English actor
Born: March 2, 1968
Daniel Wroughton Craig CMG (born 2 March 1968) is an English actor who gained international fame playing the secret agent James Bond in the film series, beginning with Casino Royale (2006) and in four further instalments, up to No Time to Die (2021).
After training at the National Youth Theatre in London and graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991, Craig began his career on stage. He made his film debut in the drama The Power of One (1992) and the family film A Kid in King Arthur’s Court (1995), with his breakthrough role coming in the drama serial Our Friends in the North (1996). He gained prominence for his supporting roles in films such as Elizabeth (1998), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Road to Perdition (2002), Layer Cake (2004), and Munich (2005).
In 2006 he took on the role of James Bond in Casino Royale, a reboot of the Bond franchise which was favourably received by critics and earned Craig a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His non-Bond appearances since then include roles in fantasy film The Golden Compass (2007), the drama Defiance (2008), the science fiction Western Cowboys & Aliens (2011), the mystery thriller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011), the heist film Logan Lucky (2017), and the mystery comedy Knives Out (2019), the later earning him a Golden Globe Award nomination.
In 2011, he made his Broadway debut in the revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal opposite his wife, actress Rachel Weisz. In 2016, he starred in the New York Theatre Workshop production of Othello. In 2022, he returned to Broadway in the title role of Macbeth with Ruth Negga.
Daniel Craig’s 5 most popular quotes
- I think finding the right person and being with the right person is probably the answer to most things.
- Throw the computer away and don’t look on the internet. That’s the best thing to do.
- You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.
- I’ve seen a lot in my life, and everybody goes down the dark, winding staircase eventually. It’s a bad place to be and that’s why having good friends is always essential. Those are the people who pull you out.
- When you read a novel, your own imagery is the most important. It’s what makes reading such a wonderful thing.
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