Daniel Day Lewis

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day Lewis, simply known as Daniel Day Lewis, is a British actor who has been active for more than 30 years in his profession. Daniel is evaluated as one of the exceptional actors ever; TIME Magazine gave him the distinction of being the “World’s Greatest Actor” in 2012. He’s a renowned method actor and immerses himself deep into whatever character he is playing. He is also very selective with his movie roles.

When he began his career in the early 80’s, Daniel Day Lewis did mostly theatre work. He has performed in renditions of Shakespearean plays “Romeo and Juliet”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and even “Hamlet”. It was during his performance in Hamlet that he had a breakdown in between the performance and had to be replaced mid-play. The scrutiny from that incident eventually forced him to move to Ireland as he values privacy; till date, he holds both English and Irish citizenship.

His first movie was a small role in the critically acclaimed film “Gandhi”, which is popular for ' Ben Kingsley Ben Kingsley born in Snainton village of England a >> Read More... 's performance in the lead role. His next role came in another popular film of the time: the ‘ Mel Gibson Mel Gibson is an American multitalented filmmaker >> Read More... ’ and ‘ Anthony Hopkins “Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees, and Sadako Sofubi >> Read More... ’ starrer “The Bounty”, in which he played a supporting role. The first role which garnered him massive critical acclaim was his performance in “My Beautiful Laundrette”, a movie that depicts an interracial homosexual relationship in London, England.

In 1989, he starred in the movie “My Left Foot”, a tale about a man born cerebral palsy who could only fully control his left foot. He received an Oscar under the category of Best Actor thanks to this performance. This launched his career massively and during the 90’s he was part of many successful movies including The Last of the Mohicans, In The Name of the Father and The Boxer.

After a five-year hiatus, he returned to films with the ' Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese is one of the most celebra >> Read More... 's “Gangs of New York”, which also starred a young ‘ Leonardo DiCaprio He’s one of the most searched icons in the web for >> Read More... ’. His method acting for the film was so focused he never broke character between shot takes. His next acclaimed performance came in “There Will Be Blood”, in a tale about a ruthless businessman during California’s oil bloom in the 19th and 20th century. His acting earned him his second Oscar for Best Actor.

He won his third Oscar for his portrayal of ‘Abraham Lincoln’ in the 2012 movie “Lincoln”, making him only one of three men to have won that award thrice. He has since taken a sabbatical from filming movies. He was knighted in the year 2014 for his contributions to the art of drama.