Oct 4, 1992 · In America, Daniel Day-Lewis is glimpsed in hotel lobbies, fleeting and uncomfortable, with a diffident smile and hair to his shoulders. He checks in under pseudonyms, keeps to his room ...

Most film stars tipped to collect a fourth best actor Oscar—their sixth Academy Award nomination overall—would barely be out of the public eye. But Daniel Day-Lewis has a talent for disappearing. When taking on a role, he hunkers down for months or even years of preparation.

May 17, 2022 · Brown was born with cerebral palsy, so Day-Lewis refused to leave his wheelchair during the shoot, resulting in crew members carrying him over lighting cables on set and feeding him at meal times.

Aug 4, 2016 · Perhaps the most famous “Method” actor currently is Daniel Day-Lewis whose dedication to method is always a point of discussion. What sets Method actors apart from those of other...

Dec 12, 2021 · Legendary method actor Daniel Day-Lewis won a BAFTA for playing Bill the Butcher in Martin Scorsese's "Gangs of New York," but the role almost killed him.

Dec 3, 2021 · At 16, an overdose of migraine pills and the resultant hallucinations landed him in a mental hospital, where he was treated as a heroin addict. Only a performance of sanity could bring him out....

Nov 23, 1996 · PLAYING Hamlet at the National Theatre in London seven years ago, Daniel Day Lewis had an emotional breakdown. As the actor playing Hamlet's father's ghost bid his son a final adieu, Day...

Sep 18, 1989 · LONDON — On Tuesday night, Daniel Day-Lewis, one of Britain’s most exciting young actors, finished Act 1 Scene 5 of Hamlet at the National Theatre and, in a state of nervous exhaustion (now...

TIL In preparation for his role as “Bill the Butcher” in Gangs of New York (2002), Daniel Day-Lewis would often pick fights with strangers on the streets of Rome where the movie was filmed. The method acting, Day-Lewis said was “not so good for my physical or mental health”

Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis was born on 29 April 1957 in Kensington, London, the second child of the poet Cecil Day-Lewis (1904–1972) and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon (1925–2009). His older sister, Tamasin Day-Lewis (born 1953), is a television chef and food critic. [8] His father, who was born in the Irish town of Ballintubbert, County Laois, was of …