Sir Daniel Day-Lewis at 60: the actor's 10 best roles
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Happy 60th birthday, Daniel Day-Lewis
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My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
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A Room with a View (1985)
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My Left Foot (1989)
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The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
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In the Name of the Father (1993)
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The Crucible (1996)
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The Boxer (1997)
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Gangs of New York (2002)
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There Will Be Blood (2007)
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Lincoln (2012)
Ben Bussey
·UK Movies Writer
Arguably the most acclaimed actor of his generation, Sir Daniel Day-Lewis turns 60 today. In a screen career that stretches back 37 years (not counting an uncredited early appearance in 1971’s ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’), he has a mere 28 credits to his name – yet his reputation lends weight to the old adage that it’s quality, not quantity, that really counts.
Here are ten of the key roles from his illustrious and distinctive body of work.