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Biography
Daniel Mays is an English actor known for his work in both television and film. He has appeared in a variety of TV series, including *EastEnders* (2000), *Rehab* (2005), *Red Riding* (2008), *Ashes to Ashes* (2010), *Outcasts* (2011), *Mrs Biggs*, *Line of Duty*, and *Des and White Lines* (2020). His film credits include roles in *Pearl Harbor* (2001), *All or Nothing* (2002), *Vera Drake* (2004), *Shifty*, *Made in Dagenham*, *Byzantium* (2012), and *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016). Mays is also set to appear in *The Thursday Murder Club* (2025).
Filmography · 37 of 37
Actor
37 creditsBelieve Me(2026)
John Worboys
TVLord of the Flies(2026)
Self - Fred
FilmLynley(2025)
DCI Brian Nies
TV
The Thursday Murder Club(2025)
DCI Chris Hudson
FilmFranklin(2024)
Edward Bancroft
TVMoonflower Murders(2024)
Locke
TV
Lord of the Flies(2024)
Fred (4 Episodes)
TV
Your Christmas or Mine 2(2023)
Geoff
Film
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget(2023)
Fetcher
Film
Your Christmas or Mine?(2022)
Geoff
Film
Des(2020)
DCI Peter Jay
TV
Code 404(2020)
DI John Major
TV
White Lines(2020)
Marcus
TVDo Not Disturb(2019)
Actor
TV
1917(2019)
Sergeant Sanders
Film
Temple(2019)
Lee Simmons
TV
Fisherman's Friends(2019)
Danny
Film
Two for Joy(2018)
Lias
Film
Swimming with Men(2018)
Colin
Film
Born to Kill(2017)
Bill
TV
Guerrilla(2017)
Cullen
TV
Porters(2017)
Anthony De La Mer
TV
The Limehouse Golem(2016)
George Flood
Film
The Infiltrator(2016)
Frankie
Film
Dad's Army(2016)
Walker
Film
Victor Frankenstein(2015)
Barnaby
Film
Welcome to the Punch(2013)
Nathan Bartnick
Film
The Adventures of Tintin(2011)
Pirate Flunky #1
Film
Made in Dagenham(2010)
Eddie O'Grady
Film
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang(2010)
Blenkinsop
Film
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