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My Take
Daniel Day-Lewis represents, for me, the absolute outer limit of what screen acting can be. Three Best Actor Oscars is the statistic, but the substance is his refusal to do anything halfway: years of silence between projects, total immersion once he commits, and then performances so complete they feel less like acting than possession. I find his scarcity admirable rather than precious — he treats each role as if it might be his last, and sometimes it is. If I could show one actor to someone to explain the craft itself, I would show them Day-Lewis.
Overview
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric characters in auteurs' films. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a record three Academy Awards for Best Actor, as well as four BAFTAs, three Actor Awards and two Golden Globes.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Daniel Day-Lewis
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニエル・デイ＝ルイス
- Reading
- だにえる・でい＝るいす
- Born
- April 29, 1957 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rooster
- Origin
- Kensington, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / artist / stage actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1990 Academy Award for Best Actor
- 2008 Academy Award for Best Actor
- 2013 Academy Award for Best Actor
- 2012 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 2014 Knight Bachelor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.