James Bond Actor - Daniel Craig

Biography

Introduction

Daniel Craig was born in Chester in Northwest England. His mother, Olivia, was an art teacher and his father, Timothy, was a merchant in the navy and later a landlord. Daniel's parents split up when he was 4 and he moved to Liverpool with his mother and his older sister Lea. Olivia often took Daniel to the theatre, which influenced him greatly in his career choice. When he moved to Hoylake, his academic interest dropped. He was much more interested in acting than with school, and he left at the age of 16 and moved to London.

The Start of a Successful Career

His mother sent him down to the National Youth Theatre for an audition to Troilus And Cressida was one, where he got the part as as Agamemnon. He was later accepted to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which he attended from 1988 to 1991. His first appearance on the silver screen was as a minor character in The Power of One in 1992. He played many minor roles in one-off episodes of TV shows, and didn't get a major leading role until 1996, where he played Geordie Peacock in the Our Friends in the North TV series.

Daniel was later offered a role in Tomb Raider, starring as Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie)'s rival Alex West. This was his first major exposure to international audiences. He went onto star in other movie such as The Mother and Sylvia, both in 2003. Probably his biggest success prior to James Bond, was his role in Steven Spielberg's Munich, a movie about a real 1972 massacre of Olympic athletes. He starred in a few other successful movies, but nothing that would compare to his next role...

The Name's Bond, James Bond

In early 2005, rumours were spreading about who the next James Bond would be and Daniel Craig was on all the lists. In April 2005, it was rumoured that Daniel had signed a contract, but that was incorrect. In fact, Daniel signed a three movie contract on October 25th, 2005. This hiring was extremely controversial, with many so-called fans attempting to boycott the upcoming movie, hating the "blond-bond", even going as far as creating websites against him. You will note however that the websites against him are designed terribly, while the site's supporting him are professional in both design and content.

Daniel continued to get a bad reception, so much that previous Bond actors Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan came forward and expressed there support for him. When Casino Royale was released on November 14th, 2006, the public's opinion of him changed drastically, and both the movie and Daniel Craig became instant legends.

Roles in James Bond Movies

• Casino Royale (2006) as James Bond

Trivia

• Daniel is the only Bond actor that was born after the release of the first movie Dr. No
• Daniel is also the only Bond actor to be hired after the death of legendary producer Cubby Broccoli
• Casino Royale is the 5th best selling Bond film of all time

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