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Daniel Craig

Birth name: Daniel Wroughton Craig

Birth date: 02.03.1968

Daniel Craig, one of British theatre's most famous faces who was waiting tables as a struggling teenage actor with the NYT, is now starring as James Bond in Casino Royale (2006). He was born Daniel Wroughton Craig on March 2, 1968, at 41 Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire, England. His father, named Tim Craig, was a merchant seaman turned steel erector, then became landlord of 'Ring O' Bells' pub in Frodsham, Cheshire. His mother, named 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, and his mother, Carol, was the driving force behind his artistic aspirations. 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.

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Filmography

# 007 Bond 22 (2008) .... James Bond # I, Lucifer (2006) .... Lucifer # His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (2007) .... Lord Asriel ... aka His Dark Materials: Northern Lights (UK) # The Invasion (2007) (completed) .... Ben # 007 Casino Royale (2006) .... James Bond ... aka Ian Fleming's Casino Royale (USA: complete title) # Infamous (2006) .... Perry Smith # Renaissance (2006) (voice) .... Barthélémy Karas # Munich (2005) .... Steve # Archangel (2005) (TV) .... Fluke Kelso # Sorstalanság (2005) .... US Army Sergeant ... aka Fateless (Germany: Berlin film festival title) (International: English title) # The Jacket (2005) .... Rudy Mackenzie # Layer Cake (2004) .... XXXX ... aka L4yer Cake (USA: DVD box title) # Enduring Love (2004) .... Joe # Sylvia (2003) .... Ted Hughes # The Mother (2003/I) .... Darren # Occasional, Strong (2002) # Copenhagen (2002) (TV) .... Werner Heisenberg # Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002) .... Cecil (segment Addicted to the Stars) ... aka Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (Germany) # Road to Perdition (2002) .... Connor Rooney # Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) .... Alex West ... aka Tomb Raider (USA: short title) # Sword of Honour (2001) (TV) .... Guy Crouchback # Hotel Splendide (2000) .... Ronald Blanche # Some Voices (2000) .... Ray # I Dreamed of Africa (2000) .... Declan Fielding # Shockers: The Visitor (1999) (TV) .... Richard # The Trench (1999) .... Sgt. Telford Winter ... aka Tranchée, La (France) # Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) .... George Dyer ... aka Love Is the Devil (France) (UK: short title) ... aka Ai no akuma (Japan) ... aka Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (USA) # Elizabeth (1998) .... John Ballard ... aka Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen (closing credits title) # Love and Rage (1998) .... James Lynchehaun ... aka Liebe und Leidenschaft (Germany: TV title) # Obsession (1997) .... John MacHale ... aka Berlin Niagara (France) ... aka Obsession - Besessene Seelen (Germany: TV title) # "The Hunger" .... Jerry Pritchard (1 episode, 1997) - Menage a Trois (1997) TV Episode .... Jerry Pritchard # The Ice House (1997) (TV) .... D.S. Andy McLoughlin # Kiss and Tell (1996/II) (TV) .... Matt Kearney # The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996) (TV) .... James 'Jemmy' Seagrave ... aka Moll Flanders (UK: short title) # "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1996) ... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt - Smoke Wrings (1996) TV Episode # "Our Friends in the North" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Geordie (George) Peacock # A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) .... Master Kane # "Heartbeat" .... Peter Begg (1 episode, 1993) ... aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title) - A Chilly Reception (1993) TV Episode .... Peter Begg # "Between the Lines" .... Joe Rance (1 episode, 1993) ... aka Inside the Line - New Order (1993) TV Episode .... Joe Rance # "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" .... Schiller (1 episode, 1993) - Palestine, October 1917 (1993) TV Episode .... Schiller # Sharpe's Eagle (1993) (TV) .... Lt. Berry # "Drop the Dead Donkey" .... Fixx (1 episode, 1993) - George and His Daughter (1993) TV Episode .... Fixx # Genghis Cohn (1993) (TV) .... Lieutenant Guth, Schatz's replacement # "Boon" .... Jim Parham (1 episode, 1992) - MacGuffin's Transputer (1992) TV Episode .... Jim Parham # "Covington Cross" .... Walkway Guard (1 episode, 1992) ... aka Charring Cross - Pilot (1992) TV Episode .... Walkway Guard # The Power of One (1992) .... Sgt. Botha ... aka Puissance de l'ange, La (France) # The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1992) (V) .... Schiller