Thursday, April 4, 2013

Daniel Craig - Biography and Interview Videos




Daniel Craig acted as "James Bond" in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008) and Skyfall (2012).

From the age of 6, Craig started acting in school plays.

At the age of 14, Craig played roles in "Oliver", "Romeo and Juliet" and "Cinderella" at Hilbre High School in West Kirby, Wirral, UK. He left Hilbre High at 16 to audition at the National Youth Theatre's (NYT) troupe on their tour in Manchester in 1984. He was accepted and moved down to London. There,  his stage debut was as "Agamemnon" in Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida".  Craig performed with NYT on tours to Valencia, Spain, and to Moscow, Russia. In 1988, he entered the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the Barbican.  He graduated in 1991.   Daniel Craig made his film debut in The Power of One (1992).  He shot to international fame after playing supporting roles in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Road to Perdition (2002). He was nominated for his performances in the leading role in Layer Cake (2004), and received other awards and nominations. Craig was named as the sixth actor to portray "James Bond", in October of 2005.

He is the first blonde actor to play Bond.  Four of the past Bond actors: Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan have indicated that Craig is a good choice as "Bond".


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Daniel Craig on Hunger TV
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1 comment:

  1. Watching Craig as Bond doing that scene with the Queen in the London Olympics opener was a kick. Until then, I hadn't wanted to watch a Bond movie.

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