Guide Note

Daniel Day-Lewis is an award-winning British actor best known for his roles as Hawkeye in The Last of the Mohicans and as Bill the Butcher in the Martin Scorsese film Gangs of New York. He is a method actor, known for his complete immersion into his roles through research and staying in character For the duration of his films.

In 2008 the Best Actor Oscar was given to him for his role in There Will Be Blood.

Fast Facts

Full name: Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
Born: April 29, 1957
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 6' 1½"
Spouse: Rebecca Miller
Notable Films: Gangs of New York, There Will Be Blood
Education: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Son of Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis
Academy Award Best Actor wins for My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood

Notable Films

1988: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1989: My Left Foot
1992: The last of the Mohicans
1993: The Age of Innocence
1993: In the Name of the Father
1996: The Crucible
2002: Gangs of New York
2007: There Will Be Blood

Quotes

"I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe I'm somebody else."
"Life comes first. What I see in the characters, I first try to see in life."
"Laurence Olivier might have been a much better actor on film if he hadn't had that flippant attitude. [He] was a remarkable actor, but he was entirely missing the point consistently. He felt that film was an inferior form."
"Why would I want to play middle-aged middle-class Englishmen?"

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NPR: In Blood Day-Lewis Revisits His Darker Side (December 26, 2007)
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Daniel Day-Lewis Timeline

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1957: Born on April 29
1981: Artemis 81 - IMDb Listing
1982: Gandhi - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1984: The Bounty - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1986: Nanou - IMDb Listing
1988: Stars and Bars - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1989: My Left Foot - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1992: The Last of the Mohicans - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1996: The Crucible - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2002: Gangs of New York - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2007: There Will Be Blood - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

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