Daniel Day-Lewis was retired. His son is just getting started
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🗓️ 29 December 2025
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Summary
Eight years ago, Daniel Day-Lewis announced he was retired from acting. He offered no further comment. Retirement notwithstanding, in October, Daniel Day-Lewis appeared in a new movie. He plays a man who long ago left the world he once knew – and then is contacted by a family member to come back.
It was written with and directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis. Father and son spoke with host Mary Louise Kelly about their film, Anemone.
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| 1:42.8 | Eight years ago, Daniel DeLewis quietly dropped a bomb on the film world in the form of a short statement, |
| 1:50.6 | Daniel DeLuess will no longer be working as an actor, it said. This is a private decision, |
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