Daniel Day-Lewis

Biography

Born 04/29/1957

Unpredictable and famously shy about publicity to the point of Garboesque seclusion – sometimes for years – following a film, Daniel Day-Lewis proved time and again his considerable onscreen talents in roles befitting the highly complex actor. Though often compared Sir Laurence Olivier...
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Awards

  • In 2008, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
  • In 2008, received BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • In 2008, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Highlights

  • In 2007, Gave an award winning performance as a Texas oilman in Anderson's "There Will Be Blood," a loose adaptation of Upton Sinclair's 1927 novel Oil!
  • In 2005, Starred opposite Catherine Keener in "The Ballad of Jack and Rose"; directed and written by wife Rebecca Miller
  • In 2002, Returned acting to star in Scorsese's "Gangs of New York"; earned Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for his performance

Family & Companions

  • Deya Pichardo: together c. 1995-96
  • Isabelle Adjani: met c. 1989; carried on intermittent relationship for about five years until c. 1994; no longer together; mother of Day-Lewis' son Gabriel
  • Julia Roberts: together c. 1994-95; no longer together

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