Daniel Day-Lewis

Actor and writer. Born 29 April 1957 in Greenwich, London, England, UK.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 17 titles

Oscars3 won · 3 nominated

Born

29 April 1957, Greenwich, London, England, UK

Active

1979–present

Frequently works with

Jim Sheridan, Harvey Weinstein, Jay Cocks, Jim Broadbent, JoAnne Sellar, Martin Scorsese, Paul Dano, Paul Thomas Anderson

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

75Fi1m

72Critics

We rate Daniel’s work 3 points above the press, across 17 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above9

60 to 795

Under 603

Of 17 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 15 of 16 billed first or second
Reviewed: 17 films
Screen time: 38 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $973m across 17 films with figures
Academy Awards: 3 Oscars3 won · 3 nominated
Active: 1979–present

Genres

Drama17
Romance7
History5
Comedy1
Crime1
Music1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestThere Will Be Blood2007

46WorstNine2009

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11960s

31970s

151980s

51990s

62000s

42010s

12020s

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