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| Name |
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Daniel Day-Lewis |
| Real Name |
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Daniel Michael Blake
Day-Lewis |
| Height |
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6' 1½" (185
cm) |
| Date of Birth |
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29 April 1957 |
| Place of Birth |
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London, England, UK |
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| Biography: |
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Born in London on 29 April 1957,
Daniel Day-Lewis was the son of poet Laureate Cecil
Day-Lewis and actress Jill Balcon. Educated at various
public schools, Day-Lewis took an early interest
in acting. After dropping out of school at the age
of thirteen, he managed to get a small part in Sunday,
Bloody Sunday (1971).
In 1982, he made his second film appearance, playing
a street thug in Gandhi.
It was in 1986 that Day-Lewis first stepped into
the realm of international acclaim. Two films which
featured him in prominent roles, My Beautiful Laundrette
and A Room With a View, opened on the same day in
New York. The New York Film Critics Circle took
particular note of his talent, naming him the year's
Best Supporting Actor for his work in both films.
It was only a matter of time before Day-Lewis achieved
leading man status, and two years later he did just
that in The Unbearable Lightness of Being. For his
performance as the cerebral palsyicken author
and artist Christy Brown in My Left Foot (1989),
he won American and British Academy Awards as Best
Actor, sealing a reputation as one of the most engaging
leading men of his generation.
Day-Lewis took a break from film until 1992, when
he reappeared to star in Last of the Mohicans. The
film was a success and gave him a reputation as
an unconventional sex symbol. In 1993, he starred
in In the Name of the Father, playing an Irish man
wrongfully convicted of taking part in an IRA bombing.
Best Actor Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominations
followed suit for his powerful performance. That
same year, Day-Lewis' versatility was again on display,
as he starred as a turn-of-the-century New York
society man in The Age of Innocence.
It was in 1996 that he was again visible to film
audiences. That year, he starred in The Crucible.
His portrayal of the tragically adulterous John
Proctor netted strong reviews. As did his work in
the next year's The Boxer, starring as a former
boxer trying to make a new life for himself after
being imprisoned for fourteen years for his work
with the IRA, Day-Lewis turned in another powerful
performance and earned a Golden Globe nomination.
In 2002, Day-Lewis starred in Gangs of New York.
Once again, he submerged himself so much in the
character that the lines of reality and fantasy
would become blurred. His methodic approach to creating
convincing screen characters would ultimately pay
off as many cited his Oscar nominated performance
as one of the most convincing of the talented actor's
career. |
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| Filmography: |
| 2004 |
The Ballad of Jack & Rose |
| 2002 |
Gangs of New York |
| 1997 |
The Boxer |
| 1996 |
The Crucible |
| 1993 |
In the Name of the Father |
| 1993 |
The Age of Innocence |
| 1992 |
The Last of the Mohicans |
| 1989 |
Eversmile New Jersey |
| 1989 |
My Left Foot |
| 1988 |
The Unbearable Lightness of Being |
| 1988 |
Stars and Bars |
| 1986 |
A Room With a View |
| 1986 |
Nanou |
| 1985 |
My Beautiful Laundrette |
| 1985 |
The Insurance Man |
| 1984 |
The Bounty |
| 1982 |
How Many Miles to Babylon? |
| 1982 |
Gandhi |
| 1971 |
Sunday, Bloody Sunday |
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| Awards: |
| Academy Awards |
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2002 Best Actor (Gangs
Of New York) |
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1993 Best Actor (In
The Name Of The Father) |
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1989 Best Actor (My
Left Foot) |
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| British Academy Awards |
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1993 Best Actor (In
the Name of the Father) |
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1992 Best Actor (Last
of the Mohicans) |
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| Golden Globe |
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1997 Best Actor in a
Dramatic Picture (Boxer) |
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1993 Best Actor - Drama
(In the Name of
the Father) |
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| Screen Actors Guild |
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2002 Best Actor (Gangs
Of New York) |
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