Hugh 191cm says on 16/Aug/09
He claims to be Irish. Hes near 6ft2.

Ray says on 12/Aug/09
Lenad, technically you are correct. He was born in England. However, he has an Irish passport and has lived in Ireland for the past 20 years or so. His father was Irish. Its a bit like Pierce Brosnan, Peter O'Toole, Kenneth Brannagh, among others. All were born in Ireland and grew up there but are considered British by many.

Lenad says on 11/Aug/09
Rob he's English

Hugh 191cm says on 16/Jul/09
A weak 6ft2 (187-188cm).

Lenad says on 10/Jul/09
Yeah I saw 6ft1 min in Gangs of New York

Hugh 190cm says on 7/Jun/09
Did look close to 6ft2 in Gangs of New York. He's quite slim so that might give a taller illusion. Still, the guy's no less than 6ft1. 187cm is very possible. Maybe even 188cm peak?

Lenad says on 6/Jun/09
Strong 6ft1. I personally think 186-187cm

vikr09 says on 6/Jun/09
A strong 6'1 seems about right. And yeah, definitely the greatest actor in the world on his day/in his film! 1.85 m -1.87 m was my guess to begin with, just from watching him in his movies.

Lenad says on 5/Jun/09
70 dollars on a strong 6'1 30 dollars on a weak 6'2

yoyo says on 3/Jun/09
The Ballad of Jack and Rose he looks everywhere from 6ft1 range..

Lenad says on 3/Jun/09
If Glenn says that Daniel seems 6'1 sometimes and sometimes seems 6'2 then that should make Daniel a strong 6ft1 possibly a weak 6ft2. I personally think hes 186-187cm

Lenad says on 1/Jun/09
186-187cm is what I saw in gangs of New York

Lenad says on 29/May/09
I'd go for at least 6ft1 from watching Gangs of New York.

glenn says on 12/May/09
seemed 6-1,sometimes 6-2.i cant figure him out.

Lenad says on 20/Apr/09
Looks 186cm maybe 187

DejaVu says on 17/Apr/09
Wow glenn he looks at least 6 ft 2 in your picture. Did he have a pavement advantage?

thekiddd says on 3/Apr/09
claimed 6 foot 1 and 1/2 inch. Can't be 6 foot 1 if that's his claim.

D says on 22/Mar/09
He looked about 6'1" in TWBB.

Rani says on 16/Mar/09
I'm pretty sure Daniel's height is 6 feet 1.25 inches.

Zach #2 says on 23/Feb/09
Rex says on 15/Feb/09
in there will be blood he doesnt look that tall at all....I thought he looked around 5'10"

are you serious?..........DDL looked a solid 6'2 in TWBB

Rex says on 15/Feb/09
in there will be blood he doesnt look that tall at all....I thought he looked around 5'10"

talldude says on 11/Feb/09
He looked very tall in gangs of new york

Hugh says on 2/Feb/09
I thought he looked like 6ft2-6ft3 in Gangs of New York.

Lenad says on 31/Jan/09
In gangs of new york he looks a solid 6ft1.

sam says on 7/Dec/08
shrunk, nah. I'll bet he's always been 6'1.5

Hugh says on 27/Nov/08
Definately a 6ft1.5 and may very well have been 6ft2 in his prime. I see this guy at least once very two months. Sure he does look 6ft1 tops with Glenn but his posture is horrendous. One hell of an actor.

Zach says on 2/Aug/08
i'd say Day-Lewis is a good 6ft 1.5" maybe 6ft 2", but i know in "my beautiful laundrette" he looked very tall, almost 6ft 3/4" if thats true, my guess he has shrunk as he's gotten older.

the best actor alive!

sam says on 1/Aug/08
Aime, you bumped into daniel plainview at the deli, lol

RZA says on 20/Jun/08
Dang Glenn, he looks emaciated. You should have offered him a sandwhich. That ain't healthy.

Aimie says on 31/May/08
he is my neighbor here in soho (nyc) and he certainly looks 6'2" when i bump into him at the deli.

sam says on 24/May/08
the way he looks here, the better caption for the photo would be 5ft8 glenn with Daniel Plainview. Lol

Kathy says on 2/May/08
Daniel is at least 6'2". Here is an excerpt from the man who helped train him load and shoot his rifle in LOTM.
***Watching Daniel work with his trainer that morning only confirmed what I has suspected. Daniel takes his training very seriously. Besides his build (6'2" or so and sinewy) which promotes athletic agility, he was, at the time of the movie, a very compulsive runner--averaging 9-15 miles at a time. And he took his training for the woodsman role with the same determination which he approached his running.

Although I was averaging four miles a run at the time of the movie, I would have died trying to keep the pace which Daniel did on a routine basis in his brightly colored tights and athletic shirt. He only inspired me to push my pace farther and faster. I was supposed to inspire him to handle his rifle like a woodsman, but he, in just a few minutes, inspired me to train even harder. But at the same time, I also realized, and still do, that at 5'10" I will always be handicapped to a degree against the likes of him. Plus, Daniel had no obligations except himself at the time of the movie. If one is single--training can last all afternoon if you wish.***

glenn says on 18/Mar/08
thanks bd.i have 2 with him.nearly 3.

BD says on 17/Mar/08
Glenn, you've have pics with virtually every A-list celebrity, but this one is particularly impressive because he's something of a recluse. Nice one.

Anonymous says on 9/Mar/08
to me, he looks like a solid 6'2. the greatest actor of his generation

Ed says on 8/Mar/08
Looks an easy 6ft1! In There Will Be Blood he looked even taller at times 6ft2-3! In Gangs of New York he wasn't too much shorter than Liam Neeson(6ft4, who's most likely now around 6ft3 or so.

glenn says on 5/Mar/08
g-mann-exactly.thank you.gary can be a little irritating,if its who i think it is.also thanks for the info on his background.

G-MANN says on 3/Mar/08
Have you met him? In this picture with Glenn he looks like he's leaning foward or not standing totally straight. And Glenn guessed him at at least 6'1" anyway.

By the way, even though I'm a fan of his and I don't want to knock him, I don't think it's entirely accurate to list him as an Irishman (at the top of this page). Technically he holds dual British and Irish citizenship, his mother was English (and also Jewish) and his father Cecil Day-Lewis was born in Ireland but raised in England from the age of 2. There is some Irish blood on his father side, but I think Irishness is something he has aspired to rather being a true born and bred Irishman (he was born and raising in England). Just my two cents, although I don't have any problem with him considering himself as Irish.

Gary says on 28/Feb/08
My eye level is 5'9.5 so he looks about 2 inches away from me, and im 6'2 barefoot, he would be 6'0 even, im 6'3.5 with shoes

ER. says on 26/Feb/08
Looked an easy 6-1 1/4 at this years academy awards. Actually, I was quite shocked to read here that he is not taller.

G-MANN says on 17/Feb/08
I'd love to meet him to see what he is really like in person, providing he isn't "in character" working on a film. I don't think he's quite as weird or unapproachable as he's generally made-out to be. But I'm talking about a proper meeting, if I saw him in the street I think I'd leave him alone (I'm not really into autographs).

G-MANN says on 17/Feb/08
I'd love to meet him to see what he is really like in person, providing he isn't "in character" working on a film. I don't think he's quite as weird or unapproachable as he's generally made-out to be. But I'm talking about a proper meeting, if I saw him in the street I think I'd leave him alone (I'm not really into autographs).

G-MANN says on 17/Feb/08
Daniel Day-Lewis is probably very anti-celebrity, he's certainly a very private person, he's the most hardcore, dedicated name actor around today who never does stuff for the money and never phones in a performance.

Matt says on 8/Feb/08
These claims of 5'10" are ridiculous. DDL is an easy 6'1", if not 6'2". Watch Gangs of New York and you'll see him leading huge crowds of men and towering over the lot of them. There is no way somebody who is 5'10", or even 5'11" could look that lanky and dominating.

glenn says on 16/Jan/08
alot of these guys mellow out.some of the mellow guys once get tough.its gonna get to the point where daniel will be common every day trash as i or we call it.i was the first to get liam neeson too,who never posed, and now i have 3,and see him too often and nobody cares.actually,maybe its me.or liam doesnt sign.i saw him turn down autograph collectors right in front of me.but when i asked for the photo with,i got to pose with liam and his lovely wife.the collectors seemed stunned.

D. Ray Morton says on 15/Jan/08
Look at his posture compared to Glenn's. He is quite obviously hunched over, leaning in toward the camera. And Glenn is closer to the camera. Add to that a lowish camera angle and things will naturally look distorted.

G-MANN says on 15/Jan/08
"he was one of the toughest photos with to get ever.now he poses and signs up a storm.i have 2.almost 3.at least 6-1."

Is he mellowing in middle-age and no longer quite the same intense young method actor who seemed to loathe fame?

Josh says on 13/Jan/08
6'1?????? He looks like 5'11 damm

PaulG says on 12/Jan/08
don't see more than 6ft!

sam says on 11/Jan/08
CJ, Day-Lewis is dropping more height than Di Caprio was. If you see the two in Gangs of New York, Day-Lewis is about an inch taller than Di Caprio.

glenn says on 10/Jan/08
he was one of the toughest photos with to get ever.now he poses and signs up a storm.i have 2.almost 3.at least 6-1.

CJ says on 10/Jan/08
If Daniel Day is 6 ft 1.25, you used heels to take that picture, cause he is just 7 or 8 cm taller than you..In Your photo with dicaprio, dicaprio looks at least 9 or 10 cm taller than you!183/4 to Day, or 175/6 to Glenn

Gago says on 10/Jan/08
Guys, please pay more attention, one: Glenn is closer to the camera,two: Daniel doesn't force posture, at the Critic's Choice Awards and afterparty he was 2 inches taller than Javier Bardem, almost 3 inches on Clooney, and made Penn look like a little man.

Emilie says on 10/Jan/08
your all so ridiculess..
accept it he is around 6'1 - 186 cm...
whats your problem.. the picture with glenn proofes everything.. there is about 5 inches between them ... plus he has a bad posture in the picture...

Atoadaso says on 9/Jan/08
4 inches on Glenn. 6'0" it seems. His hat makes him appear a little taller.

AAAA says on 9/Jan/08
I'm shocked you actually got this guy glenn. He seems like an odd character in every interview I have seen or read on him. Truly great actor, but a bit of a nut, kinda like Deniro

dmeyer says on 9/Jan/08
looks barely 6'0 but it is posture

nick says on 9/Jan/08
looks about 5 inches taller than glenn

5'10 is rediculous antin

Antin says on 9/Jan/08
looks 5'10-5'11

Gago says on 9/Jan/08
Saw him at the Critic's Choice, could be 187cm, between 6'1.5-6'1.75.

dmeyer says on 9/Jan/08
glenn is over is eyer level so 5'9.5 for glenn

kolñp says on 9/Jan/08
Gleen, do you think he,s 6'1 (185 cm), because no offends, but he looks 5'11 at least in the night.
thanks.

glenn says on 9/Jan/08
my friends say he is 6-2.

D. Ray Morton says on 9/Jan/08
IMHO he's in the top three of actors currently working. One of the very best. Looks like he could be over 6'1" if he were standing up straight (which he clearly is not).

glenn says on 9/Jan/08
yes,he is in the top 5 or 10 most respected today or ever maybe.maybe in the top 20 for long haul.i didnt realise he lived in new york city.

glenn says on 9/Jan/08
i have another where he is taller than this.in heels.here no heels.he is at least 6-1.extremely difficult years ago.alot nicer now.i couldve obtained a 3rd pic just a couple of days ago.

miko says on 9/Jan/08
Looks 6"0 flat here. Unless Glenn has lifts lol ;).

Tom says on 5/Jan/08
I'm watching "Last of the Mohicans," now. He doesn't appear taller than 5'10". Schwarzenneger is 186, there's no way he's as tall as Schwarzenneger.

JohnDorian says on 1/Dec/07
I am in agreement with Anonymous - in regards to "Gangs of New York," Daniel Day Lewis looked about the same height (even smaller, at times) as Leonardo DiCaprio. I would pin him at roughly six foot or quite possibly 5'11" - assuming DiCaprio is as he seems at 5'11.5" (182cm). Nonetheless, Daniel Day Lewis is far from the 6' 1.25" Rob has him listed as.

Anonymous says on 22/Oct/07
This guy doesnt look any more than 6 foot, he isnt much taller than Dicaprio in GONY, but it doesn't matter, hes the best actor ever!

Anonymous says on 2/Aug/07
this guy is and irish legend and yes 186 sounds rite

bikagyura says on 14/Apr/07
Would that make Eric Schweig (Last Of The Mohicans) 6' 1½" or would you still think he is 6' 2", Rob?

Jason says on 25/Dec/06
Yeah, 185 or 186. Thinking again, I think I would list him at 186.

Jason says on 24/Dec/06
What made you change his height? lol. Yeah, he looks 6-1. Not over it or under it.

[Editor Rob: I think 186 fitted him closer]

Jason says on 26/Sep/06
Yes, because one couldn't possibly gauge the difference between an inch and half an inch when comparing him to someone else of similar height...

I'm guessing that's Danimal, Rob?

Anonymous says on 25/Sep/06
Excuse me,but I find that amusing. It's just like if somebody would say after seeing a large group of people "I don't think they are 25, 24 at most".

haha I agree.

Jason says on 23/Apr/06
Ayreon: Not the same thing. :)

Ed says on 22/Apr/06
I haven't seen the movie in a while, but in Gangs of new York I thought there was only a 2 inch difference between Neeson and Lewis, and I'm starting to think Neeson is more like 6ft3 these days. 6ft1 sounds right!

Jason says on 3/Jan/06
6'1''/185cm would be my estimate for him. IMO he doesn't look more than this. I think he was just innocently slightly off on his height when he said 6'1 1/2''.

elvoys says on 5/Nov/05
yeah but when stabbs liam neeson close up in gangs of ny he looks a good bit smaller - lucky if bigger then 6'?