sir born april english actor holds british irish citizenship born raised london excelled stage accepted bristol old theatre school attended years despite traditional actor training bristol old considered method actor known constant devotion research roles remains completely character duration shooting schedules films point adversely affecting health selective actors film industry having starred films years roles protective private life rarely gives interviews makes public appearances shifted theatre film early 1980s joining playing romeo romeo night dream appearing film bounty starred beautiful critically acclaimed role gained public notice room view assumed leading man status acclaimed actors generation day lewis earned numerous awards including academy awards best actor performances blood lincoln making male actor history wins lead actor category male actors win nominated category father won bafta awards best actor november time named world greatest actor june received buckingham palace services drama early life day lewis born london son poet cecil day lewis english actress father born ireland protestant anglo irish english background lived england age later poet united kingdom daniel mother jewish maternal grandparents families emigrated england poland maternal grandfather important figure history british cinema head years birth family moved hill south east london grew older sister documentary filmmaker television chef living found tough children partially jewish bullied mastered local accent mannerisms credits convincing performance later life known speak character younger years trouble petty crimes day lewis parents finding behaviour wild sent independent kent school introduced prominent interests acting fishing disdain school grew years transferred independent school hampshire sister attended relaxed creative transfer led film debut age sunday bloody sunday played uncredited role described experience heaven getting paid expensive cars parked outside local church weeks parents sister lived north london home cecil day lewis cancer howard invited family place use rest cecil died year attitude diminished needed career choice excelled stage london applied year cabinet maker rejected lack experience accepted bristol old theatre school attended years eventually performing bristol old point played later star film father day lewis acting teacher recalls quiet clearly focused acting burning quality burning beneath surface lot going beneath quiet appearance performance particular students play called class energy shine obvious staff special hands career 1980s early 1980s day lewis worked theatre television including frost played man child miles world war officer torn britain ireland bbc years film debut continued film career small south african street racially title character immediately high mother late big theatre break took lead country following year supporting role conflicted ultimately loyal mate bounty joined playing romeo romeo night dream day lewis gave critically acclaimed performance playing gay man relationship film beautiful set 1980s london period prime minister gained public notice room view set period turn twentieth century england portrayed entirely different character cecil proper upper class fiancé main character assumed leading man status starring adaptation milan portrayed czech surgeon sex life thrown disarray allows emotionally involved woman month shoot learned czech began refuse break character set entire shooting schedule period day lewis young british actors time dubbed brit pack threw personal version method acting throttle performance left foot garnered numerous awards including best actor brown writer painter born cerebral able control left foot prepared role making frequent visits dublin formed friendships people disabilities speech filming refused break character playing severely character screen screen moved set wheelchair crew members curse having lift camera lighting wires gain insight aspects brown life including crew members required feed rumoured broken ribs filming assuming position wheelchair weeks denied years later santa barbara international film festival returned stage work hamlet london collapsed scene ghost hamlet father appears began refused stage replaced finished performance word action perfect received standing ovation formally replaced rest run ill health forced stand times incident officially attributed exhaustion later claimed seen ghost father appeared stage media attention following breakdown stage contributed decision eventually england ireland mid-1990s regain sense privacy amidst increasing fame 1990s years oscar win released character research film publicized reportedly underwent rigorous weight training learned live land forest character lived camping hunting fishing added wood working skills learned carried long rifle times filming remain character learned skin animals returned work father played convicted bombing carried provisional lost kept northern irish accent set entire shooting schedule spent stretches time prison cell insisted crew members throw cold water verbally abuse film earned second academy_award nomination bafta nomination second nomination returned playing adaptation novel age innocence prepare film set america age wore 1870s period aristocratic clothing new_york_city months including hat cane cape starred film version play shoot met future wife author daughter followed boxer boxer member recently released prison preparation included training boxing world champion attending professional boxing matches world title fight london arena following boxer took leave absence acting going semi retirement returning old passion moved florence italy intrigued craft eventually time exact whereabouts actions publicly known 2000s year absence filming returned act directed produced role villainous gang leader starred alongside played bill young protégé began lengthy self disciplined process taking lessons apprentice butcher hiring butcher south london carving hired circus performers teach throw knives filming character takes including keeping character new_york accent point filming having diagnosed pneumonia refused wear warmer coat treatment keeping period eventually persuaded seek medical treatment performance earned academy award nomination won second bafta award best actor leading role wife director offered lead role film ballad jack rose played dying man regrets life evolved brought teenage daughter filming arranged live separately wife achieve isolation needed focus character reality film received mixed reviews starred director loose adaptation novel oil titled blood received leading role golden globe award best actor motion picture drama screen actors guild award outstanding performance male actor leading role dedicated saying inspired acting calling actor performance unique perfect variety film critics circle awards role winning best actor oscar joined best actor winners awarded oscar non consecutive decades starred musical adaptation film director nominated satellite award best actor motion picture musical comedy role sharing nominations cast motion picture best cast satellite award best cast motion picture rest cast members 2010s day lewis played abraham_lincoln steven_spielberg film lincoln based book political genius abraham_lincoln film began shooting richmond virginia october spent year preparation role time requested read books lincoln long worked makeup artist achieve physical likeness lincoln lincoln received widespread critical acclaim directed performance commercial success grossing million worldwide november received bafta award excellence film golden globe awards january day lewis won second golden globe award best actor february won fourth bafta award best actor leading role academy awards time recipient best actor oscar role lincoln day lewis acting teacher theatre school lauded achievement impressive alumni suppose probably best known proud achieved certainly hold current students example particularly example manage career great integrity courted fame result private life press clearly interested celebrity interested acting great shortly winning oscar lincoln announced taking break acting retreating georgian farmhouse county years making movie personal life rarely discusses personal life relationship french actress lasted years eventually ended split reconciliation son born new_york_city months relationship ended working film version stage play visited home playwright introduced writer daughter married later year couple sons born born divide time homes new_york_city ireland irish citizen currently holds british irish dual citizenship lived stated dual citizenship think england country miss london couldn live came time needed private forced public press couldn deal supporter football club july received honorary doctorate letters attendance youth stated real religious education suppose die hard october donated oxford_university papers belonging father poet cecil day lewis including early drafts poet work letters actor literary figures july honorary president registered charity free website containing growing collection recordings english language poets reading work accepting day lewis commented admire happy invited involved june day lewis birthday honours services drama received presenting duty having won previous year best actress oscar playing queen elizabeth_ii queen day lewis tapped shoulder oscar closest come getting november formally duke cambridge buckingham palace filmography film television music theatre
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