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Daniel Craig
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Biography

He was born Daniel Wroughton Craig on March 2, 1968, at 41 Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire, England. His father, Tim Craig, was a merchant seaman turned steel erector, then became landlord of 'Ring O' Bells' pub in Frodsham, Cheshire. His mother, Carol Olivia Craig, was an art teacher. His parents split up in 1972, and young Daniel Craig was raised with his older sister, Lea, in Liverpool, then in Hoylake, Wirral, in the home of his mother. His interest in acting was encouraged by visits to the Liverpool Everyman Theatre arranged by his mother. From the age of 6, Craig started acting in school plays, making his debut in the Frodsham Primary School production of Oliver!, and his mother was the driving force behind his artistic aspirations. The first Bond movie he ever saw at the cinema was Roger Moore's Live and Let Die (1973); young Daniel Craig saw it with his father, so it took a special place in his heart. He was also a good athlete and was a rugby player at Hoylake Rugby Club.

At the age of 14 Craig played roles in 'Oliver', 'Romeo and Juliet', and 'Cinderella' at Hilbre High School in West Kirby, Wirral, UK. He left Hilbre High at 16 to audition at the National Youth Theatre's (NYT) troupe on their tour in Manchester in 1984. He was accepted and moved down to London. There his mother and father watched his stage debut as Agamemnon in Shakespeare's 'Troilus And Cressida'. As a struggling actor with the NYT, he was toiling in restaurant kitchens and as a waiter. Craig performed with NYT on tours to Valencia, Spain, and to Moscow, Russia, under the leadership of director 'Edward Wilson' . He failed at repeated auditions at the Guildhall, but eventually his persistence paid off, and in 1988, he entered the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the Barbican. There he studied alongside Ewan McGregor and Alistair McGowan , then later Damian Lewis and Joseph Fiennes , among others. He graduated in 1991, after a three-year course under the tutelage of Colin McCormack , the actor from the Royal Shakespeare Company. From 1992-1994 he was married to Scottish actress Fiona Loudon, their daughter, named Ella, was born in 1992.

Daniel Craig made his film debut in The Power of One (1992). His film career continued on television, notably the BBC2 serial 'Our Friends in the North' (1996). He shot to international fame after playing supporting roles in 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' (2001) and Road to Perdition (2002). He was nominated for his performances in the leading role in Layer Cake (2004), and received other awards and nominations. Craig was named as the sixth actor to portray James Bond, in October of 2005, weeks after he finished his work in Munich (2005), where he co-starred with Eric Bana under the directorship of Steven Spielberg .

Craig's reserved demeanor and his avoidance of the showbiz-party-red-carpet milieu makes him a cool 007. He is the first blonde actor to play Bond, and also the first to be born after the start of the film series, and also the first to be born after the death of the author Ian Fleming in 1964. Four of the past Bond actors: Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan have indicated that Craig is a good choice as Bond.

Daniel Craig stared in:

Title Year Saw with/at: Scene On Rating
Tomb Raider 2001 Showcase North Havne 2001-06-16 1/2 *
Road to Perdition 2002 at Showcase Berlin 2002-08-16 *** 1/2
Layer Cake 2004 Suzy 2024-02-03 ***
Casino Royal 2006 Destina Middletown 2006-11-17 *** 1/2
The Golden Compass 2007 Suzy and Hanna 2008-03-28 ***
Quantum of Solace 2008 Suzy 2009-01-25 * 1/2
Cowboys & Aliens 2011 Hanna, MaryLou, Andy, mccutchins 2011-07-31 ** 1/2
The Adventures of Tintin 2011 Suzy and Hanna at Destina Middletown 2011-12-23 *** 1/2
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011 Suzy 2012-08-29 ** 1/2
Skyfall 2012 Suzy at Middletown 2012-11-16 *** 1/2
Spectre 2015 2015-12-27 * 1/2
Logan Lucky 2017 Suzy and Hanna 2017-12-02 ***
Knives Out 2019 Suzy and Hanna 2019-12-27 *** 1/2
No Time To Die 2021 Suzy 2021-11-10 * 1/2
Glass Onion 2022 Suzy and Leica 2022-12-24 *** 1/2