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Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays (born 31 March 1978) is an English actor who has had television roles in EastEnders (2000), Rehab (2005), Red Riding (2008), Ashes to Ashes (2010), Outcasts (2011), Mrs Biggs, Line of Duty, Des and White Lines (2020), and film roles in Pearl Harbor (2001), All or Nothing (2002), Vera Drake (2004), Shifty, Made in Dagenham, Byzantium (2012), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and The Thursday Murder Club (2025). Mays has been nominated as Best Supporting Actor for the BIFA and the BAFTA TV, as well as having extensive experience in theatre. In 2024, he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in Guys and Dolls at the Bridge Theatre.

Infobox

Born
(1978-03-31) 31 March 1978 Epping, Essex, England
Alma mater
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1995–present
Spouse
Louise Burton
Children
2
Website
danielmays

Tables

Key · Filmography › Film
†
Denotes films that have not yet been released
· Filmography › Film
1917
Sergeant Sanders
2001
Pearl Harbor
Role(s)
Pilot
Skin Deep
Role(s)
Flashback Youth
Notes
Short film
2002
All or Nothing
Role(s)
Jason
2004
Vera Drake
Role(s)
Sid
2005
The Secret Life of Words
Role(s)
Martin
The Best Man
Role(s)
Pool Guy
2006
Middletown
Role(s)
Jim Hunter
A Good Year
Role(s)
Bert the Doorman
2007
Atonement
Role(s)
Tommy Nettle
2008
The Bank Job
Role(s)
Dave Shilling
Shifty
Role(s)
Chris
Bitter
Role(s)
Tony
Notes
Short film
2009
Mr. Nobody
Role(s)
Young Journalist
The Firm
Role(s)
Yeti
2010
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Role(s)
Blenkinsop
Hippie Hippie Shake
Role(s)
David Widgery
Notes
Unreleased film
Made in Dagenham
Role(s)
Eddie O'Grady
No One Gets Off in This Town
Role(s)
(unknown)
2011
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Role(s)
Allan / Pirate Flunky (voice)
2012
Byzantium
Role(s)
Noel
2013
Welcome to the Punch
Role(s)
Nathan Bartnick
2015
Victor Frankenstein
Role(s)
Barnaby
2016
Rags
Role(s)
Gerry
Notes
Short film
Dad's Army
Role(s)
Private Joe Walker
The Infiltrator
Role(s)
Frankie
Rogue One
Role(s)
Tivik
Notes
Cameo
2017
The Limehouse Golem
Role(s)
George Flood
2018
Swimming with Men
Role(s)
Colin
Two for Joy
Role(s)
Lias
Furies
Role(s)
The Furies
Notes
Short film
Shaun
Role(s)
William
2019
Fisherman's Friends
Role(s)
Danny Anderson
2020
The Rhythm Section
Role(s)
Dean West
Notes
Uncredited role
2022
Your Christmas or Mine?
Role(s)
Geoff Taylor
2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Role(s)
Fetcher (voice)
Notes
Replacing Phil Daniels
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Role(s)
Geoff Taylor
2024
The Awakening
Role(s)
Mike
Notes
Short film
2025
The Thursday Murder Club
Role(s)
DCI Chris Hudson
2026
Shelter
Role(s)
Arthur Booth
TBA
Role(s)
The Scurry †
Notes
Grant
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2001
Pearl Harbor
Pilot
Skin Deep
Flashback Youth
Short film
2002
All or Nothing
Jason
2004
Vera Drake
Sid
2005
The Secret Life of Words
Martin
The Best Man
Pool Guy
2006
Middletown
Jim Hunter
A Good Year
Bert the Doorman
2007
Atonement
Tommy Nettle
2008
The Bank Job
Dave Shilling
Shifty
Chris
Bitter
Tony
Short film
2009
Mr. Nobody
Young Journalist
The Firm
Yeti
2010
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
Blenkinsop
Hippie Hippie Shake
David Widgery
Unreleased film
Made in Dagenham
Eddie O'Grady
No One Gets Off in This Town
(unknown)
2011
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
Allan / Pirate Flunky (voice)
2012
Byzantium
Noel
2013
Welcome to the Punch
Nathan Bartnick
2015
Victor Frankenstein
Barnaby
2016
Rags
Gerry
Short film
Dad's Army
Private Joe Walker
The Infiltrator
Frankie
Rogue One
Tivik
Cameo
2017
The Limehouse Golem
George Flood
2018
Swimming with Men
Colin
Two for Joy
Lias
Furies
The Furies
Short film
Shaun
William
2019
Fisherman's Friends
Danny Anderson
1917
Sergeant Sanders
2020
The Rhythm Section
Dean West
Uncredited role
2022
Your Christmas or Mine?
Geoff Taylor
2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Fetcher (voice)
Replacing Phil Daniels
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Geoff Taylor
2024
The Awakening
Mike
Short film
2025
The Thursday Murder Club
DCI Chris Hudson
2026
Shelter
Arthur Booth
TBA
The Scurry †
Grant
Post-production
· Filmography › Television
1996
Fist of Fun
Role(s)
Patrick Nuffy
Notes
3 episodes (series 2)
Grange Hill
Role(s)
Adrian / Dancer
Notes
5 episodes
2000
EastEnders
Role(s)
Kevin
Notes
4 episodes
2001
In Deep
Role(s)
Dave Street
Notes
2 episodes: "Ghost Squad: Parts 1 & 2"
The Bill
Role(s)
Warren Debdale
Notes
Episode: "Temptation"
2002
Manchild
Role(s)
Mechanic
Notes
Episode: "Fiftysomething"
NCS: Manhunt
Role(s)
Danny Bird
Notes
5 episodes
Dead Casual
Role(s)
(unknown)
Notes
TV film
Bodily Harm
Role(s)
Second Trader
Notes
Mini-series; episode 1
Tipping the Velvet
Role(s)
Jimmy Burns
Notes
Mini-series; 2 episodes
2003
Rehab
Role(s)
Adam
Notes
TV film
2004
Keen Eddie
Role(s)
Ronnie Wiggensey Jr.
Notes
Episode: "Sticky Fingers"
Top Buzzer
Role(s)
Carlton
Notes
Main cast. 10 episodes
2005
Beneath the Skin
Role(s)
Moz Burnside
Notes
TV film
Class of '76
Role(s)
DS Steven Grant
Notes
TV film
Funland
Role(s)
Carter Krantz
Notes
Main cast. Mini-series; 11 episodes
2006
Great News
Role(s)
Steve Benfield
Notes
Unknown episodes
2007
Consent
Role(s)
Steve
Notes
TV film
Saddam's Tribe: Bound by Blood
Role(s)
Uday Hussein
Notes
TV film
Half Broken Things
Role(s)
Michael
Notes
TV film
2008
White Girl
Role(s)
Steve
Notes
TV film
Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon
Role(s)
Charles Boon
Notes
TV film
2009
Plus One
Role(s)
Rob Black
Notes
Main role. 5 episodes
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Role(s)
Michael Myshkin
Notes
TV film. Part 1 of the trilogy
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Role(s)
TV film. Part 3 of the trilogy
The Street
Role(s)
Mark
Notes
Episode: "Meet the Parents"
2010
Hustle
Role(s)
Mervyn Lloyd
Notes
Episode: "Conned Out of Luck"
Ashes to Ashes
Role(s)
DCI Jim Keats
Notes
Main cast. 8 episodes (series 3)
2011
Outcasts
Role(s)
Cass Cromwell
Notes
Main cast. 8 episodes
Doctor Who
Role(s)
Alex
Notes
Episode: "Night Terrors"
2012
Treasure Island
Role(s)
Dr. Livesey
Notes
Mini-series; 2 episodes
Public Enemies
Role(s)
Eddie Mottram
Notes
Main cast. Mini-series; 3 episodes
Mrs Biggs
Role(s)
Ronnie Biggs
Notes
Main cast. Mini-series; 5 episodes
2014
Playhouse Presents
Role(s)
Guv
Notes
Episode: "Nightshift"
Common
Role(s)
Tommy Ward
Notes
TV film
The Great War: The People's Story
Role(s)
Reg Evans
Notes
Mini-series; 2 episodes
The Great Fire
Role(s)
Samuel Pepys
Notes
Mini-series; 4 episodes
Knifeman
Role(s)
Julian Tattersal
Notes
TV film
2016
Line of Duty
Role(s)
PS Danny Waldron
Notes
3 episodes (series 3)
2017
Against the Law
Role(s)
Peter Wildeblood
Notes
TV film. Docu-drama
Born to Kill
Role(s)
Bill
Notes
Main cast. Mini-series; 4 episodes
Guerrilla
Role(s)
Cullen
Notes
Main cast. Mini-series; 6 episodes
2018
Urban Myths
Role(s)
Mike Housego
Notes
Episode: "The Sex Pistols Vs. Bill Grundy"
Mother's Day
Role(s)
Colin
Notes
TV film
My Dinner with Hervé
Role(s)
Casey
Notes
TV film
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
Role(s)
DC Peters
Notes
TV film
2019
Do Not Disturb
Role(s)
(unknown)
Notes
Episode: "Silent Treatment"
Porters
Role(s)
Anthony De La Mer
Notes
Main cast. 6 episodes (series 2)
Good Omens
Role(s)
Arthur Young
Notes
Recurring cast. 6 episodes (series 1)
2019, 2021
Role(s)
Temple
Notes
Lee Simmons
2020
White Lines
Role(s)
Marcus
Notes
Main cast. 10 episodes
The Kemps: All True
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
TV film
Des
Role(s)
DCI Peter Jay
Notes
Main cast. Mini-series; 3 episodes
2020–2022
Role(s)
Code 404
Notes
DI John Major
2022
Magpie Murders
Role(s)
Locke / Chubb
Notes
Main cast. 5 episodes
Inside No. 9
Role(s)
Shane
Notes
Episode: "Kid/Nap"
Maryland
Role(s)
PC Moody
Notes
TV film
2023
Still Up
Role(s)
Rich
Notes
Episode: "Veggie Veggie Bing Bong"
The Long Shadow
Role(s)
Sydney Jackson
Notes
Mini-series; 3 episodes
2024
Franklin
Role(s)
Edward Bancroft
Notes
Main cast. Mini-series; 8 episodes
Moonflower Murders
Role(s)
Chubb / Locke
Notes
Main cast. Mini-series; 6 episodes
2024–2026
Role(s)
A Thousand Blows
Notes
William 'Punch' Lewis
2025
Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
Role(s)
Cliff Todd
Notes
2 episodes: "The Terror" & "The Hunt"
Bookish
Role(s)
Eric Wellbeloved
Notes
2 episodes: "Slightly Foxed: Parts 1 & 2"
Lynley
Role(s)
DCI Brian Nies
Notes
4 episodes
2026
Lord of the Flies
Role(s)
Fred
Notes
Mini-series; episode 3: "Ralph"
Believe Me †
Role(s)
John Worboys
Notes
Upcoming drama
TBA
Role(s)
Berlin Noir †
Notes
Hari Voss
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1996
Fist of Fun
Patrick Nuffy
3 episodes (series 2)
Grange Hill
Adrian / Dancer
5 episodes
2000
EastEnders
Kevin
4 episodes
2001
In Deep
Dave Street
2 episodes: "Ghost Squad: Parts 1 & 2"
The Bill
Warren Debdale
Episode: "Temptation"
2002
Manchild
Mechanic
Episode: "Fiftysomething"
NCS: Manhunt
Danny Bird
5 episodes
Dead Casual
(unknown)
TV film
Bodily Harm
Second Trader
Mini-series; episode 1
Tipping the Velvet
Jimmy Burns
Mini-series; 2 episodes
2003
Rehab
Adam
TV film
2004
Keen Eddie
Ronnie Wiggensey Jr.
Episode: "Sticky Fingers"
Top Buzzer
Carlton
Main cast. 10 episodes
2005
Beneath the Skin
Moz Burnside
TV film
Class of '76
DS Steven Grant
TV film
Funland
Carter Krantz
Main cast. Mini-series; 11 episodes
2006
Great News
Steve Benfield
Unknown episodes
2007
Consent
Steve
TV film
Saddam's Tribe: Bound by Blood
Uday Hussein
TV film
Half Broken Things
Michael
TV film
2008
White Girl
Steve
TV film
Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon
Charles Boon
TV film
2009
Plus One
Rob Black
Main role. 5 episodes
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Michael Myshkin
TV film. Part 1 of the trilogy
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
TV film. Part 3 of the trilogy
The Street
Mark
Episode: "Meet the Parents"
2010
Hustle
Mervyn Lloyd
Episode: "Conned Out of Luck"
Ashes to Ashes
DCI Jim Keats
Main cast. 8 episodes (series 3)
2011
Outcasts
Cass Cromwell
Main cast. 8 episodes
Doctor Who
Alex
Episode: "Night Terrors"
2012
Treasure Island
Dr. Livesey
Mini-series; 2 episodes
Public Enemies
Eddie Mottram
Main cast. Mini-series; 3 episodes
Mrs Biggs
Ronnie Biggs
Main cast. Mini-series; 5 episodes
2014
Playhouse Presents
Guv
Episode: "Nightshift"
Common
Tommy Ward
TV film
The Great War: The People's Story
Reg Evans
Mini-series; 2 episodes
The Great Fire
Samuel Pepys
Mini-series; 4 episodes
Knifeman
Julian Tattersal
TV film
2016
Line of Duty
PS Danny Waldron
3 episodes (series 3)
2017
Against the Law
Peter Wildeblood
TV film. Docu-drama
Born to Kill
Bill
Main cast. Mini-series; 4 episodes
Guerrilla
Cullen
Main cast. Mini-series; 6 episodes
2018
Urban Myths
Mike Housego
Episode: "The Sex Pistols Vs. Bill Grundy"
Mother's Day
Colin
TV film
My Dinner with Hervé
Casey
TV film
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
DC Peters
TV film
2019
Do Not Disturb
(unknown)
Episode: "Silent Treatment"
Porters
Anthony De La Mer
Main cast. 6 episodes (series 2)
Good Omens
Arthur Young
Recurring cast. 6 episodes (series 1)
· Awards and nominations
2004
Reims International Television Days
Role(s)
Best Actor
Notes
Rehab
2008
British Independent Film Awards
Role(s)
BIFA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor
Notes
Shifty
2013
National Television Awards
Role(s)
Most Popular Male Drama Performance
Notes
Mrs Biggs
2017
British Academy Television Awards
Role(s)
BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor
Notes
Line of Duty
2024
Laurence Olivier Award
Role(s)
Best Actor in a Musical
Notes
Guys and Dolls
Year
Award
Category
Work
Result
Ref.
2004
Reims International Television Days
Best Actor
Rehab
Won
2008
British Independent Film Awards
BIFA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor
Shifty
Nominated
2013
National Television Awards
Most Popular Male Drama Performance
Mrs Biggs
Nominated
2017
British Academy Television Awards
BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor
Line of Duty
Nominated
2024
Laurence Olivier Award
Best Actor in a Musical
Guys and Dolls
Nominated

References

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    https://web.archive.org/web/20110616054156/http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821202684740Daniel
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    https://www.italiaconti.com/alumnx/daniel-mays
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    https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/daniel-mays/
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    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/12/film-daniel-mays-shifty
  5. bbc
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/09_september/27/funland_mays.shtml
  6. Bradford Telegraph & Argus
    http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/3660397.City_gives_a_backdrop_to_new_drama/
  7. BIFA
    https://www.bifa.film/news/2008-nominations-and-jury-announced-11th-british-independent-film-awards/
  8. Manchester Evening News
    https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/showbiz/ashes-to-ashes-daniel-mays-602039
  9. "Ashes To Ashes series three press pack: Daniel Mays"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/03_march/10/ashes6.shtml
  10. "Outcasts"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x8fw4
  11. "Byzantium-Contains very strong language, strong violence, sex and sex references"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230203233628/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/byzantium-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtodu0nzez
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    https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-q9gqvm/rogue-one/
  17. "White Lines season 2: Daniel Mays believes Netflix's new show is 'crying out for another series'"
    https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/18/white-lines-season-2-daniel-mays-believes-netflixs-new-show-crying-another-series-12720164/
  18. Olivier Award Nominees
    https://variety.com/2024/theater/global/olivier-awards-nominations-full-list-1235939291/
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