Acting
Daniel Day-Lewis
- Titles
- 37movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1979 to 2025, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 26top three billing
- Average score
71/100
- Highest rated
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.2average 2.6
- Politics4.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.7average 4.9
- Family Dynamics6.5average 4.8
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.7, average 5.4
- Adrenaline3.5, average 4.9
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Uncanny1.3, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 7
- Character-Driven 5
- Psychological Drama 3
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Complex Relationships 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Powerful Performances 2
- Social Realism 2
- Forbidden Love 2
- Romantic Drama 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Psychological Tension 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jim SheridanDirectorIn the Name of the Father, My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown, The Boxer
Stanley MyersComposerMy Brother Jonathan, My Beautiful Laundrette, Stars & Bars
Liam NeesonActorGangs of New York, The Bounty
Pete PostlethwaiteActorThe Last of the Mohicans, In the Name of the Father
Alan MacNaughtanActorThe Insurance Man, How Many Miles to Babylon?
Jim BroadbentActorGangs of New York, The Insurance Man
Paul DanoActorThere Will Be Blood, The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Winona RyderActorThe Age of Innocence, The Crucible
Stephen FrearsActorMy Beautiful Laundrette, Forever Ealing- GGerry HamblingEditorIn the Name of the Father, The Boxer
Martin ScorseseDirectorGangs of New York, The Age of Innocence
Elmer BernsteinComposerThe Age of Innocence, My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Movies and TV shows
352020s
1 title · average score 53
as Ray Stoker
2010s
4 titles · average score 77
as Reynolds Woodcock
Thanks
as Abraham Lincoln
as Narrator (voice)
2000s
6 titles · average score 65
as Guido Contini
as Daniel Plainview
as Jack Slavin
as Daniel Day-Lewis (uncredited)
as Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
as Narrator (voice)
1990s
5 titles · average score 77
as Danny Flynn
as John Proctor
as Gerry Conlon
as Newland Archer
as Hawkeye
1980s
15 titles · average score 67
as Christy Brown
as Dr. Fergus O'Connell
as Henderson Dores
as Max
as Cecil Vyse
as Kafka
as Johnny Burfoot
TV show · as Jonathan Dakers
as John Fryer
as Gordon Whitehouse
as Alex Moore
1970s
3 titles · average score 75
TV show · as DJ
TV show · as Alex
as Child Vandal (uncredited)
1960s
1 title · average score 61
TV show · as Gordon Whitehouse