Short Biography

Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968) is an English actor. His early film roles included The Power of One, A Kid in King Arthur`s Court and the television episodes Sharpe`s Eagle and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Daredevils of the Desert. He went on to star in his breakthrough performance Layer Cake and also Lara Croft: Tomb Raider opposite Angelina Jolie.

Craig became the sixth actor to portray the fictional secret agent James Bond in the long-running Eon Productions film series. He made his debut as the character in the 2006 film, Casino Royale to critical acclaim and was nominated for a BAFTA award. He recently finished filming the 22nd James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, released in the UK on 31 October 2008 and in the US on 14 November 2008.

According to Men`s Vogue, Craig is now the highest paid actor in Britain.

Biography

Early life

Daniel Craig was born in Chester, England, the son of Olivia (née Williams), an art teacher, and Timothy John Wroughton Craig, who served as a midshipman in the Merchant Navy and worked in various occupations when he came ashore. He is the cousin of spy-thriller novelist Joe Craig. His godmother was his mothers best friend Carol Tipping. Craig was brought up on the Wirral, Merseyside. His father was the landlord of the pubs "Ring `O Bells" and "The Boot Inn". He and his brother Adam attended Hilbre High School and Calday Grange Grammar School in West Kirby. He played for Hoylake Rugby Club. Craig moved to London when he was sixteen to join the National Youth Theatre after a brief stay at Calday.. He and his brother Adam attended Hillbre High School and Calday Grange Grammar School in West Kirby. He played for Hoylake Rugby Club.

Breakthrough: 1990s

Craig studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1991, and appeared in several minor roles including Sharpe`s Eagle and an episode of Drop The Dead Donkey in 1993. His first leading role on screen was as a co-star in the 1996 BBC Television serial Our Friends in the North. He continued his work with the BBC by starring in the 1997 Francis Bacon biopic Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon, portraying Bacon`s jilted lover George Dyer. The year 1997 also saw the broadcast of a TV mystery drama, from the Minette Walters novel The Ice House, in which Craig played DS Andy McLoughlin. Craig had a small part as John Ballard in Elizabeth in 1998.

Following an introduction to international audiences as Angelina Jolie`s rival and love interest in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), he continued his career in the United States in Sam Mendes`s movie Road to Perdition (2002), with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman. Craig played Connor Rooney, the son of an Irish mob boss (played by Newman) and a conniving murderer who hides behind his mobster father`s shadow. Other leading film roles include Sword of Honour (2001), The Mother (2003) with Anne Reid, Sylvia (2003) with Gwyneth Paltrow, Layer Cake (2004) with Sienna Miller, Enduring Love (2004) with Rhys Ifans, Steven Spielberg`s Munich (2005), Infamous (2006), and The Golden Compass (2007).

James Bond (2005–present)

On 23 October 2005, Craig signed a five-film contract with EON Productions to portray James Bond. He stated that he "was aware of the challenges" of the James Bond franchise which he considers "a big machine" that "makes a lot of money". He aimed at bringing more "emotional depth" to the character. B

Miscellaneous Information

Friends and Family

Gaspard Ulliel. (Good friends.)

Kate Moss. (Good friends.)

Lea Craig [Sister] (Older sister.)

Olivia Craig [Mother]

Tim Craig [Father]

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