Daniel Day-Lewis

About Daniel Day-Lewis

Highly acclaimed actor who won Academy Awards for Best Actor for portraying Christy Brown in 1989's My Left Foot, Daniel Plainview in 2007's There Will Be Blood and Abraham Lincoln in 2012's Lincoln. His performances in Gangs of New York and The Last of the Mohicans were also well-received.

Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is a retired English actor with dual British and Irish citizenship. His numerous awards include three Academy Awards for Best Actor, making him the only actor to have three wins in that category and one of only four actors to win three Oscars. He won four BAFTA Awards for Best Actor, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. In June 2014, Day-Lewis received a knighthood for services to drama. Born and raised in London, Day-Lewis excelled on stage at the National Youth Theatre before being accepted at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which he attended for three years. Despite his traditional training at the Bristol Old Vic, he is considered a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles. Displaying a "mercurial intensity", he would often remain completely in character throughout the shooting schedules of his films, even to the point of adversely affecting his health.

Parents	Cecil Day-Lewis (father), Jill Balcon (mother)
Children	3
Citizenship	British, Irish
Years active	1970–2017
Occupation	Actor
Relatives	Tamasin Day-Lewis (sister), Michael Balcon (grandfather), Arthur Miller (father-in-law), Inge Morath (mother-in-law)
Born	Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis, April 29, 1957, London, England
Partner(s)	Isabelle Adjani (1989–1995)

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Trivia

He is known for his complete immersion into the roles he's given; when he played Lincoln, he believed in his heart he was former US President Abraham Lincoln.

Daniel Day-Lewis before fame

Prior to beginning his acting career, he applied for a five-year apprenticeship with the intention of becoming a cabinetmaker.

Achievement of Daniel Day-Lewis

He's recognized for completely immersing himself in the roles he plays; when he played Abraham Lincoln, he truly believed he was the former US President.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$60 Million

Daniel Day-Lewis family life

Tamasin Day-Lewis, his sister, is a documentary filmmaker and television chef. Cecil Day-Lewis, the Poet Laureate, was his father. He was married to screenwriter Rebecca Miller in 1996 after dating Isabelle Adjani from 1989 to 1995. Gabriel, Ronan, and Cashel are his three sons.

Associations of Daniel Day-Lewis

In Martin Scorsese's 2002 criminal movie Gangs of New York, he portrays the antagonist to Leonardo DiCaprio's Amsterdam Vallon.

Daniel Day-Lewis Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	187 cm
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Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Sean Day- Lewis	Brother		N/A
Cecil Day- Lewis	Father		N/A
Isabelle Adjani	Former partner	$40 Million	Actor
Michael Balcon	Grandfather		N/A
Max Jacobs	Great-grandfather		N/A
Beatrice Leatherman	Great-grandmother		N/A
Jill Balcon	Mother	$1 Million - $2 Million (Approx.)	Actor
Miranda Shearer	Niece		N/A
Tamasin Day- Lewis	Sister		N/A
Cashel Blake Day-Lewis	Son		N/A
Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis	Son		N/A
Ronan Cal Day-Lewis	Son		N/A
Rebecca Miller	Spouse	$1 Million - $2 Million (Approx.)	Theater Personalities