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Daniel Craig Profile:

Daniel Craig

Profile:
Famous as: Actor
Birth Name: Daniel Wroughton Craig
Birth Date: March 02, 1968
Birth Place: Chester, England, UK
Claim to fame: As James Bond in ?Casino Royale? (2006)

Daniel Craig young photo

Biography:
Daniel Wroughton Craig is a British actor best known for playing British secret agent James Bond in a 2006 reboot of the film series and its sequels. Craig is an alumnus of the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and began his career on stage. His early on screen appearances were in the films Elizabeth, The Power of One and A Kid in King Arthur?s Court, and on Sharpe?s Eagle and Zorro in television. His appearances in the British films Love Is the Devil, The Trench and Some Voices attracted the industry?s attention, leading to roles in bigger productions such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Road to Perdition, Layer Cake and Munich.

Daniel Craig family photo

Early life:
Craig was born in Chester, Cheshire, England. His mother, Carol Olivia, was an art teacher, and his father, Timothy John Wroughton Craig, was the landlord of the pubs ?Ring o? Bells? and the ?Boot Inn?, and also served as a midshipman in the Merchant Navy. Both of Craig?s parents were of half-Welsh descent. He was brought up on the Wirral Peninsula, and attended a primary school in Frodsham and Hoylake called Holy Trinity Primary School. He attended Hilbre High School in later years. He began acting in school plays at age six. Craig moved to London when he was sixteen to join the National Youth Theatre after a stay at Calday. He and his older sister, Lea, attended Hilbre High School and Calday Grange Grammar School in West Kirby. He played for Hoylake RFC Rugby Union Club. He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the Barbican and graduated in 1991 after three years of study under Colin McCormack.

Dream House movie still

Career:

Overview:
Craig appeared as Joe in the Royal National Theatre?s production of Tony Kushner?s Angels in America in November 1993. Also in 1993, Craig appeared in an episode of Yorkshire Television?s Heartbeat, which aired on 31 October 1993. An early starring role was as ?Geordie? in the BBC?s 1996 drama Our Friends in the North, with early film roles being as Angelina Jolie?s rival and love interest in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), before appearing in Sam Mendes?s movie Road to Perdition (2002), with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman. Other leading film roles include Sword of Honour (2001), The Mother (2003) with Anne Reid, Sylvia (2003) with Gwyneth Paltrow, Layer Cake (2004) with Sienna Miller, Enduring Love (2004) with Rhys Ifans, Steven Spielberg?s Munich (2005) with Eric Bana, Infamous and Casino Royale (2006), The Golden Compass (2007), Quantum of Solace, Defiance (2008), and Cowboys & Aliens (2011).

Cowboys and Aliens movie still

James Bond: 2005?present:
In 2005, Craig was contracted by EON Productions to portray James Bond. He stated that he ?was aware of the challenges? of the James Bond franchise which he considers ?a big machine? that ?makes a lot of money?. He aimed at bringing more ?emotional depth? to the character. Being born in 1968, Craig is the first actor to portray James Bond to have been born after the Bond series already started, and Ian Fleming, the novels? writer, had died. Significant controversy followed the decision, as it was doubted if the producers had made the right? choice. Throughout the entire production period Internet campaigns expressed their dissatisfaction and threatened to boycott the film in protest. Craig, unlike previous actors, was not considered by the protesters to fit the tall, dark, handsome image of Bond to which viewers had been accustomed. The Daily Mirror ran a front page news story critical of Craig, with the headline, ?The Name?s Bland ? James Bland.? Although the choice of Craig was controversial, numerous actors publicly voiced their support, most notably, four of the five actors who had previously portrayed Bond ? Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Dalton, Sean Connery and Roger Moore ? called his casting a good decision. Clive Owen, who had been linked to the role, also spoke in defence of Craig.

The first film, Casino Royale, premi?red on 14 November 2006 and grossed a total of US$594,239,066 worldwide, which makes the film the highest grossing Bond film to date.[19] After the film was released, Craig?s performance was highly acclaimed.[20] As production of Casino Royale reached its conclusion, producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced that pre-production work had already begun on the 22nd Bond film. After several months of speculation as to the release date, Wilson and Broccoli officially announced on 20 July 2006 that the follow-up film, Quantum of Solace, was to be released on 7 November 2008 and that Craig plays Bond with an option for a third film. On 25 October 2007, MGM CEO Harry Sloan revealed at the Forbes Meet II Conference that Craig had signed on for four more Bond films, through to Bond 25. In 2006, Craig was invited to join 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. The accident was the latest in a string of incidents surrounding the shoot, including a fire at one of the sets in Pinewood Studios, a car crash that left the stunt driver in a serious condition, and an Aston Martin skidding off the road and plunging into Lake Garda while being transported to the set in Italy.

Daniel Craig, Satsuki Mitchell

Craig describes his portrayal of Bond as an anti-hero: ?The question I keep asking myself while playing the role is, ?Am I the good guy or just a bad guy who works for the good side?? Bond?s role, after all, is that of an assassin when you come down to it. I have never played a role in which someone?s dark side shouldn?t be explored. I don?t think it should be confusing by the end of the film, but during the film you should be questioning who he is.? Craig also states that his favourite previous Bond actor was Sean Connery, but says, ?I?d never copy somebody else. I would never do an impression of anybody else or try and improve on what they did. That would be a pointless exercise for me?. His favourite Bond film is From Russia with Love. On a James Bond-centric episode of The South Bank Show, Connery divulged his thoughts on Craig?s casting as Bond, whom he described as ?fantastic, marvelous in the part.? When he was told that Craig had taken particular note of his performances, Connery said that he was ?flattered? and that Craig really gets the ?danger element? to Bond?s character.

On 19 April 2010, Craig?s expected third Bond film was announced to have been suspended indefinitely due to the crippling debt and uncertain future of MGM. However, both Craig and Sam Mendes hoped to resume work on the film soon. The film has since resumed and Craig will return as Bond once again, with the film due for release on 9 November 2012. Skyfall is expected to be part of year-long celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Dr. No. On 19 December 2011, it was announced that Daniel Craig has signed on for five future Bond films, bringing his total to eight films which would break by one film Roger Moore?s record of the longest running actor to portray the character.

Other projects:
In 1999, Craig starred as Richard in a TV drama called Shockers: The Visitor. In 2007, he portrayed Lord Asriel in The Golden Compass, the film adaptation of Philip Pullman?s novel. Eva Green, who played Bond girl Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale, also starred in the film, although she did not appear in any scenes with Craig. In a stage version of the book, Asriel had previously been played by Timothy Dalton, one of Craig?s predecessors in the role of James Bond.

Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber

In early 2001, Craig expressed an interest in being a part of the Star Trek franchise, professing his love of the series to the World Entertainment News Network and a desire to have a ?stint in the TV show or a film. It?s been a secret ambition of mine for years.?[36] On 16 March 2007, Craig made a cameo appearance as himself in a sketch with Catherine Tate who appeared in the guise of her character Elaine Figgis from The Catherine Tate Show. The sketch was made for the BBC Red Nose Day 2007 fundraising programme.

In 2008?s Defiance, he played Tuvia Bielski, a Jewish resistance fighter in the forests of Belarus during World War II who saved 1,200 people The shot in Casino Royale of Craig sporting swimming trunks has often topped many sexiest male celebrity polls, and in 2009 Del Monte Foods launched an ice pop moulded to resemble Craig emerging from the sea. He co-starred with Hugh Jackman, in a limited engagement of the play A Steady Rain, on Broadway at the Schoenfeld Theatre, which opened on 10 September 2009 and closed on 6 December 2009.

Craig lent his voice and likeness as James Bond for both the Wii game GoldenEye 007, an enhanced remake of the 1997 game for the Nintendo 64, and James Bond 007: Blood Stone, an original game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, and Microsoft Windows. In August 2010, Craig was cast as crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist in David Fincher?s 2011 adaptation of Stieg Larsson?s novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Craig co-starred with Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde in Cowboys & Aliens, an American science fiction Western film, based on Scott Mitchell Rosenberg?s 2006 graphic novel of the same name.

Daniel Craig at 2012 Olympic games in London

Personal life:
In 1992, Craig married Scottish actress Fiona Loudon, with whom he has a daughter, Ella. The marriage ended in divorce in 1994. After his divorce, he was in a seven-year relationship with German actress Heike Makatsch, ending in 2001. He subsequently dated film producer Satsuki Mitchell from 2004 until 2010. Craig and actress Rachel Weisz began dating in December 2010. Craig and Weisz married on 22 June 2011 in a private New York City ceremony, with only four guests in attendance, including Craig?s 18-year-old daughter, Ella, and Weisz?s four-year-old son, Henry. Craig and Weisz had been friends for many years and had worked together on the movie Dream House shortly before they began dating in late 2010. In October 2008, Craig paid ?4 million for a flat near Regent?s Park, London. He is a Liverpool F.C. supporter.

Daniel Craig poses during a press conference

Filmography:
Skyfall (2012) aka ?Bond 23?
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
James Bond Supports International Women?s Day (2011)
Dream House (2011)
Cowboys and Aliens (2011)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
James Bond 007: Blood Stone (2010) ? VG
GoldenEye 007 (2010) ? VG
Defiance (2009)
Quantum of Solace (2008) aka Bond 22
Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)
I, Lucifer (2008)
The Invasion (2007)
The Golden Compass (2007)
Renaissance (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
Infamous (2006)
Layer Cake (2005)
The Jacket (2005)
Munich (2005)
Sorstalansag (2005)
Archangel (2005) ? TM
Enduring Love (2004)
The Mother (2004)
Sylvia (2003)
Occasional, Strong (2002)
Copenhagen (2002) ? TM
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Sword of Honour (2001)
Hotel Splendide (2000)
Some Voices (2000)
I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
Shockers: The Visitor (1999)
The Trench (1999)
Elizabeth (1998)
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
Love and Rage (1998)
Obsession (1997)
The Ice House (1997) ? TM
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996) ? TM
Our Friends in the North (1996) ? TV
Kiss and Tell (1996) ? TM
A Kid in King Arthur?s Court (1995)
Genghis Cohn (1993) ? TM
Sharpe?s Eagle (1993) ? TM
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992) ? TV
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1992) ? VI
The Power of One (1992)

Daniel Craig awards

Awards:
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2007
Got nomination for Saturn Award
category Best Actor for Casino Royale (2006)

BAFTA Awards
2007
Got nomination for BAFTA Film Award
category Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Casino Royale (2006)

British Independent Film Awards
2007
Won British Independent Film Variety Award
2004
Got nomination for British Independent Film Award
category Best Actor for Enduring Love (2004)
2000
Won British Independent Film Award
category Best Actor for Some Voices (2000)
1999
Got nomination for British Independent Film Award
category Best Actor for The Trench (1999)

Edinburgh International Film Festival
1998
Won Edinburgh International Film Best British Performance
for Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)

Empire Awards, UK
2009
Got nomination for Empire Award
category Best Actor for Quantum of Solace (2008)
2007
Won Empire Award
category Best Actor for Casino Royale (2006)
2005
Got nomination for Empire Award
category Best British Actor for Layer Cake (2004)

European Film Awards
2005
Got nomination for European Film Audience Award
category Best Actor for Layer Cake (2004)
2004
Got nomination for European Film Audience Award
category Best Actor for The Mother (2003)

Evening Standard British Film Awards
2007
Won Evening Standard British Film Award
category Best Actor for Casino Royale (2006)

Evening Standard Theatre Awards
2002
Got nomination for Evening Standard Theatre Award
category Best Actor for ?A Number?

Golden Camera, Germany
2009
Got nomination for Golden Camera
category Best International Actor

Independent Spirit Awards
2007
Got nomination for Independent Spirit Award
category Best Supporting Male for Infamous (2006)

Irish Film and Television Awards
2007
Got nomination for Irish Film and Television Audience Award
category Best International Actor for Casino Royale (2006)

London Critics Circle Film Awards
2005
Won ALFS Award
category British Actor of the Year for Enduring Love (2004)
2004
Got nomination for ALFS Award
category British Actor of the Year for The Mother (2003/I)

National Movie Awards, UK
2007
Got nomination for National Movie Award
category Best Performance by a Male for Casino Royale (2006)

Sant Jordi Awards
2007
Won Sant Jordi Award
category Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) for Casino Royale (2006)

Scream Awards
2011
Got nomination for Scream Award
category Best Science Fiction Actor for Cowboys and Aliens (2011)

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