Born and raised in London, he excelled on stage at the National Youth Theatre, before being accepted at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, which he attended for three years
Despite his traditional actor training at the Bristol Old Vic, he is considered to be a method actor, known for his constant devotion to and research of his roles
He often remains completely in character for the duration of the shooting schedules of his films, even to the point of adversely affecting his health
He is one of the most selective actors in the film industry, having starred in only five films since 1998, with as many as five years between roles
Protective of his private life, he rarely gives interviews and makes very few public appearances
Day-Lewis shifted between theatre and film for most of the early 1980s, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company and playing Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream, before appearing in the 1984 film The Bounty
He starred in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), his first critically acclaimed role, and gained further public notice with A Room with a View (1985)
He then assumed leading man status with The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
One of the most acclaimed actors of his generation, Day-Lewis has earned numerous awards, including three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances in My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007) and Lincoln (2012), making him the only male actor in history to have three wins in the lead actor category and one of only three male actors to win three Oscars
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Life comes first. What I see in the characters, I first try to see in life.
Why would I want to play middle-aged, middle-class Englishmen?
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