Graduated from Guildhall of Music & Drama (London) in 1991.

He was nominated for a 2002 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Number at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs.

Was the last actor considered for the role of "Rorschach" in the doomed movie adaptation of Alan Moore's comic-book mini-series, Watchmen (2009).

Father: Tim Craig

Was the only member of the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) cast to be a huge fan of the Tomb Raider video games. His favorite in the series was Tomb Raider II (1997) (VG), released in 1997.

Between 2005 and 2008, Craig played militant Jewish soldiers or fighters three times in fairly quick succession: in Sorstalanság (2005) ("Fearless"), he plays an American soldier who identifies himself as Jewish while liberating a concentration camp; in Munich (2005), he plays the most militant member of a team of Mossad agents assigned to assassinate the terrorists responsible for killing Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics; and in Defiance (2008), he plays one of three Jewish brothers who escape from Nazi-occupied Poland to join the resistance.

Mother: Olivia Craig

Older sister: Lea Craig

One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007.

Lord Aisrael, his character from The Golden Compass (2007), was previously played by Timothy Dalton in a London theater production. Craig and Dalton have also, of course, shared the role of James Bond.

He has a daughter, who lives with his ex-wife in London.

Appeared in Sharpe's Eagle (1993) (TV) with Sean Bean. Bean played the villain in GoldenEye (1995), which was directed by Martin Campbell, who also directed Casino Royale (2006).

2000: Named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion.

He is a good friend of supermodel Kate Moss.

Lived in London with German actress Heike Makatsch. [April 2001]

Quit smoking before making Casino Royale (2006).

One of the many actors considered to take over James Bond from Pierce Brosnan. He officially accepted the role in October, 2005.

Voted #7 in Elle (France) Magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll (June 2007).

Good friend of actor Gaspard Ulliel.

Esquire magazine's "Best dressed male" in 2006

His girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell accompanied him to the world premiere of Casino Royale (2006) in London. It was their first public appearance together.

Visited Sarajevo Film Festival (in post-war Bosnia) in 2005.

October 2007 - Signed on to play James Bond in four more films after Casino Royale.

Was the only member of the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider cast to be a huge fan of the Tomb Raider video games. His favorite in the series was Tomb Raider II, released in 1997.

Is the shortest actor to play the role of James Bond, despite being relatively tall standing at 5 feet and 11 inches.

Quit smoking before making Casino Royale.

He is the first Bond actor to have been born after the Bond series began.

He`s a fan of Liverpool Football Club.

Is a big fan of Robert Altman films.