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.Chester Chronicle - Biography of Daniel Craig 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.

Filmography
Movies and television
 Year Title Role 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 ActorNominated—European Film Audience Award for Best ActorNominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the Year 2004  Layer Cake  Mr. X  Nominated—Empire Award for Best ActorNominated—European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor also for Enduring Love 2004  Enduring Love  Joe  London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actor of the YearNominated—British Independent Film Award for Best ActorNominated—European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Actor also for Layer Cake 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
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| 2006 || Casino Royale || James Bond || Empire Award for Best ActorEvening Standard British Film Awards Award for Best ActorSant Jordi Award for Best Foreign ActorNominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleNominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor
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| 2007 ||  || Lord Asriel ||
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| 2007 ||  || Ben Driscoll ||
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| 2008 || Flashbacks of a Fool || Joe Scot || Also Executive Producer
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| 2008 || Quantum of Solace || James Bond || Nominated—Empire Award for Best Actor
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| 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 MovieNominated—Empire Award for Best ActorNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Ola Rapace) Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Shirtless Performance Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the YearNominated—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 roleNominated—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 ComedyNominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting EnsembleNominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Comedic PerformanceNominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor—Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2021  No Time to Die  James Bond  Also co-producerNominated—People's Choice Awards for Favorite Male Movie StarNominated—Critics' Choice Super Awards	for Best Actor in an Action MovieNominated—MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best HeroNominated—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 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

References

Category:1968 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from Cheshire
Category:Actors who played James Bond
Category:English movie actors
Category:English movie producers
Category:English television actors
Category:English voice actors
Category:People from Chester