In 2003, Daniel won the VFCC Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 2002, Daniel won the SEFCA Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 2002, Daniel won the Seattle Film Critics Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 2003, Daniel won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 2003, Daniel won the Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 2002, Daniel won the SDFCS Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 2003, Daniel won the Golden Aries Award for Best Foreign Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 2003, Daniel won the OFCS Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 1986, Daniel won the NYFCC Award for Best Supporting Actor for: A Room with a View (1985).
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In 1986, Daniel won the NYFCC Award for Best Supporting Actor for: My Beautiful Laundrette (1985).
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In 1989, Daniel won the NYFCC Award for Best Actor for: My Left Foot (1989).
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In 2002, Daniel won the NYFCC Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 1990, Daniel won the NSFC Award for Best Actor for: My Left Foot (1989).
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In 1986, Daniel won NBR Award for Best Supporting Actor for: My Beautiful Laundrette (1985).
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In 1986, Daniel won NBR Award for Best Supporting Actor for: A Room with a View (1985).
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In 1989, Daniel & director Jim Sheridan won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention for: My Left Foot (1989) at the Montréal World Film Festival.
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In 1989, Daniel won the Best Actor Award for: My Left Foot (1989) at the Montréal World Film Festival.
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In 2003, Daniel was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 1989, Daniel won the LAFCA Award for Best Actor for: My Left Foot (1989).
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In 2002, Daniel won the LAFCA Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 1990, Daniel won the ALFS Award for Actor of the Year for: My Left Foot (1989).
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In 1993, Daniel won the ALFS Award for British Actor of the Year for: The Last of the Mohicans (1992).
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In 2003, Daniel won the Sierra Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 2003, Daniel won the KCFCC Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 1990, Daniel was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: My Left Foot (1989).
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In 1994, Daniel was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: In the Name of the Father (1993).
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In 1998, Daniel was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: The Boxer (1997).
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In 2003, Daniel was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 2003, Daniel won the FFCC Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 1990, Daniel won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor for: My Left Foot (1989).
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In 1993, Daniel won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor for: The Last of the Mohicans (1992).
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In 1989, Daniel was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actor for: My Left Foot (1989).
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In 2004, Daniel was nominated for the Empire Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 2003, Daniel won the CFCA Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 2003, Daniel won the BFCA Award for Best Actor for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 1993, Daniel won the BSFC Award for Best Actor for: In the Name of the Father (1993).
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In 2005, Daniel received the Berlinale Camera Award from the Berlin International Film Festival.
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In 1994, Daniel was nominated for the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor for: In the Name of the Father (1993).
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In 1993, Daniel was nominated for the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor for: The Last of the Mohicans (1992).
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In 1990, Daniel won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor for: My Left Foot (1989).
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In 2003, Daniel won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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In 1990, Daniel won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for: My Left Foot (1989).
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In 1994, Daniel was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for: In the Name of the Father (1993).
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In 2003, Daniel was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Gangs of New York (2002).
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From 2003 through 2004, Daniel participated in several radio dramas on BBC Radio 4.
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Daniel's art work was reproduced in The Irish: A Treasury of Art and Literature, edited by Leslie Conron Carola and released in 1993.
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Daniel is 6'1 1/2" tall.
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Daniel married actress/writer/director Rebecca Miller, the son of playwright Arthur Miller, on 13 November 1996. They have two sons, Ronan (14 June 1998) and Cashel (May 2002). He also has a son, with actress Isabelle Adjani.
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Daniel turned down the role of "Aragorn" in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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Daniel describes himself as "a lifelong study of evasion."
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Daniel is the brother of director Tamasin Day-Lewis.
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Daniel ranked #25 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. (October 1997)
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Daniel assumed Irish citizenship, and moved to County Wicklow, Ireland in 1993.
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Daniel was chosen by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world in 1990
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Daniel was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars" in film history, he placed #11 in 1995.
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Daniel was chosen by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful" people in the world in 2003.
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Daniel is a highly skilled woodworker in addition to being able to make his living as a cobbler.
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Daniel admitted that he listened to Eminem to get into an angry, self-righteous frame of mind as "Bill the Butcher" while shooting Gangs of New York (2002).
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Not only does Daniel and Michelle Pfeiffer share a birthday, but they were married on the same day, albeit three years apart.
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Always quiet and introverted, Daniel said that he was not popular in school and was mocked as an outsider while growing up in England, partially because he was of half-Jewish/half-Irish stock.
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Daniel Day-Lewis: (On whether or not he will act in films more often in the future) Nothing happened over the course of making Gangs of New York that made me think, 'Why don't I do this more often?'
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Daniel Day-Lewis: I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe I'm somebody else.
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Daniel Day-Lewis: (on acting) If I weren't allowed this outlet, there wouldn't be a place for me in society.
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Daniel hated being at Sevenoaks School so much that he ran away.
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After Michael Madsen was found to be unavailable for the part, Daniel tried to get the role of "Vincent Vega" in Pulp Fiction (1994), one of only times that he actively pursued a part. However, by that point in the casting, Tarantino wanted Travolta.
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Daniel shares his birthday with Uma Thurman and comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
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Daniel is frequently called the "English Robert De Niro" early in his career, Day-Lewis recently referred to De Niro as his "champion."
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Daniel was considered for the role of "Jesus Christ" in Passion of the Christ (2004) but director Mel Gibson thought he looked too "European" and the part went to James Caviezel.
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Daniel was the first of three consecutive British actors to win the Oscar for Best Actor in a leading role, Jeremy Irons being next and Anthony Hopkins the third. Each of them coincidentally won at their first nomination in the Academy Awards.
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He became an Irish citizen in 1993.
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