Daniel Craig is an English actor, best known for playing British secret agent James Bond since 2006. Craig is an alumnus of the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, beginning 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.
Background
Craig was born in Chester, England. His mother, Carol Olivia (née Williams), was an art teacher, and his father, Timothy John Wroughton Craig, was the landlord of the pubs "Ring o' Bells" (in Frodsham) and the "Boot Inn" (Willington, Tarporley), having served as a midshipman in the Merchant Navy. Both of Craig's parents were of half-Welsh descent.
Career
Actor: (films) The Power of One, 1992, A Kid in King Arthur's Court, 1995, Saint-Ex, 1996, Obsession, 1997, Love and Rage, 1998, Elizabeth, 1998, The Trench, 1999, I Dreamed of Africa, 2000, Some Voices, 2000, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, 2001, Road to Perdition, 2002, Occasional, Strong, 2002, The Mother, 2003, Sylvia, 2003, Enduring Love, 2004, Layer Cake, 2004, The Jacket, 2005, Fateless, 2005, Munich, 2005, (voice) Renaissance, 2006, Infamous, 2006, Casino Royale, 2006, The Invasion, 2007, The Golden Compass, 2007, Quantum of Solace, 2008, Defiance, 2008; (TV films) Genghis Cohn, 1993, Sharpe's Eagle, 1993, Kiss and Tell, 1996, The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, 1996, The Ice House, 1997, Shockers: The Visitor, 1999, Copenhagen, 2002, Archangel, 2005; (Broadway plays) A Steady Rain, 2009