| Name |
Daniel
Craig |
|
| Full
name |
Daniel
Wroughton Craig |
| Nick
name |
James
Blond |
| Profession |
Actor |
| Date
of Birth |
March
2, 1968, Cheshire, England. |
| Star
sign : |
Pisces |
| Height |
5'
11" |
| Hair
color |
Blonde |
| Eyes |
Blue |
| Nationality |
British |
| Education |
*
Calday
Grange Grammar School,
* Hilbre High School in West Kirby, Wirral, UK
* National Youth Theatre
* Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Barbican |
| Family |
Father:
Tim Craig,
Mother: Carol Olivia Craig
Sister: Lea Craig
Daughter: Ella
Step father: Max Blond
|
| Ex
- wife |
Fiona Loudon |
| Girlfriend |
Satsuki Mitchell |
| Inspiration |
His mother |
| Earlier
jobs |
Waiter |
| Debut |
Stage: Agamemnon
in Shakespeare's 'Troilus And Cressida' at the
age of 16
TV: Boon; Drop The Dead Donkey
Film: The Power of One(1992)
Bond Film: CASINO
ROYALE(2006) |
| Being
James Bond |
"I've
just got to step up to the plate and deal with
it." |
| Fears |
flying |
| Loves |
Rugby |
| Rose
to fame in |
Our Friends In The North |
| Notable
roles |
*
Angelina Jolie's rival in Lara Croft: Tomb
Raider (2001)
* Sam Mendes' movie Road to Perdition (2002),
with Tom Hanks,
* Sylvia (2003) with Gwyneth Paltrow and
* Enduring Love (2004) with Rhys Ifans.
* Steven Spielberg's controversial political thriller,
Munich(2005) |
| Favourites |
Drink:
vodka martinis
Ice cream flavour: Vanilla
Sports team: Liverpool football team
Bond films:"Dr. No" and "From
Russia With Love"
Comedians: Woody Allen and the Marx brothers. |
| Hobbies |
Fishing, Painting(likes painting fish)
|
| James
Bond |
*
Craig is the seventh actor to play Bond.
* Has 3 film contract worth £15 million with EON
productions which produces James Bond movies
* He is shorter than all the previous Bonds
* As Bond he does not smoke
in the movie 'Casino Royale'
|
| Rumours |
*
Intially couldn't drive 007's classic Aston Martin
DB5 because he was only used to automatic transmissions.
* Was not able to play cards well |
| His
detractors |
craignotbond.com
does
not approve him as the Bond |
| Facts |
* Studied along with Ewan McGregor and Alistair
McGowan, then later Damian Lewis and Joseph Fiennes
at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
* He is the first blonde actor to play Bond, and
also the first to be born after the start of the
film series, and also the first to be born after
the death of the author Ian
Fleming in 1964.
* Esquire magazine's "Best dressed male"
in 2006
* Academically was an average student
* Is called James Blond because of his blonde
hair
* Had two teeth knocked
out during his first fight scene in
Casino Royale
* Craig hired a personal trainer after the shooting began and had workout schedule almost every
day.
* Is not conscious of acting naked.
* 'Casino Royale'
has smashed the existing British record for debut
night box office takings for any Bond film, when
it took $3.6 million on Thursday (16.11.06)
|
| Quote |
"I always wanted to be an actor. I had the
arrogance to believe I couldn't be anything else."
|
