Daniel Craig
Acting

Daniel Craig

March 2, 1968 (57 years old) Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

Also known as: Daniel Wroughton Craig

Biography

Daniel Wroughton Craig (born March 2, 1968) is an English actor. He gained international fame by playing the fictional secret agent James Bond for five installments in the film series: Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015), and No Time to Die (2021).

After training at the National Youth Theatre in London and graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991, Craig began his career on stage. He began acting with the drama The Power of One (1992) and had his breakthrough role in the drama serial Our Friends in the North (1996). He gained prominence for his supporting roles in films such as Elizabeth (1998), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Road to Perdition (2002), Layer Cake (2004), and Munich (2005).

In 2006, Craig played Bond in Casino Royale, a reboot of the Bond franchise that was favourably received by critics and earned Craig a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His non-Bond appearances since then include roles in the fantasy film The Golden Compass (2007), the drama Defiance (2008), the science fiction Western Cowboys & Aliens (2011), the mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and the heist film Logan Lucky (2017). For his performance as Detective Benoit Blanc in the Knives Out film series (2019, 2022), he received two Golden Globe Award nominations.

On stage, Craig starred in the Royal National Theatre’s production of Angels in America (1993) on the West End. He made his Broadway debut in the play A Steady Rain (2009) and returned to Broadway in the revivals of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal (2011) and William Shakespeare’s Macbeth (2022). He starred as Iago in the New York Theatre Workshop production of Othello (2016).

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • TV

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007 • TV

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

2006 • Movie

Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace

2008 • Movie

Movie Credits (51)

Acting

2006

Casino Royale

as James Bond

2008

Quantum of Solace

as James Bond

2003

The Mother

as Darren

2015

Spectre

as James Bond

2012

Skyfall

as James Bond

2001

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

as Alex West

1999

The Trench

as Sgt. Telford Winter

2011

Cowboys & Aliens

as Jake Lonergan

1995

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

as Master Kane

1996

Saint-Ex

as Guillaumet

2011

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

as Mikael Blomkvist

2011

The Adventures of Tintin

as Sakharine / Red Rackham (voice)

2005

Munich

as Steve

2007

The Golden Compass

as Lord Asriel

2002

Road to Perdition

as Connor Rooney

2000

I Dreamed of Africa

as Declan Fielding

2004

Enduring Love

as Joe

2007

The Invasion

as Ben Driscoll

1998

Elizabeth

as John Ballard

2008

Defiance

as Tuvia Bielski

Crew

2008

Flashbacks of a Fool

Executive Producer

TV Credits (35)

Acting

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

1 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

6 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

7 episodes

1968

60 Minutes

as Self

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

2 episodes

2005

The Colbert Report

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1990

Zorro

as Lieutenant Hidalgo

13 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

1992

Heartbeat

as Peter Begg

1 episodes

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2 episodes

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1 episodes

1989

Tales from the Crypt

as Barry

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1997

Leute heute

as Self

1 episodes

2013

The Last Leg

as Self

1 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 2, 1968 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
Popularity
4.7

Career Stats

51
Movies
35
TV Shows