Day-Lewis, Daniel (1958- )

English actor. He first came to prominence in the films My Beautiful Laundrette and A Room With a View (both 1985). He won an Academy Award for his performance as a painter suffering from cerebral palsy in My Left Foot (1989), and received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in Gangs of New York (2002).

An actor of great versatility, he has also appeared in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1987), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), In the Name of the Father (1993), The Crucible (1996), and The Boxer (1997).

Day-Lewis is an exponent of the Method school of acting and often goes to great lengths to prepare for his roles. He learned how to paint with his toes for My Left Foot and shed 13 kg/28 lbs in weight for In the Name of the Father.