English actor. He trained at the National Youth Theatre and graduated from
the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991, before beginning his
career on stage. His film debut was in the drama The Power of One (1992).
Other early appearances were in the historical war drama television series
Sharpe's Eagle (1993), Disney family film A Kid in King Arthur's Court
(1995), the serial drama Our Friends in the North (1996) and the
biographical film Elizabeth (1998).
Craig's appearances in the British television film Love Is the Devil: Study
for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998), the indie war film The Trench
(1999), and the drama Some Voices (2000) attracted the film industry's
attention. This led to roles in bigger productions such as the action film
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), the crime thriller Road to Perdition
(2002), the crime thriller Layer Cake (2004), and the Steven Spielberg
historical drama Munich (2005). Craig achieved international fame when
chosen as the sixth actor to play the role of Ian Fleming's British secret
agent character James Bond in the film series, taking over from Pierce
Brosnan in 2005. His debut film as Bond, Casino Royale, was released
internationally in November 2006 and was highly acclaimed, earning him a
BAFTA award nomination. 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 currently the
highest-grossing film in the series and the fifteenth highest-grossing film
of all time; it was also the highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom
until 2015.[3][4] Craig's fourth Bond film, Spectre, premiered in 2015.
Since taking the role of Bond, he has continued to star in other films,
including the fantasy film The Golden Compass (2007), World War II film
Defiance (2008), science fiction western Cowboys & Aliens (2011), the
English-language adaptation of Stieg Larsson's mystery thriller The Girl
with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and the heist film Logan Lucky (2017). Craig
also made a guest appearance as Bond in the opening ceremony of the London
2012 Olympic Games, alongside Queen Elizabeth II.
