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* EnforcedMethodActing: Self-enforced.
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** And now the BadassBeard with ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''.
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* DoingItForTheArt: As has been mentioned, Day-Lewis is one of the most well known method actors around, to the point where he's actually achieved a memetic status as the go to for insane dedication to acting, as during the filming process, he never gets out of character. While playing Bill the Butcher in ''GangsOfNewYork'', he famously refused to seek medical treatment for pneumonia until it became almost life threatening, as it was not in keeping with available medical treatment in the 1860's. He also [[ThrowItIn ad libbed]] tapping on his glass eye with a knife to intimidate William Tweed. When playing a villain, he will accost other actors in character on and off the set, and get into fights in bars in preparation for a role. When playing any character, he will spend six months mastering an accent,[[/note]]Even if it's completely unnecessary--the most extreme example being when he learned Czech to play the lead in ''TheUnbearableLightnessOfBeing'' despite the fact that the film was shot in English[[/note]] learning various crafts, and adopting disabilities.
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* DoingItForTheArt: As has been mentioned, Day-Lewis is one of the most well known method actors around, to the point where he's actually achieved a memetic status as the go to for insane dedication to acting, as during the filming process, he never gets out of character. While playing Bill the Butcher in ''GangsOfNewYork'', he famously refused to seek medical treatment for pneumonia until it became almost life threatening, as it was not in keeping with available medical treatment in the 1860's. He also [[ThrowItIn ad libbed]] tapping on his glass eye with a knife to intimidate William Tweed. When playing a villain, he will accost other actors in character on and off the set, and get into fights in bars in preparation for a role. When playing any character, he will spend six months mastering an accent,[[/note]]Even accent,[[note]]Even if it's completely unnecessary--the most extreme example being when he learned Czech to play the lead in ''TheUnbearableLightnessOfBeing'' despite the fact that the film was shot in English[[/note]] learning various crafts, and adopting disabilities.
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* DoingItForTheArt: As has been mentioned, Day-Lewis is one of the most well known method actors around, to the point where he's actually achieved a memetic status as the go to for insane dedication to acting, as during the filming process, he never gets out of character. While playing Bill the Butcher in ''GangsOfNewYork'', he famously refused to seek medical treatment for pneumonia until it became almost life threatening, as it was not in keeping with available medical treatment in the 1860's. He also [[ThrowItIn ad libbed]] tapping on his glass eye with a knife to intimidate William Tweed. When playing a villain, he will accost other actors in character on and off the set, and get into fights in bars in preparation for a role. When playing any character, he will spend six months mastering an accent, learning various crafts, and adopting disabilities.
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* DoingItForTheArt: As has been mentioned, Day-Lewis is one of the most well known method actors around, to the point where he's actually achieved a memetic status as the go to for insane dedication to acting, as during the filming process, he never gets out of character. While playing Bill the Butcher in ''GangsOfNewYork'', he famously refused to seek medical treatment for pneumonia until it became almost life threatening, as it was not in keeping with available medical treatment in the 1860's. He also [[ThrowItIn ad libbed]] tapping on his glass eye with a knife to intimidate William Tweed. When playing a villain, he will accost other actors in character on and off the set, and get into fights in bars in preparation for a role. When playing any character, he will spend six months mastering an accent, accent,[[/note]]Even if it's completely unnecessary--the most extreme example being when he learned Czech to play the lead in ''TheUnbearableLightnessOfBeing'' despite the fact that the film was shot in English[[/note]] learning various crafts, and adopting disabilities.
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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vo2EeipXCo At first glance]], it's quite hard to believe that this mild mannered, kind, and humorous man played characters as disturbed as Bill the Butcher or Daniel Plainview.
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Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English/Irish three-time AcademyAward-winner and legendarily intense method actor. He has starred in such acclaimed films as ''My Left Foot'', ''Age Of Innocence'', ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans'', ''Film/InTheNameOfTheFather'', ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'', ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'', and AbrahamLincoln in Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[DevelopmentHell long-gestating]] biopic ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''.
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Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English/Irish three-time AcademyAward-winner and legendarily intense method actor. He has starred in such acclaimed films as ''My Left Foot'', ''Age Of Innocence'', ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans'', ''Film/InTheNameOfTheFather'', ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'', ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'', and AbrahamLincoln in Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[DevelopmentHell long-gestating]] biopic ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''.
''Film/{{Lincoln}}''[[note]]His Oscar win for this role made him the first man to win the Best Actor Oscar three times[[/note]].
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Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English/Irish two-time three-time AcademyAward-winner and legendarily intense method actor. He has starred in such acclaimed films as ''My Left Foot'', ''Age Of Innocence'', ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans'', ''Film/InTheNameOfTheFather'', ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'', ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'', and AbrahamLincoln in Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[DevelopmentHell long-gestating]] biopic ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''.
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* FakeAmerican: Several roles but see especially [[GangsOfNewYork Bill the Butcher]] and [[Film/ThereWillBeBlood Daniel Plainview]].
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* FakeAmerican: Several roles but see especially roles, such as [[GangsOfNewYork Bill the Butcher]] and Butcher]], [[Film/ThereWillBeBlood Daniel Plainview]].
** And now Oscar-nominated as [[Film/LincolnPlainview]] and [[Film/{{Lincoln}} Abraham Lincoln]]Lincoln]].
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Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English/Irish two-time AcademyAward-winner and legendarily intense method actor. He has starred in such acclaimed films as ''My Left Foot'', ''Age Of Innocence'', ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans'', ''Film/InTheNameOfTheFather'', ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'', ''ThereWillBeBlood'', ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'', and AbrahamLincoln in Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[DevelopmentHell long-gestating]] biopic ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''.
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* DeathGlare: Check out the absolute crackers he gives to his nurse/ [[spoiler: future wife]] when she tries to take his hidden bottle of whiskey off him in ''MyLeftFoot'', to Eli Sunday during his "confirmation" in ''ThereWillBeBlood'', and at several points during ''GangsOfNewYork''.
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* DeathGlare: Check out the absolute crackers he gives to his nurse/ [[spoiler: future wife]] when she tries to take his hidden bottle of whiskey off him in ''MyLeftFoot'', to Eli Sunday during his "confirmation" in ''ThereWillBeBlood'', ''Film/ThereWillBeBlood'', and at several points during ''GangsOfNewYork''.
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Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English/Irish two-time AcademyAward-winner and legendarily intense method actor. He has starred in such acclaimed films as ''My Left Foot'', ''Age Of Innocence'', ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans'', ''InTheNameOfTheFather'', ''FilmGangsOfNewYork'', ''Film/InTheNameOfTheFather'', ''Film/GangsOfNewYork'', ''ThereWillBeBlood'', and AbrahamLincoln in Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[DevelopmentHell long-gestating]] biopic ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''.
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His father was British Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis. He's married to [[Theatre/TheCrucible Arthur]] [[DeathOfASalesman [[Theatre/DeathOfASalesman Miller's]] daughter Rebecca Miller, an accomplished writer in her own right, who he met while filming ''Theatre/TheCrucible''.
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Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English/Irish two-time AcademyAward-winner and legendarily intense method actor. He has starred in such acclaimed films as ''My Left Foot'', ''Age Of Innocence'', ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans'', ''InTheNameOfTheFather'', ''GangsOfNewYork'' ''FilmGangsOfNewYork'', ''ThereWillBeBlood'', and ''ThereWillBeBlood''. Will next be seen playing AbrahamLincoln in Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[DevelopmentHell long-gestating]] biopic ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''.
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His father was British Poet Laurate Cecil Day-Lewis. He's married to [[Theatre/TheCrucible Arthur]] [[DeathOfASalesman Miller's]] daughter, daughter Rebecca Miller, an accomplished writer in her own right, who he met while filming ''Theatre/TheCrucible''.
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Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English/Irish two-time AcademyAward-winner and legendarily intense method actor. He has starred in such acclaimed films as ''My Left Foot'', ''Age Of Innocence'', ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans'', ''InTheNameOfTheFather'', ''GangsOfNewYork'' and ''ThereWillBeBlood''. Will next be seen playing AbrahamLincoln in Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[DevelopmentHell long-gestating]] biopic.
biopic ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: He had a very small part in ''Gandhi'' and was an extra in ''Sunday Bloody Sunday''.
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Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English/Irish two-time AcademyAward-winner and legendarily intense method actor. He has starred in such acclaimed films as ''My Left Foot'', ''Age Of Innocence'', ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans'', ''InTheNameOfTheFather'', ''GangsOfNewYork'' and ''ThereWillBeBlood''. Will next be seen playing AbrahamLincoln in Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[DevelopmentHell long-gestating]] biopic.
Is married to [[Theatre/TheCrucible Arthur]] [[DeathOfASalesman Miller's]] daughter, who he met while filming ''Theatre/TheCrucible''.
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'''This actor provided examples of:'''
* BadassMoustache: Two of the most iconic as Bill the Butcher and Daniel Plainview.
* CallToAgriculture[=/=]{{Cincinnatus}}: After learning to make his own clothes in preparation for one film, he left film for six years to become a cobbler in Venice.
* DeathGlare: Check out the absolute crackers he gives to his nurse/ [[spoiler: future wife]] when she tries to take his hidden bottle of whiskey off him in ''MyLeftFoot'', to Eli Sunday during his "confirmation" in ''ThereWillBeBlood'', and at several points during ''GangsOfNewYork''.
* DoingItForTheArt: As has been mentioned, Day-Lewis is one of the most well known method actors around, to the point where he's actually achieved a memetic status as the go to for insane dedication to acting, as during the filming process, he never gets out of character. While playing Bill the Butcher in ''GangsOfNewYork'', he famously refused to seek medical treatment for pneumonia until it became almost life threatening, as it was not in keeping with available medical treatment in the 1860's. He also [[ThrowItIn ad libbed]] tapping on his glass eye with a knife to intimidate William Tweed. When playing a villain, he will accost other actors in character on and off the set, and get into fights in bars in preparation for a role. When playing any character, he will spend six months mastering an accent, learning various crafts, and adopting disabilities.
* DyeingForYourArt: Trained as a boxer for three years and broke a knuckle for his role in ''The Boxer''
* EnforcedMethodActing: Self-enforced.
* FakeAmerican: Several roles but see especially [[GangsOfNewYork Bill the Butcher]] and [[ThereWillBeBlood Daniel Plainview]].
* LargeHam: See ChewingTheScenery for more details.
* MethodActing
* PlayingAgainstType: He doesn't exactly have a type, per se, but he first drew attention in America for playing two incredibly different roles in movies that happened to premiere in the US on the same day: as the repressed, snobbish, upper-class, Edwardian-era Englishman Cecil in ''Film/ARoomWithAView''; and Johnny, the gay ex-skinhead thug in Thatcher's London engaged in a forbidden romance with a Pakistani boy, in ''MyBeautifulLaundrette''. '''Many''' critics were impressed that he did both roles so convincingly.
* RetroactiveRecognition: He had a very small part in ''Gandhi'' and was an extra in ''Sunday Bloody Sunday''.
* SeriousBusiness: Notoriously takes acting very seriously. Luckily he's very good at it.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He actively campaigned for the part of Vincent Vega in ''PulpFiction'', but was turned down by QuentinTarantino.
** He was also going to be cast as Aragorn in the ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' films when Townshend was kicked off the project before Jackson ended up going with ViggoMortensen. Had Mortensen actually drowned in ''The Two Towers'' film, he might've been Mortensen's replacement.
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Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (born 29 April 1957) is an English/Irish two-time AcademyAward-winner and legendarily intense method actor. He has starred in such acclaimed films as ''My Left Foot'', ''Age Of Innocence'', ''Film/TheLastOfTheMohicans'', ''InTheNameOfTheFather'', ''GangsOfNewYork'' and ''ThereWillBeBlood''. Will next be seen playing AbrahamLincoln in Creator/StevenSpielberg's [[DevelopmentHell long-gestating]] biopic.
Is married to [[Theatre/TheCrucible Arthur]] [[DeathOfASalesman Miller's]] daughter, who he met while filming ''Theatre/TheCrucible''.
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'''This actor provided examples of:'''
* BadassMoustache: Two of the most iconic as Bill the Butcher and Daniel Plainview.
* CallToAgriculture[=/=]{{Cincinnatus}}: After learning to make his own clothes in preparation for one film, he left film for six years to become a cobbler in Venice.
* DeathGlare: Check out the absolute crackers he gives to his nurse/ [[spoiler: future wife]] when she tries to take his hidden bottle of whiskey off him in ''MyLeftFoot'', to Eli Sunday during his "confirmation" in ''ThereWillBeBlood'', and at several points during ''GangsOfNewYork''.
* DoingItForTheArt: As has been mentioned, Day-Lewis is one of the most well known method actors around, to the point where he's actually achieved a memetic status as the go to for insane dedication to acting, as during the filming process, he never gets out of character. While playing Bill the Butcher in ''GangsOfNewYork'', he famously refused to seek medical treatment for pneumonia until it became almost life threatening, as it was not in keeping with available medical treatment in the 1860's. He also [[ThrowItIn ad libbed]] tapping on his glass eye with a knife to intimidate William Tweed. When playing a villain, he will accost other actors in character on and off the set, and get into fights in bars in preparation for a role. When playing any character, he will spend six months mastering an accent, learning various crafts, and adopting disabilities.
* DyeingForYourArt: Trained as a boxer for three years and broke a knuckle for his role in ''The Boxer''
* EnforcedMethodActing: Self-enforced.
* FakeAmerican: Several roles but see especially [[GangsOfNewYork Bill the Butcher]] and [[ThereWillBeBlood Daniel Plainview]].
* LargeHam: See ChewingTheScenery for more details.
* MethodActing
* PlayingAgainstType: He doesn't exactly have a type, per se, but he first drew attention in America for playing two incredibly different roles in movies that happened to premiere in the US on the same day: as the repressed, snobbish, upper-class, Edwardian-era Englishman Cecil in ''Film/ARoomWithAView''; and Johnny, the gay ex-skinhead thug in Thatcher's London engaged in a forbidden romance with a Pakistani boy, in ''MyBeautifulLaundrette''. '''Many''' critics were impressed that he did both roles so convincingly.
* RetroactiveRecognition: He had a very small part in ''Gandhi'' and was an extra in ''Sunday Bloody Sunday''.
* SeriousBusiness: Notoriously takes acting very seriously. Luckily he's very good at it.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He actively campaigned for the part of Vincent Vega in ''PulpFiction'', but was turned down by QuentinTarantino.
** He was also going to be cast as Aragorn in the ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' films when Townshend was kicked off the project before Jackson ended up going with ViggoMortensen. Had Mortensen actually drowned in ''The Two Towers'' film, he might've been Mortensen's replacement.
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