Daniel Day-Lewis, who notably appeared in several Martin Scorsese films like Gangs of New York and Killers of the Flower Moon, decided to step away from the spotlight in June 2017, months before the release of his last film, Phantom Thread. The movie helped him get a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
“Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor. He is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many years,” Day-Lewis’ representative, Leslee Dart, said in a statement. “This is a private decision and neither he nor his representatives will make any further comment on this subject.”
Jim Sheridan, who collaborated with Day-Lewis in films like In the Name of the Father and My Left Foot, reportedly kept on talking to him so they could work on something again. However, the filmmaker told ScreenDaily that The Boxer star said he “was done” already.