Line #61 Creator/DanielCraig


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2	[[caption-width-right:325:[[Film/JamesBond The name's Craig. Daniel Craig.]]]]
3	->''"I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off."''
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5	Daniel Wroughton Craig [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CMG]] (born 2 March 1968 in Chester) is an English actor. His career took off with appearances in the classic miniseries ''Series/OurFriendsInTheNorth'' and ''Series/{{Sharpe}}'', and movies such as ''Film/{{Elizabeth}}'' and ''Film/LayerCake'', but he's since become best known for one particular role...
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7	[[TheNameIsBondJamesBond Bond]]. Film/JamesBond.
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9	Chosen by producer Creator/BarbaraBroccoli to succeed Creator/PierceBrosnan in the role in the 2006 reboot of the franchise, ''Film/{{Casino Royale\|2006}}'', he reprised it in 2008's ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'', 2012's ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', 2015's ''Film/{{Spectre}}'' and 2021's ''Film/NoTimeToDie''. He was also used as the design base and voice of Bond in ''VideoGame/BloodStone'', the ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' tie-in video game, and the remake of the ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEye1997 GoldenEye 007]]'' game for the Wii, and escorted none other than [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II]] in a short film for the UsefulNotes/{{London}} UsefulNotes/OlympicGames' opening ceremony in 2012. Having played Bond for 15 years, his tenure has chronologically surpassed that of the previous longest, Creator/RogerMoore, whose tenure lasted 12 years (though Moore starred in seven Bond films while Craig starred in five, since Creator/EonProductions notoriously slowed down their film output after 2008).
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11	Despite being known primarily for Bond, Craig has had major roles in a number of other films, including Angelina Jolie's love interest / rival in ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider'' (2001), Irish mobster Conner Rooney in ''Film/RoadToPerdition'' (2002), Afrikaner Mossad team member Steve in the [[Creator/StevenSpielberg Spielberg]] directed ''Film/{{Munich}}'' (2005), Lord Asriel in the [[Film/TheGoldenCompass film adaptation]] of ''[[Literature/HisDarkMaterials The Golden Compass]]'' (2007), Dr. Ben Driscoll in ''Film/TheInvasion'' (2007), Jewish resistance leader Tuvia Bielski in ''Film/{{Defiance}}'' (2008), protagonist Jake Lonergan of ''Film/CowboysAndAliens'' (2011), journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the Creator/DavidFincher adaption of ''Film/TheGirlWithTheDragonTattoo2011'', Mr. Sakharine / Red Rackham in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin\|2011}}'', or DeepSouth DemolitionsExpert Joe Bang in ''Film/LoganLucky''. Lately, he's found himself another film franchise role, the {{Southern\|Gentleman}} GentlemanDetective Benoit Blanc in Creator/RianJohnson's [[MysteryFiction whodunnits]] ''Film/KnivesOut'' and ''Film/GlassOnion''. A third film is on the way.
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13	He also has had a long and healthy career as a stage actor, including playing Joe in the Royal National Theatre's production of ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'' in addition to starring in Broadway productions of ''A Steady Rain'' (opposite Creator/HughJackman), Creator/HaroldPinter's ''Betrayal'' and some Broadway/off-Broadway [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare]] productions by director Sam Gold.
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15	Also, Craig is JustForFun/OneOfUs, being a self-described "old hand {{Trekkie}}", as well as being a fan of ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and, of course, ''Series/DoctorWho''. It was also his idea to have "[[Music/{{Enya}} Orinoco Flow]]" playing over a certain key scene in ''Dragon Tattoo''.
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17	Daniel's second wife is Creator/RachelWeisz since June 2011. They have a child since 2018. Both of them also have American nationality, although Craig was naturalized in 2019 in part due to his wife being a naturalized American in 2011.
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19	On an unrelated sidenote, it's been shown as canon that he is [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy and Faith's]] fantasy guy.
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21	!!Roles
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25	[[folder:Film]]
26	* ''Literature/ThePowerOfOne'' (1992) as Sgt. Jaapie Botha
27	* ''Film/AKidInKingArthursCourt'' (1995) as Master Kane
28	* ''Obsession'' (1997) as John [=McHale=]
29	* ''Love and Rage'' (1998) as James Lynchehaun
30	* ''Film/{{Elizabeth}}'' (1998) as John Ballard
31	* ''The Trench'' (1999) as Sgt. Telford Winter
32	* ''Some Voices'' (2000) as Ray
33	* ''Hotel Splendide'' (2000) as Ronald Blanche
34	* ''I Dreamed of Africa'' (2000) as Declan Fielding
35	* ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider'' (2001) as Alex West
36	* ''Ten Minutes Older: The Cello'' (2002) as Cecil Thomas
37	* ''Film/RoadToPerdition'' (2002) as Connor Rooney
38	* ''Sylvia'' (2003) as Ted Hughes
39	* ''The Mother'' (2003) as Darren
40	* ''Film/LayerCake'' (2004) as XXXX
41	* ''Film/EnduringLove'' (2004) as Joe
42	* ''Film/TheJacket'' (2005) as Rudy Mackenzie
43	* ''Fateless'' (2005) as an American Soldier
44	* ''Film/{{Munich}}'' (2005) as Steve
45	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Renaissance}}'' (2006) as Barthélémy Karas
46	* ''Infamous'' (2006) as Perry Smith
47	* ''Film/JamesBond'' as Commander James Bond, codename 007
48	** ''Film/{{Casino Royale\|2006}}'' (2006)
49	** ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' (2008)
50	** ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' (2012)
51	** ''Film/{{Spectre}}'' (2015)
52	** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' (2021)
53	* ''Film/TheInvasion'' (2007) as Ben Driscoll
54	* ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'' (2007) as Lord Asriel
55	* ''Flashbacks of a Fool'' (2008) as Joe Scot
56	* ''Film/{{Defiance}}'' (2008) as Tuvia Bielski
57	* ''One Life'' (2011 documentary) as the narrator
58	* ''Film/CowboysAndAliens'' (2011) as Jake Lonergan
59	* ''Film/DreamHouse'' (2011) as Will Atenton / Peter Ward
60	* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin\|2011}}'' (2011) as Mr. Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine / Red Rackham
61	* ''Film/{{The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\|2011}}'' (2011) as Mikael Blomkvist
62	* ''[[Film/TheForceAwakens Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens]]'' (2015) as Stormtrooper FN-1824 (cameo)
63	* ''Film/LoganLucky'' (2017) as Joe Bang
64	* ''Film/{{Kings\|2017}}'' (2017) as Obie Harding
65	* Benoit Blanc Mysteries as as Benoit Blanc
66	** ''Film/KnivesOut'' (2019)
67	** ''[[Film/GlassOnion Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery]]'' (2022)
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70	[[folder:Live-Action Television]]
71	* ''Series/{{Zorro\|1990}}'' (1993) as Lt. Hidalgo
72	* ''Series/DropTheDeadDonkey'' (1993) as Fixx
73	* ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'' (1993) as Schiller
74	* ''Series/{{Between The Lines\|1992}}'' (1993) as Joe Rance
75	* ''Series/{{Heartbeat}}'' (1993) as Peter Begg
76	* ''Screen Two'' (1993) as Lt. Guth
77	* ''[[Series/{{Sharpe}} Sharpe's Eagle]]'' (1993) as Lt. Berry
78	* ''Series/OurFriendsInTheNorth'' (1996) as Geordie Peacock
79	* ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' (1996) as Barry
80	* ''Saint-Ex'' (1996) as Guillaumet
81	* ''Kiss and Tell'' (1996) as Matt Kearney
82	* ''[[Literature/MollFlanders The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders]]'' (1996) as James "Jemmy" Seagrave
83	* ''The Hunger'' (1997) as Jerry Pritchard
84	* ''The Ice House'' (1997) as DS Andy [=McLoughlin=]
85	* ''Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon'' (1998) as George Dyer
86	* ''Shockers: The Visitor'' (1999) as Richard
87	* ''Literature/SwordOfHonour'' (2001) as Guy Crouchback
88	* ''Copenhagen'' (2002) as Werner Heisenberg
89	* ''Archangel'' (2005) as Prof. Fluke Kelso
90	* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (2012) as himself (host)
91	* ''[[Series/ChildrenInNeed Superheroes Unite for BBC Children in Need]]'' (2014) as the narrator
92	* ''Series/ComradeDetective'' (2017) as Father Anton Streza (voice)
93	* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (2020) as himself (host)
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96	[[folder:Stage Plays]]
97	* ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'', Royal National Theatre - London (1993) as Joe Pitt
98	* ''Hurlyburly'', The Old Vic - London (1997) as Mickey
99	* ''A Number'', Royal Court - London (2002) as Bernard 1, Bernard 2 and Michael Black
100	* ''A Steady Rain'', Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre - New York City (2009) as Joey
101	* ''Theatre/{{Betrayal}}'', Ethel Barrymore Theatre - New York City (2013) as Robert
102	* ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'', New York Theatre Workshop - New York City (2016) as Iago
103	* ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'', Broadway's Lyceum Theatre - New York City (2022) as Lord Macbeth
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106	!! Tropes found in his works:
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108	* AbilityOverAppearance: Daniel Craig's initial casting as Bond caused some controversy among fans over a comparatively short (he's 5'10" where every other actor had been at least six feet tall), blonde man being cast in a role often for an actor who is TallDarkAndHandsome. On the other hand Craig's casting was notably praised including by ''every single previous actor'' to portray Bond. The glowingly positive reception of ''Film/{{Casino Royale\|2006}}'' settled the matter. He even invoked this by refusing to dye his hair for the role, believing his performance would win people over on its own. Those {{shirtless scene}}s probably helped win over many ladies, too.
109	* AdamWesting: He occasionally has fun lampooning people's belief that he's as tough and suave as his most-famous character. Such as in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTPkkdRRiOc commercial]] for Heineken, where he struggles to run for long and stops a band cold when they try to play the Bond theme.
110	* BadassInANiceSuit: Mostly as Bond but his other roles do have him looking fairly suave on occasion.
111	* BuxomBeautyStandard: He is known for having a very voluptuous physique, which also helps when he portrays Bond.
112	* CreatorCouple: Starred with his wife Creator/RachelWeisz in ''Film/DreamHouse''.
113	* DyeingForYourArt:
114	** Dyed his hair darker for ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider''.
115	** Got into great shape for ''Casino Royale'', though wouldn't dye his hair for the role, citing the above film and how it made him look "weird". He repeated the process for each Bond film for the obligatory ShirtlessScene.
116	** Gained thirty pounds for ''Film/{{The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo\|2011}}'' so he would look less like James Bond.
117	** Bleached his hair for ''Film/LoganLucky''.
118	* FakeAmerican: In ''Film/TheJacket'', ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider'', ''Film/CowboysAndAliens'', ''Logan Lucky'', ''Film/KnivesOut'', and ''Film/GlassOnion''.
119	* FakeNationality: South African in ''Munich'' and (Soviet) Belarusian in ''{{Film/Defiance}}''.
120	* UsefulNotes/KnightFever: Made a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in the 2022 New Year's Honours List. The CMG is not the award traditionally associated with actors... but rather with diplomats - and spies. Considering that the character he played also has a CMG, the choice is appropriate.
121	* IcyBlueEyes: Like lasers.
122	* LargeHam: When he wants to be as his performance as [[Film/KnivesOut Benoit Blanc can attest.]]
123	* MrFanservice: He got into excellent shape for Bond and the films ''really'' like to show it off, usually with shirtless scenes. Even before that, he was the eye candy for ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider''.
124	* [[invoked]]NoStuntDouble: He does most of his stunts himself in his ''James Bond'' movies, to a degree never reached by his predecessors in the role. Which has resulted in multiple injuries.
125	* PreciousPuppy: He appeared in a [[https://youtu.be/TsQ1oyHgIXg Omaze charity ad]] (with an [[CoolCar Aston Martin]] as prize, [[Film/JamesBond of course]]) accompanied by a bunch of Golden Retriever puppies.
126	* PromotedFanboy:
127	** A fan of ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'', he got to star as Lord Asriel in ''Film/TheGoldenCompass''.
128	** Also a fan of the ''Franchise/TombRaider'' games, he starred in the film adaptation with Creator/AngelinaJolie.
129	** He's a huge ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan, and got a cameo in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' when ''Spectre'' was filming on a neighbor set at Creator/PinewoodStudios in England.
130	* SouthernFriedGenius: Joe Bang from ''Logan Lucky'' and Benoit Blanc from ''Knives Out'' may sound silly with their quirks and [[DeepSouth Southern]] accents, but they're experts in their field (blowing up vaults and solving murder mysteries, respectively).
131	* StarMakingRole: While he had some recognition in the UK beforehand, he was catapulted to worldwide household name status with ''Film/{{Casino Royale\|2006}}''.
132	* ThoseTwoActors:
133	** He's starred with Creator/BenWhishaw in three Bond films (''Skyfall'', ''Spectre'' and ''No Time to Die''), and ''Film/LayerCake'', ''The Trench'' and ''Film/EnduringLove''.
134	** Starred with Creator/EvaGreen in ''Film/{{Casino Royale\|2006}}'' and ''Film/TheGoldenCompass''.
135	** With Creator/AnaDeArmas in ''Film/KnivesOut'' and ''Film/NoTimeToDie''. After working with her in the former, he lobbied to cast her in the latter.
136	* ThrowItIn: The famous scene in ''Film/{{Casino Royale\|2006}}'' of him [[SexySurfacingShot rising out of the water]] just happened when he walked into a sand dune and had to stand up.
137	* UncreditedRole:
138	** He was an extra in ''Series/CovingtonCross'', playing a guard.
139	** He has a brief uncredited cameo in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' as the Stormtrooper who guards Rey and ends up freeing her under JediMindTrick.
140	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
141	** He replaced Creator/RobertDowneyJr in ''Film/CowboysAndAliens''.
142	** Additionally he suggested Eva Green for the female lead in the above film. Eva turned the role down and Creator/OliviaWilde was cast instead.
143	* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: Craig and director Marc Forster were actually forced to rewrite scenes from ''Quantum of Solace'' on their own when the writer's strike of 2007/2008 impacted its production.

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