Daniel Craig

**Daniel Wroughton Craig** (born 2 March 1968) is an English television and movie actor and movie producer. He was born in Chester, Cheshire, England. He is the latest actor to play James Bond. Craig also plays Detective Benoit Blanc in _Knives Out_ (2019) and its sequel (2022).

Craig is married to actress Rachel Weisz.   He has a daughter Ella by his first wife, Fiona Loudon.  In 2006 he joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

On 12 June 2008, Craig sliced the top of one of his fingers off while filming _Quantum of Solace_.

In September 2015, Craig donated $47,000 to the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders.

### Movies and television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1992|__|Sgt. Botha, a.k.a. The Judge|||
|1993|_Between the Lines_|Undercover Detective|Second series, part 1 (part 14 in all)||
|1993|_Heartbeat_|Peter Begg|||
|1993|_Zorro_|Lt. Hidalgo|Two episodes of a US TV series filmed in Madrid||
|1993|_Sharpe's Eagle_|Lt. Berry|Television drama||
|1995|__|Master Kane|||
|1996|_Kiss And Tell_|Matt Kearney|TV movie||
|1996|__|James "Jemmy" Seagrave|Television drama||
|1996|_Our Friends in the North_|George "Geordie" Peacock|Television drama: 8 episodes||
|1997|_Obsession – Besessene Seelen_|John McHale|||
|1997|__|D.S. Andy McLoughlin|TV mystery/drama from the novel by Minette Walters||
|1997|__|Jerry/Handyman|||
|1998|_Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon_|George Dyer|Edinburgh International Film Festival Award for Best British Performance||
|1998|_Love and Rage_|James Lynchehaun|||
|1998|_Elizabeth_|John Ballard|||
|1999|__|Sgt. Telford Winter|Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Actor||
|1999|__|Schiller|||
|2000|_Some Voices_|Ray|British Independent Film Award for Best Actor||
|2000|_Hotel Splendide_|Ronald Blanche|||
|2000|_I Dreamed of Africa_|Declan Fielding|||
|2001|_Lara Croft: Tomb Raider_|Alex West|||
|2001|_Sword of Honour_|Guy Crouchback|||
|2002|_Copenhagen_|Werner Heisenberg|Television drama (stage adaptation)||
|2002|_Ten Minutes Older: The Cello_|Cecil|||
|2002|_Road to Perdition_|Connor Rooney|||
|2003|_Sylvia_|Ted Hughes|||
|2003|__|Darren|Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—European Film Audience Award for Best Actor Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year||
|2004|_Layer Cake_|Mr. X|Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated—European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor <small>also for Enduring Love</small>||
|2004|_Enduring Love_|Joe|London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Actor Nominated—European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor <small>also for Layer Cake</small>||
|2005|_Munich_|Steve|||
|2005|_Archangel_|Christopher Kelso|Television drama||
|2005|_Fateless_|American Soldier|||
|2005|__|Rudy Mackenzie|||
|2006|_Renaissance_|Barthélémy Karas|Voice role||
|2006|_Infamous|Perry Smith|Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male||
|2006|_Casino Royale_|James Bond|Empire Award for Best Actor Evening Standard British Film Awards Award for Best Actor Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor||
|2007|__|Lord Asriel|||
|2007|__|Ben Driscoll|||
|2008|_Flashbacks of a Fool_|Joe Scot|Also Executive Producer||
|2008|_Quantum of Solace_|James Bond|Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor||
|2008|_Defiance|Tuvia Bielski|||
|2010|_007 Blood Stone_|James Bond|Voice role, video game||
|2011|_Cowboys & Aliens_|Jake Lonergan|Nominated—Scream Award for Best Science Fiction Actor||
|2011|_Dream House_|Will Attenton|||
|2011|_The Adventures of Tintin_|Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine/Red Rackham|Voice and motion capture||
|2011|__|Mikael Blomkvist|Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor||
|2012|_Skyfall_|James Bond|Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Fight <small>(shared with Ola Rapace)</small> Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Shirtless Performance Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the Year Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor||
|2012, 2020|_Saturday Night Live_|Host/Various roles/James Bond|TV show, 2 episodes _(Daniel Craig/Muse)_ & _(Daniel Craig/The Weeknd)_||
|2013|_One Life_|Narrator|Voice role Nominated—Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Narrator||
|2015|_Spectre_|James Bond|Also co-producer Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie||
|2015|_Star Wars: The Force Awakens_|Stormtrooper|Cameo||
|2017|_Comrade Detective_|Father Anton Streza|Voice role, TV-series||
|2017|_Logan Lucky_|Joe Bang|San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated—Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Supporting Actor||
|2017|_Kings_|Obie Hardison|||
|2019|_Knives Out_|Detective Benoit Blanc|Nominated—Golden Globes Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor—Motion Picture Musical or Comedy||
|2021|_No Time to Die_|James Bond|Also co-producer Nominated—People's Choice Awards for Favorite Male Movie Star Nominated—Critics' Choice Super Awards	for Best Actor in an Action Movie Nominated—MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Hero Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor—Motion Picture Musical or Comedy||
|2022|_Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery_|Detective Benoit Blanc|Nominated—St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards for Best Actor||
|2024|_Queer_|William Lee|||
|2025|_Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery_|Detective Benoit Blanc|||

## Video games

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2008|_Quantum of Solace_|James Bond|voice-over||
|2010|_GoldenEye 007_|James Bond|voice-over||
|2010|_James Bond 007: Blood Stone_|James Bond|voice-over||
|2012|_007 Legends_|James Bond|voice-over||

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Daniel Craig-62900.jpg
- **caption**: Craig in 2024
- **honorific prefix**: Royal Navy, Honorary Commander
- **birth name**: Daniel Wroughton Craig
- **birth place**: Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
- **nationality**: English
- **occupation**: Actor
- **height**: 178 cm
- **yearsactive**: 1992 - present
- **spouse**:

- **partner**: Heike Makatsch (1994–2001)
Satsuki Mitchell (2004–10)
- **children**: 1
- **signature**: Firma de Daniel Craig.svg