While never exactly prolific, Day-Lewis contributed to a steady stream of thought-provoking dramas over the ensuing years, including The Unbearable Lightness of Being, My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, Gangs of New York, There Will Be Blood and most recently presidential biopic Lincoln in 2012.
Mr Day-Lewis’s representative, Leslee Dart, said in a statement: "Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor.
"This is a private decision and neither he nor his representatives will make any further comment on this subject."
