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Commander '''James Bond''', codename '''007''' (Double-O Seven), son of Andrew Bond and Monique Delacroix Bond, is an agent in the British SecretIntelligenceService, commonly known as [=MI6=], and a Royal Naval Reserve Commander. The "double-O" prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties.

->'''Played by:''' Creator/SeanConnery (1962 - 1967; 1971)

->'''Played by:''' Creator/RogerMoore (1973 - 1985)

->'''Played by:''' Creator/TimothyDalton (1987 - 1989)

->'''Played by:''' Creator/PierceBrosnan (1995 - 2002)

-->-- '''[[Creator/JudiDench M]]''' to '''James Bond''', ''Film/{{GoldenEye}}''

->'''Played by:''' Creator/DanielCraig (2006 - )

-->-- '''[[Creator/JudiDench M]]''' to '''Daniel Craig's James Bond''', ''Film/{{Skyfall}}''

* CoolCar: Has them in spades and all of them Aston Martins: The DBS V12 [[spoiler: (which he barrel-rolled spectacularly in ''Casino Royale'')]], The [=DB10=] [[spoiler:(which, according to Q in ''Spectre'', was supposedly meant for 009; and yet he sunk it in the Tiber River trying to get away from Mr. Hinx)]], and as always the classic [=DB5=], which he won at a poker game against Alex Dimitrios in ''Casino Royale'' then somehow gadgetized with the same secret features as the one in ''Goldfinger'' some time before ''Skyfall''. [[spoiler:That [=DB5=] ended up destroyed by Silva's goons in ''Skyfall'', then was rebuilt by Q in time for the ending of ''Spectre''.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Unlike his bubblier predecesors, he's a ByronicHero with an even bigger penchant for {{revenge}}, much colder and more methodical.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Lost his parents at a young age, only to soon be recruited by MI-6 as a potential field agent.
* DentedIron: In ''Skyfall'' he has accumuated the injuries anyone would expect from 6 years of espionage.
* DrowningMySorrows: Drinks a lot of Vesper cocktails in ''Quantum of Solace''
* GeniusBruiser: He is en ex-SBS and has the skills to match, yet he is very intelligent, capabel of outmart both his opponents and his superiors,

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He ignores orders that conflict with his personar code of honor.

* BadassDriver: In the tradition of his predecessors. He has multiple archase scenes to show.

%%* BadassDriver: In the tradition of his predecessors.
%%* BeardOfSorrow: Grows one in ''Skyfall''.

%%* DentedIron: In ''Skyfall''.

%%* GeniusBruiser

%%* {{Hunk}}

%%* ItsPersonal

%%* OneManArmy: Especially in his later films.

%%* RogueAgent: Briefly in ''Quantum of Solace''.
%%* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He initially comes off as being cold, misogynistic, brutal and snarky. But he has saved the world more than once, demonstrates a strong sense of justice, and is ''very'' protective of his friends or lovers.

* LighterAndSofter: His movies were fairly light compared to the original films with Sean Connery and ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''.

Commander '''James Bond''', codename '''007''' (Double-O Seven), son of Andrew Bond and Monique Delacroix Bond, is an agent in the British SecretIntelligenceService, commonly known as [=MI6=], and Royal Naval Reserve Commander. The "double-O" prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties.

Commander '''James Bond''', codename '''007''' (Double-O Seven), son of Andrew Bond and Monique Delacroix Bond, is an intelligence agent in the British SecretIntelligenceService, commonly known as [=MI6=], and Royal Naval Reserve Commander. The "double-O" prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties.

When Daniel Craig was cast as 007, he got a lot [[TaintedByThePreview of]] [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks flak]] from the press. He was blond. He was short.[[note]]Well, 5'10". The other Bonds were all over 6 feet.[[/note]] He wore a life jacket on a speedboat ride to the announcement. A "Craig Not Bond" movement started up. Then ''Casino Royale'' came out, and hardly anyone even remembers the furor anymore. Craig's interpretation of 007 is often regarded as a successor to Dalton's.

->'''Played by:''' Creator/SeanConnery

->'''Played by:''' Creator/GeorgeLazenby

->'''Played by:''' Creator/RogerMoore

->'''Played by:''' Creator/TimothyDalton

->'''Played by:''' Creator/PierceBrosnan

->'''Played by:''' Creator/DanielCraig

* PerpetualFrowner: Even when he smiles, he looks unhappy.

* BadassDriver: In the tradition of his predecessors.
* BeardOfSorrow: Grows one in ''Skyfall''.

As the first cinematic Bond[[note]]but not the first person to play him--that title goes to Barry Nelson in the 1954 TV movie ''Casino Royale'' while the first person to play a British Bond was Bob "I'll have a Q, Bob" Holness in a 1956 South African radio version of ''Moonraker''[[/note]], Connery is perhaps the best known. When people think of Bond, they often think of his distinctive accent and his suave sophistication. In fact, it was due to Connery's portrayal that Bond was canonically established as half-Scottish. First to employ the BondOneLiner, naturally.

Moore tended to play his Bond [[LighterAndSofter more for comedy]], but he did do it pretty serious at times, as in ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''. He hung around for a record tenure of twelve years[[note]](should Daniel Craig decide to return, that record would be matched -- in years however, not for the number of movies)[[/note]], was fifteen years older than Connery for his first time in the role, and is tied with Connery for the number of movies made, which amounts to 7.[[note]](provided one counts ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'', which is not part of the EON series, Connery played in 6 EON Bond movies)[[/note]] He's perhaps the most polarizing actor on this list, since two of his movies--''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' and ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''--are among the most well-received Bond flicks, while ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' and ''Film/AViewToAKill'' are considered among the worst.

* CartwrightCurse: None of the named women he sleeps with survive the whole movie.[[spoiler: Madeleine Swann becomes the first in SPECTRE, since Lucia Sciarra's fate is unknown]].

* DentedIron: In ''Skyfall''.

* GeniusBruiser
* GuileHero

* {{Hunk}}

* ItsPersonal

* OneManArmy: Especially in his later films.

* RogueAgent: Briefly in ''Quantum of Solace''.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight

* VigilanteMan: He has shades of this.
* WhenHeSmiles: Near the end of ''Casino Royale''.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Tell M what you want. If he fires me, I'll thank him for it."'']]

* BraveScot: Fleming was so impressed by Connery that he canonically established Bond as a Scot. ''Skyfall'' confirms on screen that Bond was born in Scotland.

James Bond actors each had a different version of the character, often quite different than Creator/IanFleming's Bond. An overall discussion of the whole character of Bond is a subject that has ''entire books'' dedicated to it.

Commander '''James Bond''', codename '''007''' (Double-O Seven), is an intelligence agent in the British SecretIntelligenceService, commonly known as [=MI6=], and Royal Naval Reserve Commander. The "double-O" prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties.

Commander '''James Bond''', codename '''007''', is an intelligence agent in the British SecretIntelligenceService, commonly known as [=MI6=], and Royal Naval Reserve Commander. The "double-O" prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties.

Commander '''James Bond''', codename '''007''', is an intelligence officer in the British SecretIntelligenceService, commonly known as [=MI6=], and Royal Naval Reserve Commander. The "double-O" prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties.

Commander '''James Bond''', codename 007, is an intelligence officer in the British SecretIntelligenceService, commonly known as [=MI6=], and Royal Naval Reserve Commander. The "double-O" prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties.

! Commander James Bond / Agent 007

An intelligence officer in the British SecretIntelligenceService, commonly known as [=MI6=], and Royal Naval Reserve Commander, also known by his code number, 007. The "double-O" prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties.

* OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: With Kananga in ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' and Max Zorin and May Day in ''Film/AViewToAKill''. Inverted with [[Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun Scaramanga]], [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe Stromberg]] and [[Film/Octopussy Kamal Khan]].

James Bond actors each had a different version of the character, often quite different than Creator/IanFleming's Bond. An overall discussion of the whole character of Bond is a subject that has had ''entire books'' dedicated to it.

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As the first cinematic Bond,[[note]]but not the first person to play him--that title goes to Barry Nelson in the 1954 TV movie ''Casino Royale'' while the first person to play a British Bond was Bob "I'll have a Q, Bob" Holness in a 1956 South African radio version of ''Moonraker''[[/note]] Connery is perhaps the best known. When people think of Bond, they often think of his distinctive accent and his suave sophistication. In fact, it was due to Connery's portrayal that Bond was canonically established as half-Scottish. First to employ the BondOneLiner, naturally.

->'''[[Creator/JudiDench M]]:''' Tell me what you know of James Bond.\\
'''[[Creator/RosamundPike Miranda Frost]]:''' He's a Double-O, and a wild one, as I discovered today. He'll light the fuse on any explosive situation and be a danger to himself and others. Kill first, ask questions later. I think he's a blunt instrument whose primary method is to provoke and confront. A man nobody can get close to. A womanizer.
-->-- ''Film/DieAnotherDay''

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An intelligence officer in the British SecretIntelligenceService, commonly known as [=MI6=], and Royal Naval Reserve Commander, also known by his code number, 007. The "double-O" prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties.