caption children birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive signature image article_title partner occupation
craig in 2012 at the sydney premiere of '' skyfall '' 1 chester , cheshire , england , u.k. 2 march 1968 fiona 2011 loudon 1992 1994 divorced rachel weisz 22 june 1992 -- present firma de daniel craig.svg daniel craig 3 , 2012.jpg daniel craig
 heike -lrb- 2004 -- 2010 -rrb- makatsch -lrb- 1994 -- 2001 -rrb- satsuki mitchell actor
daniel craig

daniel wroughton craig -lrb- born 2 march 1968 -rrb- is an english actor who trained at the national youth theatre and graduated from the guildhall school of music and drama in 1991 , beginning his career on stage .
his film debut was in the drama `` the power of one '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- .
other early appearances were in the biographical film `` elizabeth '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- and the disney family film `` a kid in king arthur 's court '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- , as well as in the historical war drama television series `` sharpe 's eagle '' -lrb- 1993 -rrb- and the action-adventure drama series `` zorro '' .
cast as the fictional british secret agent james bond 007 in october 2005 , his first film in the role , `` casino royale '' , was released in cinemas worldwide in november 2006 .
craig 's appearances in the british television film ' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , the indie war film `` the trench '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- , and the drama `` some voices '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- attracted the film industry 's attention .
this led to roles in bigger productions such as the action film ' -lrb- 2001 -rrb- , the crime thriller `` road to perdition '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , the crime thriller `` layer cake '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , and the steven spielberg historical drama `` munich '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- .
craig achieved international fame when chosen as the sixth actor to play the role of ian fleming 's james bond 007 in the official film series , taking over from pierce brosnan in 2005 .
although his casting was initially greeted with skepticism , his debut was highly acclaimed and earned him a bafta award nomination , with `` casino royale '' becoming the highest-grossing in the series at the time .
`` quantum of solace '' followed two years later .
craig 's third bond film , `` skyfall '' , premiered in 2012 and is now the highest-grossing film in the series , as well as the twelfth highest-grossing film of all time .
craig 's fourth bond film , `` spectre '' , will premiere in 2015 .
in 2006 , he joined the academy of motion picture arts and sciences .
since taking the role of bond , he has continued to appear in other films .
in 2011 he starred in the english language adaptation of the mystery thriller `` the girl with the dragon tattoo '' .
he made a guest appearance as bond in the opening ceremony of the london 2012 olympic games , alongside queen elizabeth ii .
