Daniel Mays: movies and TV shows
Daniel Mays has 98 credits in the archive: 53 films and 45 TV series, from 2001 to 2026. Highest rated: Line of Duty (8.2/10).
Career timeline
2001 – 2026 · busiest year: 2005 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Shelter | Booth | Film | 7.8 | 48 |
| 2026 | Lord of the Flies | Fred | TV | 7.6 | 48 |
| 2026 | Believe Me | John Worboys | TV | 7.2 | 48 |
| 2026 | Making of Lord of the Flies | Self - Fred | Film | 9.8 | 48 |
| 2025 | The Thursday Murder Club | Chris Hudson | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 2025 | A Thousand Blows | William 'Punch' Lewis | TV | 6.6 | 47 |
| 2025 | Bookish | Eric Wellbeloved | TV | 6.2 | 47 |
| 2025 | Lynley | DCI Brian Nies | TV | 5.9 | 47 |
| 2025 | Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes | Cliff Todd | TV | 6.9 | 47 |
| 2025 | VE Day 80 | Self | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 2024 | Moonflower Murders | Locke / Chubb | TV | 7.4 | 46 |
| 2024 | Franklin | Edward Bancroft | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 2024 | Rob Beckett's Smart TV | Self - Guest | TV | 5.4 | 46 |
| 2024 | The Awakening | Film | — | 46 | |
| 2023 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Fetcher (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 45 |
| 2023 | The Long Shadow | Sydney Jackson | TV | 7.5 | 45 |
| 2023 | Your Christmas or Mine 2 | Geoff | Film | 6.2 | 45 |
| 2022 | Magpie Murders | Locke / Chubb | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2022 | Your Christmas or Mine? | Geoff | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 2022 | Maryland | PC Moody | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2021 | Blankety Blank | Self - Panellist | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 2020 | The Rhythm Section | Dean West | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 2020 | Des | DCI Peter Jay | TV | 7.2 | 42 |
| 2020 | White Lines | Marcus | TV | 6.6 | 42 |
| 2020 | Code 404 | DI John Major | TV | 6.7 | 42 |
| 2020 | The Kemps: All True | Self | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Arthur Young | TV | 8.0 | 41 |
| 2019 | 1917 | Sergeant Sanders | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 2019 | Temple | Lee | TV | 6.5 | 41 |
| 2019 | Fisherman's Friends | Danny | Film | 6.7 | 41 |
| 2018 | My Dinner with Hervé | Casey | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 2018 | Swimming with Men | Colin | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 2018 | Two for Joy | Lias | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 2018 | The Interrogation of Tony Martin | DC Peters | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 2018 | Mother's Day | Colin Parry | Film | 7.6 | 40 |
| 2017 | Urban Myths | Mike Housego | TV | 7.4 | 39 |
| 2017 | Guerrilla | Cullen | TV | 4.6 | 39 |
| 2017 | Porters | Anthony De La Mer | TV | 7.7 | 39 |
| 2017 | Born to Kill | Bill | TV | 6.8 | 39 |
| 2017 | Against the Law | Peter Wildeblood | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Tivik | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 2016 | The Limehouse Golem | George Flood | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 2016 | The Infiltrator | Frankie | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 2016 | Dad's Army | Private Walker | Film | 5.0 | 38 |
| 2015 | Victor Frankenstein | Barnaby | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Shane | TV | 8.1 | 36 |
| 2014 | The Great Fire | Samuel Pepys | TV | 6.9 | 36 |
| 2014 | The Great War: The People's Story | Reg Evans | TV | 6.6 | 36 |
| 2014 | Common | Tommy Ward | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 2013 | Welcome to the Punch | Nathan Bartnick | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 2013 | Byzantium | Noel | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 2012 | Line of Duty | Sgt Danny Waldron | TV | 8.2 | 34 |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents | Guv | TV | 6.0 | 34 |
| 2012 | Treasure Island | Dr. David Livesey | TV | 6.2 | 34 |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs | TV | 8.0 | 34 |
| 2012 | Mrs Biggs | Ronald Biggs | Film | 7.8 | 34 |
| 2012 | Public Enemies | Eddie Mottram | TV | 6.6 | 34 |
| 2011 | The Adventures of Tintin | Allan / Pirate Flunky #1 (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 33 |
| 2011 | Outcasts | Cass Cromwell | TV | 6.4 | 33 |
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Blenkinsop | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 2010 | Made in Dagenham | Eddie O'Grady | Film | 6.7 | 32 |
| 2009 | Mr. Nobody | Young Journalist | Film | 7.8 | 31 |
| 2009 | Red Riding | Michael Myshkin | TV | 6.8 | 31 |
| 2009 | Plus One | Rob Black | TV | 6.2 | 31 |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 | Michael Myshkin | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 | Michael Myshikin | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 2009 | The Firm | Yeti | Film | 5.7 | 31 |
| 2008 | The Bank Job | Dave Shilling | Film | 6.9 | 30 |
| 2008 | Ashes to Ashes | Jim Keats | TV | 7.7 | 30 |
| 2008 | Consuming Passion | Charles Boon | Film | 6.4 | 30 |
| 2008 | White Girl | Stevie | Film | 5.6 | 30 |
| 2008 | Shifty | Chris | Film | 5.8 | 30 |
| 2007 | Atonement | Tommy Nettle | Film | 7.6 | 29 |
| 2007 | Middletown | Jim Hunter | Film | 4.8 | 29 |
| 2007 | Half Broken Things | Michael | Film | 6.5 | 29 |
| 2007 | Saddam's Tribe | Uday | Film | — | 29 |
| 2007 | Consent | Steve | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 2006 | A Good Year | Bert the Doorman | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Alex | TV | 7.6 | 27 |
| 2005 | Funland | Carter Krantz | TV | 6.3 | 27 |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Words | Martin | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 2005 | Class of '76 | DS Steven Grant | Film | 5.7 | 27 |
| 2005 | The Best Man | Pool Guy | Film | 5.4 | 27 |
| 2005 | Beneath the Skin | Moz Burnside | Film | 6.8 | 27 |
| 2005 | Class of '76 | DS Steven Grant | TV | 10.0 | 27 |
| 2004 | Hustle | Mervyn Lloyd | TV | 7.7 | 26 |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Sid | Film | 7.2 | 26 |
| 2004 | Top Buzzer | TV | 7.3 | 26 | |
| 2003 | Keen Eddie | TV | 8.0 | 25 | |
| 2003 | Rehab | Adam | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 2002 | Dead Casual | Film | 10.0 | 24 | |
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Jason | Film | 7.1 | 24 |
| 2002 | Tipping the Velvet | Jimmy Burns | TV | 6.8 | 24 |
| 2002 | Manchild | TV | 4.5 | 24 | |
| 2002 | Bodily Harm | Trader | TV | 5.3 | 24 |
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Pilot #3 | Film | 6.9 | 23 |
| 2001 | In Deep | Dave Street | TV | 8.0 | 23 |
| Do Not Disturb | TV | — | — |