Daniel Day-Lewis quits acting career

Daniel Day-Lewis has quit acting in decision that will come as a surprise to many.

According to the Daily Mail the legendary actor, 60, who is the only person to win three Best Actor Oscars, confirmed the news via a short public statement released on Tuesday.

The British star, who rocketed to fame in films including Gangs of New York and The Last of the Mohicans, did not reveal the reason behind his retirement.

A statement released to Variety by his spokeswoman confirmed the shock news.

n it, Leslee Dart said: 'Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor. He is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many years.

'This is a private decision and neither he nor his representatives will make any further comment on this subject.'

aniel has earned himself a plethora of awards over his illustrious career, including three Academy Awards for Best Actor for his performances in My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007) and Lincoln (2012).

The father-of-three is a famously dedicated method actor, and in the role that won him his first Oscar, his acclaimed 1989 performance as Irish writer and cerebral palsy victim Christy Moore in My Left Foot, he reportedly asked the crew to wheel him around in his wheelchair between takes and feed him with a spoon. 

To prepare for his part as the wrongly convicted alleged IRA bomber Gerry Conlon in the film about the Guildford Four, In The Name Of The Father, he spent three nights on meagre prison rations in a freezing cold cell.