Daniel-Day Lewis was in movies.
Daniel Day-Lewis . One of the most acclaimed actors of his generation , Day-Lewis has earned numerous awards , including three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances in My Left Foot ( 1989 ) , There Will Be Blood ( 2007 ) and Lincoln ( 2012 ) , making him the only male actor in history to have three wins in the lead actor category and one of only three male actors to win three Oscars . Lincoln is a 2012 American epic historical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg , starring Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln . My Left Foot : The Story of Christy Brown is a 1989 British-Irish biographical drama film co-written and directed by Jim Sheridan and starring Daniel Day-Lewis , Brenda Fricker , Ray McAnally and Fiona Shaw . There Will Be Blood is a 2007 American epic historical drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano .