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Born in London, England, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis (pseudonym Cecil Day-Lewis), 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 ...
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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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Music department (1 credit)
Music department (1 credit)
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Soundtrack (1 credit)
Soundtrack (1 credit)
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Thanks (1 credit)
Thanks (1 credit)
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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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Took over the role of Guy Burgess from Rupert Everett in the West End transfer of "Another Country" by Julian Mitchell - Queen's Theatre, London (1982). See more »Publicity Listings:
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Daniel Day LewisHeight:
6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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It was always assumed that the classics were a good line of work for me because I had a decent voice and the right nose. But anybody who comes from an essentially cynical European society is going to be bewitched by the sheer enthusiasm of the New World. And in America, the articulate use of language is often regarded with suspicion. Especially in the West. Look at the president. He could talk ... See more »Trivia:
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. See more »Trademark:
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