Daniel Mays

In this installment of British Actors You Should Know we profile Daniel Mays from his early days in Mike Leigh masterpieces to his numerous, yet nuanced, roles as police officers

Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, British film and telly fans are sure to be familiar with the work of Daniel Mays. Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2000, this Essex-born actor has spent the last two decades bringing

Serial killer drama Des is absolutely riveting television, a terrible story responsibly told, and devastating without ever becoming lurid.

If you're feeling a little frazzled, we've got another British Film to Soothe the Soul to recommend. Fisherman's Friends starring Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton, and James Purefoy is the unlikely, but true story of a band of sea shanty singing