Daniel Mays
British actor · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1978 · age 48
Daniel Mays is an English actor who has had television roles in EastEnders (2000), Rehab (2005), Red Riding (2008), Ashes to Ashes (2010), Outcasts (2011), Mrs Biggs, Line of Duty, Des and White Lines (2020), and film roles in Pearl Harbor (2001), All or Nothing (2002), Vera Drake (2004), Shifty, Made in Dagenham,...
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Lord of the FliesSeries, Fred
Making of Lord of the FliesFilm, 20262024
FranklinSeries, Edward Bancroft2023
The Long ShadowSeries, Sydney Jackson
Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetFilm, 2023Fetcher (voice)2022
Your Christmas or Mine?Film, Geoff2020
DesSeries, DCI Peter Jay2019
1917Film, Sergeant Sanders2018
Mother's DayFilm, Colin Parry2017
Urban MythsSeries, Mike Housego2016
Dad's ArmyFilm, Private Walker2014
Inside No. 9Series, Shane
CommonFilm, 2014Tommy Ward2013
ByzantiumFilm, Noel2011
OutcastsSeries, Cass Cromwell2010
Made in DagenhamFilm, Eddie O'Grady2008
ShiftyFilm, Chris2007
AtonementFilm, Tommy Nettle2005
Doctor WhoSeries, Alex
Class of '76Film, 2005DS Steven Grant2004
HustleSeries, Mervyn Lloyd
Vera DrakeFilm, 2004Sid2002
Tipping the VelvetSeries, Jimmy Burns2001
Pearl HarborFilm, Pilot #31978Born31 March 1978People around Daniel
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Tim Bevan Produced Atonement (2008)
Stephen Woolley Produced Byzantium and Made in Dagenham
Bronson Webb Also in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Sally Hawkins Also in Vera Drake and Made in Dagenham
Mike Leigh Directed Vera Drake and All or Nothing
Mark Gatiss Also in Victor Frankenstein and Dad's Army
Eddie Marsan Also in Vera Drake and The Secret Life of Words
Keeley Hawes Also in The Bank Job and Ashes to Ashes
Harriet Walter Also in Atonement and My Dinner with Hervé
Eric Fellner Produced Atonement (2008)
Ruth Sheen Also in Welcome to the Punch and All or Nothing
Alain Sarde Produced Vera Drake and All or Nothing
Geoff Bell Also in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Simon Channing-Williams Produced Vera Drake and All or Nothing
Steven Spielberg Produced The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
Jason Statham Produced Shelter (2026)
Benedict Cumberbatch Also in Atonement, Tipping the Velvet and 1917
James McAvoy Also in Atonement and Welcome to the Punch
David Tennant Also in Good Omens and The Thursday Murder Club
Morrissey Also in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
Miranda Richardson Also in Good Omens and Made in Dagenham
David Bradley Also in Your Christmas or Mine 2 (2023)
Jodhi May Also in Tipping the Velvet and The Best Man
Peter Mullan Also in Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
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1917 2019
Mr. Nobody 2009
Shelter 2026
Atonement 2007
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
Filmography 40
102 credits on file
Television 24
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About this person
Daniel Mays is an English actor who has had television roles in EastEnders (2000), Rehab (2005), Red Riding (2008), Ashes to Ashes (2010), Outcasts (2011), Mrs Biggs, Line of Duty, Des and White Lines (2020), and film roles in Pearl Harbor (2001), All or Nothing (2002), Vera Drake (2004), Shifty, Made in Dagenham, Byzantium (2012), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
