Daniel Craig Biography

Daniel Craig, Actor
Born asDaniel Wroughton Craig
Occup.Actor
FromUnited Kingdom
BornMarch 2, 1968
Chester, England
Age56 years
Daniel Craig, the renowned English actor, was born on March 2, 1968, in Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom. He was raised in a middle-class family members by his mom, Olivia, an art educator, as well as his dad, Timothy, who was a former merchant seaman and ran the family-founded bar. Craig has an older sister, Lea, with whom he shares a close bond. He attended main school in Frodsham, where he first ended up being thinking about acting, before the family relocated to Wirral, Merseyside, where he registered at Hilbre High School.

As a teenager, Craig left school very early to join the youth cinema team named the National Youth Theatre in London, where he began developing his acting abilities. He went on to further refine his skill by participating in the renowned Guildhall School of Music and Drama under the tutelage of prominent actor Colin McCormack. In 1991, Craig graduated from the program, starting a renowned occupation in acting.

Daniel Craig began by working in phase plays as well as television dramatization such as Zorro, Heartbeat, as well as The Rover. His first break in the film market came when he was cast in The Power of One (1992). In the years following his launching, Craig worked in a series of credible movies, such as The Trench (1999), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and Road to Perdition (2002), sharing the display with esteemed stars such as Tom Hanks and also Angelina Jolie.

Craig's acknowledgment skyrocketed when he was provided the function of James Bond in the 2006 film, Casino Royale. His casting was met with a mixed response, but Craig silenced his critics by supplying an incredible performance, transforming the character of Bond and infusing the collection with a feeling of grit as well as psychological depth. Craig repeated his function as James Bond in Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), which came to be the highest-grossing movie of the Bond series to that date, Spectre (2015), as well as No Time to Die (2021). His efficiencies as James Bond have been extensively praised as well as mentioned as one of the crucial elements of the franchise business's reinvigoration.

Throughout his profession, Daniel Craig has demonstrated his convenience as an actor, taking on various duties in acclaimed movies such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), and also Knives Out (2019). Craig has gotten various distinctions for his work, gaining a BAFTA nomination for his duty in Casino Royale and also a Golden Globe election for his function in Knives Out.

In addition to his acting occupation, Craig is a dedicated humanitarian and philanthropist, sustaining reasons such as the removal of landmines and also assisting aid companies in bringing alleviation during situations. He was appointed the very first international advocate for the United Nations Development Programme's Gender Equality in 2015.

In his personal life, Craig has actually been married to actress Rachel Weisz because 2011, with whom he shares a daughter. He likewise has a little girl from his previous marriage to actress Fiona Loudon. Daniel Craig's devotion to his craft as well as his ability to depict complex characters have made him one of the most revered and also prominent stars in the modern film sector.

Our collection contains 19 quotes who is written / told by Daniel.

Related authors: Darren Aronofsky (Director), Tom Hanks (Actor), Matthew Vaughn (Producer), Rachel Weisz (Actress), Ewan McGregor (Actor), Angelina Jolie (Actress)

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19 Famous quotes by Daniel Craig

Small: Theres no real side to be on because I think it was a mess
"There's no real side to be on because I think it was a mess"
Small: Its not like I was trying to be sexy but I had to get fit because I had to be able to do stunts.
"It's not like I was trying to be sexy but I had to get fit because I had to be able to do stunts. Also I wanted that, if Bond took his clothes off, he looked like a man who did what he did, which was kill people for a living. I thought the only way to do that was to work out and get fit and buff and get physically into shape"
Small: Ive never really had a desire to do Shakespeare. For me, its just too many lines
"I've never really had a desire to do Shakespeare. For me, it's just too many lines"
Small: He knows that you have ability and what he does is he manipulates it and sort of empowers you
"He knows that you have ability and what he does is he manipulates it and sort of empowers you"
Small: We agreed to do it when I was drunk at his house one night, then on the day I had to have four large br
"We agreed to do it when I was drunk at his house one night, then on the day I had to have four large brandies - they didn't touch the sides at all. People just got on with it though. It didn't gather a crowd!"
Small: The idea of regretting not doing this seemed insane to me. Sitting in the corner at a bar at age 60, sa
"The idea of regretting not doing this seemed insane to me. Sitting in the corner at a bar at age 60, saying: 'I could've been Bond. Buy me a drink.' That's the saddest place I could be. At least now at 60 I can say: 'I was Bond. Now buy me a drink.'"
Small: I know in my life theres stuff that will come back because I havent dealt with it, and its the same wit
"I know in my life there's stuff that will come back because I haven't dealt with it, and it's the same with everybody"
Small: I didnt want to do a zoo show. I didnt want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted
"I didn't want to do a zoo show. I didn't want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted to show someone who was trying to live their life"
Small: Its a huge challenge, a huge responsibility. Bond is a huge iconic figure in movie history. These oppor
"It's a huge challenge, a huge responsibility. Bond is a huge iconic figure in movie history. These opportunities don't come along very often so I thought, 'Why not?'"
Small: I just felt that you cant have a character fall in love so madly as they did in the last movie and not
"I just felt that you can't have a character fall in love so madly as they did in the last movie and not finish it off, understand it, get some closure. That's why the movie is called 'Quantum of Solace' - that's exactly what he's looking for"
Small: As soon as someone tells me: Youre rather sexy, I wish I could disappear. If somebody says: You were vo
"As soon as someone tells me: 'You're rather sexy,' I wish I could disappear. If somebody says: 'You were voted the world's sexiest man,' I have no idea what that means. How do I respond? 'Thank you' is the best you can do. George Clooney is the world's sexiest man, anyway"
Small: Theres a passion about this because people take it very close to their hearts and they have grown up wi
"There's a passion about this because people take it very close to their hearts and they have grown up with James Bond - and so have I. But I was being criticized before I had presented anything, so it was name calling"
Small: I find it very easy playing Bond. I think hes hilarious. He gets himself into some extraordinarily funn
"I find it very easy playing Bond. I think he's hilarious. He gets himself into some extraordinarily funny situations"
Small: The subject matter is very tricky. Its about the Munich massacre and what Mossad did afterwards with th
"The subject matter is very tricky. It's about the Munich massacre and what Mossad did afterwards with the assassination squads. I think it's a turning point in history, especially for the Palestinians"
Small: Sexiness, particularly in movies, is the chess game in the Thomas Crown Affair. Its, its, I dont know,
"Sexiness, particularly in movies, is the chess game in the 'Thomas Crown Affair'. It's, it's, I don't know, but Faye Dunaway comes up a lot in that thinking. It's the subtlety of sexiness. The moment you try to be sexy, then it's not"
Small: Its a Tim sandwich. The meat is fresh, but the bread is moldy
"It's a Tim sandwich. The meat is fresh, but the bread is moldy"
Small: Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I dont trust myself. I need that balance
"Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance"
Small: Any voices or fantasies, he lives with. Those are his everyday life things
"Any voices or fantasies, he lives with. Those are his everyday life things"
Small: But I do know people that have stalkers and its not nice
"But I do know people that have stalkers and it's not nice"