1995).
Has been in relationships with Isabelle Adjani (1989–1994) they have one son, Gabriel–Kane.
He married American filmmaker Rebecca Miller on November 13, 1996, they have two sons, Ronan Cal and Cashel Blake.