Acting
Daniel Mays
- Titles
- 58movies42TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 20032026
- Leading roles
- 35top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Class of '7681/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime5.4average 3.7
- Historical3.9average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Dark Humor3.4average 2.9
- Tension6.6average 6.1
- Social Commentary5.4average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Spiritual1.1, average 2.0
- Coming of Age2.3, average 2.9
- Fantasy1.1, average 1.8
- Scare2.0, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 9
- Social Commentary 8
- Character Study 7
- Psychological Thriller 7
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Gritty Realism 3
- Feel-Good 3
- Gothic Horror 3
- Crime Drama 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Quirky Characters 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Adrian ScarboroughActorThe Great War: The People's Story, Mrs Biggs, Vera Drake, Mrs Biggs
Alex JenningsActorSuspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, Your Christmas or Mine?, Your Christmas or Mine 2, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
Conleth HillActorMagpie Murders, Moonflower Murders, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
Jeff PopeWriterBelieve Me, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, Mrs Biggs, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
Anna Maxwell MartinActorCode 404, Mother's Day, White Girl
Mark GatissActorBookish, Moonflower Murders, Against the Law
Eddie MarsanActorVera Drake, The Limehouse Golem, The Secret Life of Words
Asa ButterfieldActorNanny McPhee and the Big Bang, Your Christmas or Mine?, Your Christmas or Mine 2- KKim GasterEditorWhite Lines, Born to Kill, Shifty
Fabian WagnerCinematographerAshes to Ashes, Victor Frankenstein, Mrs Biggs
James McAvoyActorVictor Frankenstein, Welcome to the Punch
Richard DillaneActorMother's Day, Against the Law
Movies and TV shows
56Upcoming
2 titles
Hippie Hippie Shake
as David Widgery
Wild
as Lou
2020s
10 titles · average score 66
76
Shelter (2026)
as Booth
65
The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
as Chris Hudson
66
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
as Fetcher (voice)
64
Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)
as Geoff
Kid/Nap (2022)
as Shane
Maryland (2022)
as PC Moody
54
The Rhythm Section (2020)
as Dean West
2010s
21 titles · average score 67
68
Fisherman's Friends (2019)
as Danny
68
Two for Joy (2018)
as Lias
68
The Infiltrator (2016)
as Frankie
62
The Limehouse Golem (2016)
as George Flood
59
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
as Barnaby
68
Common (2014)
as Tommy Ward
59
Welcome to the Punch (2013)
as Nathan Bartnick
63
Byzantium (2013)
as Noel
77
Mrs Biggs (2012)
as Ronald Biggs
71
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
as Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice)
61
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010)
as Blenkinsop
69
Made in Dagenham (2010)
as Eddie O'Grady
2000s
23 titles · average score 67
58
The Firm (2009)
as Yeti
70
The Bank Job (2008)
as Dave Shilling
61
Shifty (2008)
as Chris
60
White Girl (2008)
as Stevie
51
Middletown (2007)
as Jim Hunter
Saddam's Tribe (2007)
as Uday
Half Broken Things (2007)
as Michael
77
Atonement (2007)
as Tommy Nettle
71
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
as Martin
74
Vera Drake (2004)
as Sid
Rehab (2003)
as Adam
66
Pearl Harbor (2001)
as Pilot