The 60-year-old's last film appearance will be in director Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, which hits the big screens in December. The Oscar-winning actor's spokeswoman, Leslee Dart, confirmed the news to Variety magazine last night. "Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor," Dart stated.
"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."

Day-Lewis is the only male actor to ever scoop three best actor Oscars, winning for My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln. The British-Irish actor was also nominated for In the Name of the Father and Gangs of New York.