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Born in London, England, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis (pseudonym Nicholas Blake), Poet Laureate of the U.K., and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon. His maternal grandfather was Sir Michael Balcon, an important figure in the history of British cinema and head of the famous Ealing Studios. His older sister...
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Actor (30 credits)
Actor (30 credits)
1985
My Brother Jonathan
(TV Series)
Jonathan Dakers
Jonathan Dakers
- Episode #1.5
(1985)
... Jonathan Dakers
- Episode #1.4
(1985)
... Jonathan Dakers
- Episode #1.3
(1985)
... Jonathan Dakers
- Episode #1.2
(1985)
... Jonathan Dakers
- Episode #1.1
(1985)
... Jonathan Dakers
1983
BBC Play of the Month
(TV Series)
Gordon Whitehouse
Gordon Whitehouse
- Dangerous Corner
(1983)
... Gordon Whitehouse
1982
Frost in May
(TV Mini-Series)
Archie Hughes-Forret
Archie Hughes-Forret
- Beyond the Glass
(1982)
... Archie Hughes-Forret
- The Sugar House
(1982)
... Archie Hughes-Forret
- The Lost Traveller
(1982)
... Archie Hughes-Forret
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Self (72 credits)
Self (72 credits)
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Archive footage (23 credits)
Archive footage (23 credits)
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Starred in Richard Eyre's National Theatre Production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" (1989). See more »Publicity Listings:
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Daniel Day LewisHeight:
6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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I do have dual citizenship, but I think of England as my country. I miss London very much but I couldn't live there because there came a time when I needed to be private and was forced to be public by the press. I couldn't deal with it. See more »Trivia:
Was considered for the role of Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ (2004), but director Mel Gibson thought he looked "too European". The role instead went to Jim Caviezel. See more »Trademark:
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