Daniel Day-Lewis makes acting return after eight-year hiatus in film directed by his son

Daniel Day-Lewis makes acting return after eight-year hiatus in film directed by his son

Daniel Day-Lewis in 'Anemone'. Photo: Focus Features.

Daniel Day-Lewis has returned to acting after an eight-year retirement – in a film directed by his son.

The three-time Oscar winner announced he would no longer work in Hollywood after starring in Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2017 film Phantom Thread .

But he has returned for the new family drama Anemone , and takes centre stage in a new image ahead of the family drama’s New York Film Festival premiere next month.

The English actor, 68, has co-written Anemone with his son, Ronan Day-Lewis, who is also the director of the project.

An image of Day-Lewis in the woods looking up into the sky with co-star Sean Bean has been released by Focus Featur