Daniel Day-Lewis

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Daniel Day-Lewis is a highly acclaimed British-Irish method actor renowned for his intense character immersion and record three Academy Awards for Best Actor.

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instanceOf actor
film actor
human
method actor
stage actor
academyAwards 3
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
birthName Daniel Day-Lewis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1957-04-29
educatedAt Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
ethnicOrigin British
Irish
father Cecil Day-Lewis
gender male
hasChild 3
industry film industry
languageSpoken English
methodActing known for intense character immersion
mother Jill Balcon
name Daniel Day-Lewis self-link
notableFact first male actor to win three Academy Awards for Best Actor
notableRole Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln
Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York
My Left Foot
surface form: Christy Brown in My Left Foot

Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood
Natty Bumppo
surface form: Hawkeye in The Last of the Mohicans

Reynolds Woodcock in Phantom Thread
notableWork Gangs of New York
In the Name of the Father
Lincoln
My Left Foot
Phantom Thread
The Last of the Mohicans
There Will Be Blood
occupation actor
cobbler
placeOfBirth England
London, England
surface form: London
relative Sir Michael Balcon
residence Ireland
United States of America
surface form: United States
retired 2017
spouse Rebecca Miller
style prepares extensively for roles
yearsActive 1970s–2017

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85th Academy Awards bestActorWinner Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis birthName Daniel Day-Lewis self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
There Will Be Blood hasCastMember Daniel Day-Lewis
Daniel Day-Lewis name Daniel Day-Lewis self-link
Bedales School notableAlumni Daniel Day-Lewis
this entity surface form: Daniel Day-Lewis holds the record with three Best Actor wins
Nine portrayedBy Daniel Day-Lewis
subject surface form: Nine (2009 film)
Rebecca Miller spouse Daniel Day-Lewis
Gangs of New York starredActor Daniel Day-Lewis
There Will Be Blood starring Daniel Day-Lewis
A Room with a View stars Daniel Day-Lewis
subject surface form: A Room with a View (1985 film)
Nine stars Daniel Day-Lewis
subject surface form: Nine (2009 film)
The Bounty stars Daniel Day-Lewis