**Daniel Day-Lewis** is a British actor widely regarded as one of the greatest of his generation. Renowned for his dedication to “method acting” and his total immersion in his roles, his career is characterized by a selective but highly influential filmography.

Among his most celebrated performances are those in My Left Foot (1989), which earned him the first of his three Academy Awards for Best Actor, The Last of the Mohicans (1992), In the Name of the Father (1993), *Gangs of New York* (2002) in the iconic role of Bill the Butcher, *There Will Be Blood* (2007), for which he won his second Oscar, and *Lincoln* (2012), which earned him a third, unmatched award.

He is known for his physical and psychological transformations and intense emotional depth, often playing complex, tormented, or obsessive characters. He retired from acting in 2017.