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Daniel Mays

Biography

Daniel Mays

Actor

Born
March 31, 1978
Age
48 years old
Place of birth
Epping, Essex, England, UK
Years active
2001 – present
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82

Credits

40

Movies

42

TV series

26

Years active

6.8

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Daniel Mays

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Career timeline

  1. 1978 · Born

    Born in Epping, Essex, England, UK

  2. 2001 · Screen debut

    In Deep (TV)

  3. 2005 · Breakthrough

    Doctor Who (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    National Theatre Live: Golden Boy (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama60
  • Crime29
  • Comedy23
  • Mystery15
  • Thriller10
  • Romance9
Highest-rated title Line of Duty 2012 8.2 Most popular title Doctor Who 2005 7.6

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Daniel Mays in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. — Do Not Disturb Upcoming TV
  2. 2026 National Theatre Live: Golden Boy as Moody Movie
  3. 2026 Believe Me as John Worboys TV
  4. 2026 Lord of the Flies as Fred TV
  5. 2026 Shelter as Booth Movie
  6. 2025 Play for Today as Lou TV
  7. 2025 Lynley as DCI Brian Nies TV
  8. 2025 The Thursday Murder Club as Chris Hudson Movie
  9. 2025 Bookish as Eric Wellbeloved TV
  10. 2025 Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes as Cliff Todd TV
  11. 2025 A Thousand Blows as William 'Punch' Lewis TV
  12. 2024 Moonflower Murders as Chubb / Locke TV
  13. 2024 Franklin as Edward Bancroft TV
  14. 2023 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Fetcher (voice) Movie
  15. 2023 Your Christmas or Mine 2 as Geoff Movie
  16. 2023 The Long Shadow as Sydney Jackson TV
  17. 2022 Your Christmas or Mine? as Geoff Movie
  18. 2022 Magpie Murders as Locke / Chubb TV
  19. 2020 Des as DCI Peter Jay TV
  20. 2020 White Lines as Marcus TV
  21. 2020 Code 404 as DI John Major TV
  22. 2020 The Rhythm Section as Dean West Movie
  23. 2019 1917 as Sergeant Sanders Movie
  24. 2019 Temple as Lee TV
  25. 2019 Good Omens as Arthur Young TV
  26. 2019 Fisherman's Friends as Danny Movie
  27. 2018 My Dinner with Hervé as Casey Movie
  28. 2018 Two for Joy as Lias Movie
  29. 2018 Swimming with Men as Colin Movie
  30. 2017 Porters as Anthony De La Mer TV
  31. 2017 Born to Kill as Bill TV
  32. 2017 Guerrilla as Cullen TV
  33. 2017 Against the Law as Peter Wildeblood Movie
  34. 2017 Urban Myths as Mike Housego TV
  35. 2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Tivik Movie
  36. 2016 The Limehouse Golem as George Flood Movie
  37. 2016 The Infiltrator as Frankie Movie
  38. 2016 Dad's Army as Private Walker Movie
  39. 2015 Victor Frankenstein as Barnaby Movie
  40. 2014 The Great Fire as Samuel Pepys TV
  41. 2014 The Great War: The People's Story as Reg Evans TV
  42. 2014 Common as Tommy Ward Movie
  43. 2014 Inside No. 9 as Shane TV
  44. 2013 Byzantium as Noel Movie
  45. 2013 Welcome to the Punch as Nathan Bartnick Movie
  46. 2012 Mrs Biggs as Ronald Biggs TV
  47. 2012 Line of Duty as Sgt Danny Waldron TV
  48. 2012 Public Enemies as Eddie Mottram TV
  49. 2012 Treasure Island as Dr. David Livesey TV
  50. 2011 The Adventures of Tintin as Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice) Movie
  51. 2011 Outcasts as Cass Cromwell TV
  52. 2010 Made in Dagenham as Eddie O'Grady Movie
  53. 2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang as Blenkinsop Movie
  54. 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Michael Myshkin Movie
  55. 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 as Michael Myshikin Movie
  56. 2009 Mr. Nobody as Young Journalist Movie
  57. 2009 The Firm as Yeti Movie
  58. 2009 Red Riding as Michael Myshkin TV
  59. 2009 Plus One as Rob Black TV
  60. 2008 Consuming Passion as Charles Boon Movie
  61. 2008 Shifty as Chris Movie
  62. 2008 The Bank Job as Dave Shilling Movie
  63. 2008 Ashes to Ashes as Jim Keats TV
  64. 2007 Middletown as Jim Hunter Movie
  65. 2007 Atonement as Tommy Nettle Movie
  66. 2007 Consent as Steve Movie
  67. 2006 A Good Year as Bert the Doorman Movie
  68. 2005 The Secret Life of Words as Martin Movie
  69. 2005 Funland as Carter Krantz TV
  70. 2005 Class of '76 as DS Steven Grant TV
  71. 2005 The Best Man as Pool Guy Movie
  72. 2005 Doctor Who as Alex TV
  73. 2004 Vera Drake as Sid Movie
  74. 2004 Top Buzzer TV
  75. 2004 Hustle as Mervyn Lloyd TV
  76. 2003 Keen Eddie TV
  77. 2002 Tipping the Velvet as Jimmy Burns TV
  78. 2002 All or Nothing as Jason Movie
  79. 2002 Bodily Harm as Trader TV
  80. 2002 Manchild TV
  81. 2001 Pearl Harbor as Pilot #3 Movie
  82. 2001 In Deep as Dave Street TV

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Quick facts

How old is Daniel Mays?

Daniel Mays is 48 years old, born on March 31, 1978.

Where was Daniel Mays born?

Daniel Mays was born in Epping, Essex, England, UK.

What was Daniel Mays’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Daniel Mays is In Deep (2001).

How many movies and series has Daniel Mays made?

Our catalogue lists 82 titles for Daniel Mays: 40 movies and 42 TV series.

What is Daniel Mays’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Line of Duty has the highest audience rating, with 8.2/10 on TMDB.

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