In 2008 the Best Actor Oscar was given to him for his role in There Will Be Blood.

1. Full name: Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
2. Born: April 29, 1957
3. Birthplace: London, England
4. Height: 6' 1½"
5. Spouse: Rebecca Miller
6. Notable Films: Gangs of New York, There Will Be Blood
7. Education: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
8. Son of Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis
9. Academy Award Best Actor wins for My Left Foot and There Will Be Blood

1. 1988: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
2. 1989: My Left Foot
3. 1992: The last of the Mohicans
4. 1993: The Age of Innocence
5. 1993: In the Name of the Father
6. 1996: The Crucible
7. 2002: Gangs of New York
8. 2007: There Will Be Blood

1. "I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe I'm somebody else."
2. "Life comes first. What I see in the characters, I first try to see in life."
3. "Laurence Olivier might have been a much better actor on film if he hadn't had that flippant attitude. [He] was a remarkable actor, but he was entirely missing the point consistently. He felt that film was an inferior form."
4. "Why would I want to play middle-aged middle-class Englishmen?"