The new James Bond Daniel Craig has proven himself

31 August 2008

English actor Daniel Wroughton Craig was born March 2, 1968 and Chester, England. He is the son of Olivia Williams, an art teacher, and Timothy John Wroughton Craig, who was a midshipman in the Merchant Navy, working in various capacities when he came ashore. His cousin is the novelist Joe Craig. Daniel was raised on the Wirral, Merseyside where his father was landlord of the Ring ‘O Bells and The Boot pubs.

He attended Hilbre High School and Calday Grange Grammar School in West Kirby. Craig also played for the Hoylake Rugby Club. He moved to London when he was sixteen, joining the National Youth Theatre after a brief stay at Calday.

Craig studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1991, then going on to appear in several minor roles including Sharpe's Eagle, and an episode of Drop The Dead Donkey. Our Friends in the North, a BBC Television serial, offered Craig his first leading role. He continued to work with the BBC, and starred in the 1997 Francis Bacon biopic Love is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon, playing Bacon's lover George Dyer. Craig also played D.S. Andy McLoughlin in the TV drama The Ice House.

Craig went on to co-star in the 2001 action adventure Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the homage to the widely popular video game. He played Angelina Jolie's rival and love interest. In 2002s Road to Perdition, Craig starred alongside Paul Newman and Tom Hanks, playing Connor Rooney, son of an Irish mob boss (Newman) and a murderer who made a quick enemy out of Hank's character.

Craig has also appeared in Sword of Honour, The Mother, Sylvia, Layer Cake, Enduring Love, Munich, Infamous, and his most famous role to date, the role of 007, James Bond.

In 2005, rumors floated that Craig was being considered for the role along with Clive Owen, another English actor who bears a striking resemblance to Bond characters of the past. Reports of a 3-picture contract worth upwards of 30 million leaked out, and Craig was named the new James Bond. The newest Bond film was based on Ian Fleming's first novel, Casino Royale.

Many Bond fans began to boycott and protest that Craig's hair was blonde, but the rather silly grievance subsided, and Bond opened to huge box office success. Casino Royale grossed a total of 594 million dollars, making it the highest grossing Bond film to date. Craig is reportedly signed on for four more Bond films, and is currently shooting a sequel to Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace.

Craig married Scottish actress Fiona Loudon in 1992 and had a daughter. They marriage only lasted for two years and they couple was divorced in 1994. After the divorce, Craig was involved with German actress Heike Makatsch for 7 years. In the last few years, Craig has reportedly been involved with American film producer Satsuki Mitchell.
Tags: james bond, daniel craig, casino royale, olivia williams, calday grange grammar school, hilbre high school, drop the dead donkey, tomb raider, fiona loudon, heike makatsch, satsuki mitchell,
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