Daniel Wroughton Craig born 2 March 1968
is an English actor. He trained at the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991, before beginning his career on stage. His film debut was in the drama
The Power of One 1992. Other early appearances were in the historical war drama television series
Sharpe's Eagle 1993, Disney family film
A Kid in King Arthur's Court 1995, the serial drama
Our Friends in the North 1996 and the biographical film
Elizabeth 1998.
Craig's appearances in the British television film
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon 1998, the indie war film
The Trench 1999, and the drama
Some Voices 2000 attracted the film industry's attention. This led to roles in bigger productions such as the action film
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2001, the crime thriller
Road to Perdition 2002, the crime thriller
Layer Cake 2004, and the Steven Spielberg historical drama
Munich 2005. Craig achieved international fame when chosen as the sixth actor to play the role of Ian Fleming's British secret agent character James Bond in the film series, taking over from Pierce Brosnan in 2005. His debut film as Bond,
Casino Royale, was released internationally in November 2006 and was highly acclaimed, earning him a BAFTA award nomination.
Casino Royale becoming the highest-grossing in the series at the time.
Quantum of Solace followed two years later.

Craig's third Bond film,
Skyfall, premiered in 2012 and is currently the highest-grossing film in the series and the fifteenth highest-grossing film of all time; it was also the highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom until 2015. Craig's fourth Bond film,
Spectre, premiered in 2015. Since taking the role of Bond, he has continued to star in other films, including the fantasy film
The Golden Compass 2007, World War II film
Defiance 2008, science fiction western
Cowboys & Aliens 2011, the English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson's mystery thriller
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011, and the heist film
Logan Lucky 2017. Craig also made a guest appearance as Bond in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, alongside Queen Elizabeth II.
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