Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig was born in Chester, England on 2 March, 1968.
In 2005, Daniel Craig was selected to replace Pierce Brosnan in the coveted role of James Bond.
His first performance as James Bond, in Casino Royale, received good reviews from the critics in November 2006.
Daniel Craig first achieved prominence in the BBC2 drama series Our Friends In The North set in Newcastle. The series might go down as being highly influential with Daniel Craig going on to play one great British icon, James Bond and co-star Christopher Eccleston going on to play another, Doctor Who.
Even as a youngster Daniel Craig showed great promise as an actor. Wales Online reported how impressed Brenda Davies was whilst working at Hilbre High School when Daniel Craig walked into a casting session for Oliver back in 1981.
Daniel graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the early 1990s.
Daniel Craig's roles have included being the son of a hitman in Road to Perdition and Ted Hughes in Sylvia. His other credits include Spielberg's Vengeance and the BBC's dramatisation of Archangel based on the Robert Harris book.
In 2007, Daniel Craig starred as Lord Asriel in The Golden Compass. Lord Asriel is the uncle of Lyra played by Dakota Blue Richards.
In October 2008, the BBC reported that Daniel Craig needed plastic surgery after an accident on the set of the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace.
In January 2009, Daniel Craig starred in the film Defiance. Also in January 2009, it was announced that Daniel Craig had been cast as Red Rackham in The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, directed by Steven Spielberg.
In June 2011, it was revealed that Daniel Craig had married Rachel Weisz in a private ceremony. At the time Daniel Craig had a daughter, Ella, from his prior marriage to Fiona Loudon.
More information on Daniel Craig
The BBC's drama pages on Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig: The reluctant Bond
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