Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English
retired actor with dual British and Irish citizenship. One of the most
respected actors of his generation, he has also been hailed as one of
the greatest actors in cinematic history. His numerous awards include
three Academy Awards for Best Actor, making him the only male actor to
have three wins in that category and one of only three male 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. He is one of the most selective actors
in the film industry, having starred in only six films since 1998,
with as many as five years between roles. Protective of his private
life, he rarely gives interviews, and makes very few public
appearances.Day-Lewis shifted between theatre and film for most of the
early 1980s, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company and playing Romeo
in Romeo and Juliet and Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Playing
the title role in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London in 1989, he
left the stage midway through a performance after breaking down during
a scene where the ghost of Hamlet's father appears before himâ€"this
was his last appearance on the stage.
retired actor with dual British and Irish citizenship. One of the most
respected actors of his generation, he has also been hailed as one of
the greatest actors in cinematic history. His numerous awards include
three Academy Awards for Best Actor, making him the only male actor to
have three wins in that category and one of only three male 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. He is one of the most selective actors
in the film industry, having starred in only six films since 1998,
with as many as five years between roles. Protective of his private
life, he rarely gives interviews, and makes very few public
appearances.Day-Lewis shifted between theatre and film for most of the
early 1980s, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company and playing Romeo
in Romeo and Juliet and Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Playing
the title role in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London in 1989, he
left the stage midway through a performance after breaking down during
a scene where the ghost of Hamlet's father appears before himâ€"this
was his last appearance on the stage.
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