Daniel Day-Lewis Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Wife, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Full Name	Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 185 cm in meters - 1.85 m in feet inches - 6’ 1”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms - 70 kg in pounds - 154 lbs
Eye Color	Green
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	April 29, 1957
Age (as in 2017)	60 Years
Birth Place	Kensington, London, England
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Taurus
Signature
Nationality	British, Irish
Hometown	Kensington, London, England
School(s)	Invicta Primary School Sherington Primary School Sevenoaks School, Kent Bedales School, Petersfield, Hampshire
College/University	University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Debut	Film- Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) TV- Shoestring (1980)
Family	Father- Cecil Day-Lewis (Poet) Mother- Jill Balcon (Actress) Brother- Not Known Sister- Tamasin Day-Lewis (Television Chef and Food Critic)
Religion	Agnostic
Ethnicity/Race	Northern Irish, English, Ashkenazi Jewish
Address (FanMail)	Julian Belfrage Associates 9 Argyll Street 3rd Floor London, W1F 7TG UK
Hobbies	Woodworking, Acting, Fishing
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Girlfriends/Affairs	Juliette Binoche, French Actress (1988) Isabelle Adjani, French Actress (1989-1994) Julia Roberts, American Actress (1995) Rebecca Miller, American Actress
Wife/Spouse	Rebecca Miller, American Actress
Marriage Date	November 13, 1996
Children	Sons- Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis, Cashel Blake Day-Lewis, Ronan Cal Day-Lewis Daughter- None
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$50 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Daniel Day-Lewis

Does Daniel Day-Lewis smoke?: Not Known

Does Daniel Day-Lewis drink alcohol?: Not Known

Daniel was born in Kensington, London to father Cecil Day-Lewis, a poet, and his second wife, Jill Balcon, an actress.

In his younger days, he was very naughty as he was always found troubling others, shoplifting, doing pranks, and many such trivial mischievous tasks.

At the age of 14, he made his film debut by playing the role of a child vandal in British drama film- Sunday Bloody Sunday in 1971.

He loved his debut experience in Sunday Bloody Sunday and defined it equivalent to heaven as he was paid 2 Pounds for just vandalizing expensive cars outside a church in the movie.

In 1979, he started off with his theater career with Theatre Royal, Bristol in the play The Recruiting Officer acting as a Townsperson/Soldier. He then went on doing plays for Little Theater and Old Vic Theater, which included plays titled- Troilus and Cressida, Edward II, Look Back in Anger, Dracula, and many more.

Daniel was able to make his niche in the theater industry and was seen in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream & Romeo and Juliet,” a famous Shakespeare written play as Puck & Flute in 1983 and 1984 respectively.

After almost a decade from his first film, he was seen debuting as a Television Actor in a British detective fiction drama series titled “Shoestring” in the episode The Farmer Had a Wife in the role of DJ. Here’s a glimpse of his role in the show:

He was also featured in TV shows and films titled “Thank You, P. G. Wodehouse,” “Artemis 81” in 1981, “Frost in May” in 1982, “Play of the Month” in 1983, “My Brother Jonathan” in 1985, and “The Insurance Man” in 1986.

In 1985, he appeared in a lead role as Johnny Burfoot, a young gay man who was in a relationship with a Pakistani youth in the British comedy-drama film “My Beautiful Laundrette.”

He was then featured in the movie A Room With a View (British romantic film) as James Ivory, Nanou as Conny Templeman, and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (based on the novel of the same name) as Philip Kaufman.

In 1989, he rose to prominence when he was starred in a biographical drama film titled “My Left Foot,” playing the character of Christy Brown. Here’s a video showcasing his phenomenal acting in the biopic:

His dedication towards his role in My Left Foot was appreciated highly by the cast crew as he used to stay whole day on wheel-chair just to get entirely into the character and did some frequent visits to Sandymount School Clinic in Dublin. According to some online sources, he got his two ribs injured just to sense the emotions of a paralyzed person.

Daniel’s strong determination and hard work paid off the time he was nominated for Oscar awards, and moreover, he won it. Here’s a video of his speech after getting the honor:

He then did a plethora of lead roles in some hit films like The Last of the Mohicans in the lead role of Michael Mann, The Age of Innocence as Martin Scorsese, In the Name of the Father, The Boxer, The Crucible.

On the sets of The Crucible, he met Rebecca Miller, and the couple started dating each other after that.

Soon, on November 13, 1996, the couple tied the knot and is blessed with two sons.

After filming for the movie The Boxer, Daniel went on a semi-retirement of his acting career and continued his passion for woodworking.

In 2002, after taking a five-year hiatus from filming, he made a comeback in movies with an American epic period drama film- Gangs of New York as William “Bill the Butcher” Cutting.

In 2007, he did a breath-taking performance in the film “There will be Blood” and won a total of around 23 acting awards which included an Oscar award too.

He is considered to be a star performer whenever it comes to mimic a personality. In 2012, he portrayed Abraham Lincoln in an American epic historical drama film and charmed the audience with his role.

He was honored with his third Oscar for his incredible role in Lincoln, and also, he became the only male actor to get three Oscars for Best Actor and one of the only three male actors to win three Oscars.

In 2017, Daniel garnered the attention of everyone with his lead role in Phantom Thread as Reynolds Woodcock, who is fallen in love with a waitress named Alma, played by Vicky Krieps. Here’s a trailer for his incredible acting in the film:

In November 2017, Daniel declared publicly that he will be no more seen on the screen after his cast on Phantom Thread as he is taking a retirement from the acting industry.