Claim: Daniel Craig starred in a movie.

Layer Cake -LRB- also occasionally stylised as L4YER CAKƐ -RRB- is a 2004 British crime thriller film directed by Matthew Vaughn , in his directorial debut . The screenplay was adapted by J. J. Connolly from his novel of the same name . The film 's plot revolves around a London-based criminal , played by Daniel Craig , working in the trade of cocaine who wishes to leave the drug business . The film features Tom Hardy , Colm Meaney , and Sienna Miller .   The film was produced by Adam Bohling , David Reid and Matthew Vaughn , with Stephen Marks as executive producer . The title refers to the social strata , especially in the British criminal underworld .