Birth Name:
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
Birth Place:
London, England
Ethnicity:
Baltic Jewish and Irish
London born actor famous for his appearance in the movies, Gangs of New York and In the Name of the Father, is an Irish citizen and was born to a Jewish Mother and an Irish father. His mother Jill Balcon is of Baltic Jewish descent while his father, Cecil Day-Lewis was a famous Irish poet.This was mentioned in an article on Telegraph.co.uk.
Source:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1579473/Daniel-Day-Lewis-aims-for-perfection.html
Celebrities sharing the same heritage:
why did they pick him to play as the guy from The Last of the Mohicans??? he is white/jewish. he’s not even close to native american. he doesnt look native american. im tired of white ppl always playing native roles in movies.
yeh I agree. I guess hollywood thinks pure Native Americans look too exotic for mainstream media. I mean Taylor Lautner isnt and doesnt even look like most Native Americans.
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Cindy, Jews are seen as an ethno-religious group, and that is why very many people lay claim to ‘Jewish’ roots. Having said that, not all Jews are born into it, and not all individuals of Jewish descent practice Judaism as a religion, but the culture may remain strong within their lives.
Just saw Gangs of New York, I must say best actor of this generation:)
Jewish is a religion, not an ethnicity. There are Jews in many different countries. Some are Isreali, European, Etc…So this does not clarify his ethnicity.
Cindy, thanks for the comment. I just found a good source that says he is of Baltic Jewish descent.