He continued to appear in films and plays for several years, during which time he developed into one of the most skilled actors in the profession. In 1972 his father died of pancreatic cancer.Īfter his years at the Bristol Old Vic and several stage appearances, Day-Lewis landed a film role in Gandhi (1982). He was accepted to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and threw himself fully into the craft of drama. Eventually, he applied to a theater program. Enamored with woodworking and craftsmanship as a teenager, he focused for a time on these pursuits rather than on acting. He shared the Balcon family inclination to act, but he was initially more drawn to working-class pursuits than to the stage. Despite his lack of success in school, Day-Lewis had plenty of other talents. At his new school, he was made fun of by his classmates for being Jewish.
His mother, Jill Balcon, was a Jewish actress.ĭay-Lewis's poor behavior at his South London public school prompted his parents to send him to a private school in Kent, called Sevenoaks, but Day-Lewis did not fare much better there. His father, Cecil Day-Lewis, was a writer who was England's poet laureate for the last four years of his life.
Daniel Day-Lewis was born on April 29, 1957, into a well-to-do and creative family in London, England.
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