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Daniel Day-Lewis
Born in London, England, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the second child of 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, Tamasin Day-Lewis, is a ...
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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 (67 credits)
Self (67 credits)
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Archive footage (19 credits)
Archive footage (19 credits)
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Played "Romeo" in William Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" & "Flute" in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - Royal Shakespeare Company (1983). See more »Publicity Listings:
7 Interviews | 21 Articles | 6 Pictorials | 15 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
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6' 2" (1.88 m)
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I'm woefully one-track-minded. Without sounding unhinged, I know I'm not Abraham Lincoln. I'm aware of that. But the truth is the entire game is about creating an illusion, and for whatever reason, and mad as it may sound, some part of me can allow myself to believe for a period for time without questioning, and that's the trick. Maybe it's a terrible revelation about myself that one does feel ... See more »Trivia:
His Oscar for Lincoln (2012) makes he and Raymond Massey the eighth pair of male actors to be nominated for playing the same role (Massey for Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), and he is the only actor to win when his predecessor had lost. Charles Laughton and Richard Burton were both nominated for playing King Henry VIII (Burton for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Laughton for The Private Life of... See more »Trademark:
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