Son of poet Cicil Day-Lewis and actress Jill Balcon, he debuted at age 14 in the 1971 film "Sunday Bloody Sunday", though he really grabbed the critics' attention with the movies "My Beautiful Laundrette" and "A Room with a View".
Atoorahan caanka ah waxaa aabo u ah gabyaagii Cicil Day-Lewis halka hooyadiis ay ahayd atirisho laguna magacaabo Jill Balcon wuxuuna filim jilista bilaabay asigoo 14-jir ah asigoo sameeyay filimkii 1971 soo baxay “Sunday Bloody Sunday”, laakiin wuxuu aqoonsi weyn ku helay filimada “My Beautiful Laundrette” iyo “A Room with a View”.