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Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:28 pm
by OKPete
Often seen him in the East Stand but wasn’t sure if he was a fan or just a lover of bang-average lower league football.

Interviewed in the Observer today, turns out he’s a lifelong fan:

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/ ... id-tennant

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 2:49 pm
by Cheshunto
He’s a good actor, saw him recently in “White Lines”, and then this week in “Des” , totally different characters but in Des he was excellent, as was David Tennant.
I think I read somewhere that Daniel Mays lives in Woodford.

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 2:54 pm
by oriboy
Seen him a few times in the North stand with his little ones

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:15 pm
by Long slender neck
Posts on here

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:20 pm
by BoniO
Prestige Worldwide wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:15 pm Posts on here
Do tell........

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:21 pm
by Grahamorient
Did he play ronnie Biggs as well

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:30 pm
by Sid Bishop
OMG, ridiculous price of the food in that restaurant.
Some people have obviously got money to throw away.

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:31 pm
by Ronnie Hotdogs
Brother of Paul.

Do you want to hear about their mum?

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:37 pm
by EliotNes
Is he an old Buckhurst Hill School boy, like Bazza and Nigel, does anyone know?

Me, I was West Hatch. I remember beating Buckhurst Hill at cricket, once.

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:47 pm
by Token
EliotNes wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:37 pm Is he an old Buckhurst Hill School boy, like Bazza and Nigel, does anyone know?

Me, I was West Hatch. I remember beating Buckhurst Hill at cricket, once.
He’s too young. The article says he’s 40 and Buckhurst Hill Boys closed in the late 80’s I think. They all went to Roding Valley school after that.

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:00 pm
by BiggsyMalone
BoniO wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:20 pm
Prestige Worldwide wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:15 pm Posts on here
Do tell........
Grahamorient wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:21 pm Did he play ronnie Biggs as well
Ahem 🤫

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:02 pm
by OKPete
Token wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:47 pm
EliotNes wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:37 pm Is he an old Buckhurst Hill School boy, like Bazza and Nigel, does anyone know?

Me, I was West Hatch. I remember beating Buckhurst Hill at cricket, once.
He’s too young. The article says he’s 40 and Buckhurst Hill Boys closed in the late 80’s I think. They all went to Roding Valley school after that.
Says he went to school in Chigwell - don’t know Chigwell schools myself.

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:08 pm
by EliotNes
Token wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:47 pm
EliotNes wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:37 pm Is he an old Buckhurst Hill School boy, like Bazza and Nigel, does anyone know?

Me, I was West Hatch. I remember beating Buckhurst Hill at cricket, once.
He’s too young. The article says he’s 40 and Buckhurst Hill Boys closed in the late 80’s I think. They all went to Roding Valley school after that.
That’s what I like a quick straight answer 👍

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:15 pm
by tuffers#1
He worked with a Friend of my cousins a couple of years back


Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:25 pm
by tuffers#1
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:30 pm OMG, ridiculous price of the food in that restaurant.
Some people have obviously got money to throw away.
Thats not expensive Sid .
Far from it

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:31 pm
by Dunners
I always enjoy any character he plays. He's a very talented actor.

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 5:32 pm
by DuvB
Watch him in Code 404 with Stephen Graham. Hilarious. Second series being finalised now.

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:45 pm
by Scuba Diver
RedO wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:31 pm Brother of Paul.

Do you want to hear about their mum?
:lol:

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 6:57 pm
by Walthamsto
RedO wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:31 pm
Brother of Paul.

Do you want to hear about their mum?

That game, in the late 80s, when the whole of the West Side was singing it! I felt really bad for them. Love his acting now.

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:52 pm
by Medwayo
I picked up Daniel and his family from Gatwick early last year when he came home from holiday. The first thing I said to him was “what’s the chance of you meeting another Orient fan here”.

He’s a really nice guy who’s a big fan of the O’s. We chatted about the club nearly all the way.

Btw he lives, or he did then, in Finchley

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:10 pm
by Sid Bishop
tuffers#1 wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:25 pm
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:30 pm OMG, ridiculous price of the food in that restaurant.
Some people have obviously got money to throw away.
Thats not expensive Sid .
Far from it
Really, are you a very rich person then who can afford to go out and pay a large amount of money for a very ordinary meal like that ?
I might be mistaken, but I thought it was you on this forum who said some time ago that you had no work and might lose the roof over your head ?
If that was not you, then I sincerely apologize for my mistake.

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:12 pm
by Ronnie Hotdogs
Medwayo wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:52 pm I picked up Daniel and his family from Gatwick early last year when he came home from holiday. The first thing I said to him was “what’s the chance of you meeting another Orient fan here”.

He’s a really nice guy who’s a big fan of the O’s. We chatted about the club nearly all the way.

Btw he lives, or he did then, in Finchley
I’d say the chances of meeting an orient fan when jumping in a cab is about 50:50.

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:31 pm
by tuffers#1
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:10 pm
tuffers#1 wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:25 pm
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:30 pm OMG, ridiculous price of the food in that restaurant.
Some people have obviously got money to throw away.
Thats not expensive Sid .
Far from it
Really, are you a very rich person then who can afford to go out and pay a large amount of money for a very ordinary meal like that ?
I might be mistaken, but I thought it was you on this forum who said some time ago that you had no work and might lose the roof over your head ?
If that was not you, then I sincerely apologize for my mistake.
Whether i have the money to eat
out.or not us irrelevant Sid old boy .

If you think that is expensive youd probably have a heart attack at some places prices for an Ordinary meal.

You are paying for someone to cook good food for
you in a nice Enviroment , you are paying for someone to wait on you to meet your culinary tastes.
To take away the stress of life.

Not only that but you are EMPLOYING PEOPLE
You are allowing a SMALL BUISNESS to flourish ..
Something i thought you were all for Sid , you know
Capitalism !

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:27 pm
by Sid Bishop
tuffers#1 wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:31 pm
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:10 pm
tuffers#1 wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 4:25 pm

Thats not expensive Sid .
Far from it
Really, are you a very rich person then who can afford to go out and pay a large amount of money for a very ordinary meal like that ?
I might be mistaken, but I thought it was you on this forum who said some time ago that you had no work and might lose the roof over your head ?
If that was not you, then I sincerely apologize for my mistake.
Whether i have the money to eat
out.or not us irrelevant Sid old boy .

If you think that is expensive youd probably have a heart attack at some places prices for an Ordinary meal.

You are paying for someone to cook good food for
you in a nice Enviroment , you are paying for someone to wait on you to meet your culinary tastes.
To take away the stress of life.

Not only that but you are EMPLOYING PEOPLE
You are allowing a SMALL BUISNESS to flourish ..
Something i thought you were all for Sid , you know
Capitalism !
Well I merely asked as if you do go out and pay such large amounts of money for meals like that, then you have considerably more money at your disposal for your own needs than i would wish to spend on myself. I cook my own food and also grow many of my own vegetables, so have have a very varied and healthy diet. For the sort of money paid for one persons meal there, well around 6 to 8 weeks shopping bill for me. Perhaps that is why I have large savings and can help others who are less fortunate than myself.

Re: Daniel Mays, the actor

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:43 pm
by Real Al
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:27 pm
tuffers#1 wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:31 pm
Sid Bishop wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:10 pm

Really, are you a very rich person then who can afford to go out and pay a large amount of money for a very ordinary meal like that ?
I might be mistaken, but I thought it was you on this forum who said some time ago that you had no work and might lose the roof over your head ?
If that was not you, then I sincerely apologize for my mistake.
Whether i have the money to eat
out.or not us irrelevant Sid old boy .

If you think that is expensive youd probably have a heart attack at some places prices for an Ordinary meal.

You are paying for someone to cook good food for
you in a nice Enviroment , you are paying for someone to wait on you to meet your culinary tastes.
To take away the stress of life.

Not only that but you are EMPLOYING PEOPLE
You are allowing a SMALL BUISNESS to flourish ..
Something i thought you were all for Sid , you know
Capitalism !
Well I merely asked as if you do go out and pay such large amounts of money for meals like that, then you have considerably more money at your disposal for your own needs than i would wish to spend on myself. I cook my own food and also grow many of my own vegetables, so have have a very varied and healthy diet. For the sort of money paid for one persons meal there, well around 6 to 8 weeks shopping bill for me. Perhaps that is why I have large savings and can help others who are less fortunate than myself.
You can just imagine Sid driving around in a Morris Minor. "What, pay tens of thousands for a new BMW. I made this myself from a kit. Came in 396 editions of a magazine"