Author Description

Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English actor with dual British and Irish citizenship. He is known as one of the most selective actors in the film industry, having starred in only five films since 1997, with as many as five years between roles. His portrayals of Christy Brown in My Left Foot (1989) and Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007) won Academy and BAFTA Awards for Best Actor, and Screen Actors Guild as well as Golden Globe Awards for There Will Be Blood. His role as Bill "The Butcher" Cutting in Gangs of New York (2002) earned him the BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Day-Lewis, who grew up in London, is the son of the Irish-born Poet Laureate, Cecil Day-Lewis. He is a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. Often, he will remain completely in character for the duration of the shooting schedule of his films, even to the point of adversely affecting his health. This book is your ultimate resource for Daniel Day-Lewis. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career, Personal life and Filmography right away: Sunday Bloody Sunday (film), Gandhi (film), The Bounty, My Beautiful Laundrette, A Room with a View (film), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (film), Stars and Bars (film), Eversmile, New Jersey, My Left Foot (film), The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film), The Age of Innocence (film), In the Name of the Father (film), The Crucible (1996 film), The Boxer (film), Gangs of New York, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, There Will Be Blood, Nine (film) Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Founda