Daniel Day-Lewis enjoys stroll with wife Rebecca Miller in NYC two years after shock retirement from acting
He announced in June 2017 that he was retiring from acting following completion of the film Phantom Thread.
And Daniel Day-Lewis has made good on his word.
The three-time Academy Award winner is clearly enjoying life out of the spotlight as he was seen enjoying a leisurely stroll with wife Rebecca Miller in New York City on Wednesday.
Retired: Three-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis was seen enjoying a leisurely stroll with his wife Rebecca Miller in New York City on Wednesday
The 62-year-old was virtually unrecognizable as he mingled with the crowds in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan.
He had a shaved head and was casually attired in a navy polo shirt and baggy blue trousers belted at the waist.
He stepped out in brown work shoes and sported sunglasses.
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Miller, 56, a writer and filmmaker, paired a black tank with gray jeans and leather sandals and wore her hair piled high on top of her head.
The couple wed in 1996 and share two sons Ronan, 20, and Cashel, 17, as well as Daniel's son Gabriel-Kane, 24, from his relationship with French actress Isabelle Adjani.
Low-key: The 62-year-old had a shaved head and wore a navy polo shirt and baggy blue trousers belted at the waist. He stepped out in brown work shoes and sported sunglasses
No more movies: The acclaimed actor announced in June 2017 that he was retiring from acting following completion of the film Phantom Thread. And he has made good on his word
Day-Lewis is widely regarded as one of the best thespians of his generation even though he's made fewer than 20 movies during the span of his career.
He's been notoriously picky about which roles he takes on, hence the very select body of work he's created starting with The Bounty in 1984 and My Beautiful Lauderette in 1985.
He's also famous for his method acting and his complete immersion in a character while filming.
He won his first Best Actor Academy Award for playing the real-life Irish painter and writer Christy Brown who has cerebral palsy in 1989's My Left Foot.
His second Oscar was for his performance in Anderson's 2007 film There Will Be Blood.
The third Academy Award was for his uncanny portrayal of President Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's 2012 biopic.
Acclaimed: Day-Lewis, pictured at the 2018 Oscars, was nominated for another Best Actor Academy Award for Phantom Thread but didn't win, losing to Gary Oldman for The Darkest Hour
Method actor: He won his first Oscar for playing Irish writer and painter Christy Brown, who had cerebral palsy, in My Left Foot in 1989
Lauded: He won his third Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of President Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's 2012 biopic. In between, he won the Oscar for 2007's There Will Be Blood
The announcement that he was quitting acting was made via his publicist with the issuance of a short statement.
'Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor,' the June 20 2017 statement read. '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.'
However, in an interview with W magazine published in the following November, Day-Lewis acknowledged feeling 'great sadness' at the decision but said he felt compelled to take it.
'The impulse to quit took root in me, and that became a compulsion. It was something I had to do,' he said.
He went on: 'Do I feel better? Not yet. I have great sadness. And that’s the right way to feel.'
'When I began, it was a question of salvation. Now, I want to explore the world in a different way.'
As for what he would spend his time doing, the actor told the magazine: 'I won’t know which way to go for a while. But I’m not going to stay idle. I don’t fear the stony silence.'
Day-Lewis and filmmaker and writer Miller wed in 1996 and share two sons Ronan, 20, and Cashel, 17, as well as Daniel's son Gabriel-Kane, 24, from his relationship with Isabelle Adjani
