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Daniel Craig's 50 facts.
1. English actor Daniel Wroughton Craig trained at the National Youth Theatre.
2. Graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991.
3. His film debut was in the drama The Power of One.
4. Other early appearances were in the biographical film Elizabeth and the Disney family film A Kid in King Arthur's Court, as well as in the historical war drama television series Sharpe's Eagle and the action-adventure drama series Zorro.
5. Cast as the fictional British secret agent James Bond 007 in October 2005, his first film in the role, Casino Royale, was released in cinemas worldwide in November 2006.
6. Craig achieved international fame when chosen as the sixth actor to play the role of Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 in the official film series, taking over from Pierce Brosnan in 2005.
7. Although his casting as James Bond was initially greeted with skepticism, his debut was highly acclaimed and earned him a BAFTA award nomination, with Casino Royale becoming the highest-grossing in the series at the time.
8. Craig's third Bond film, Skyfall, premiered in 2012 and is now the highest-grossing film in the series, as well as the highest-grossing film in the UK and the twelfth highest-grossing film of all time.
9. Craig's fourth Bond film, Spectre, will premiere in 2015.
10. In 2006, he joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
11. In 2011 he starred in the English language adaptation of the mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
12. He made a guest appearance as Bond in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, alongside Queen Elizabeth II.
13. His mother, Carol Olivia was an art teacher.
14. His father, Timothy John Wroughton Craig, was the landlord of the pubs Ring o' Bells in Frodsham, Cheshire and the Boot Inn in Tarporley, Cheshire, having served as a midshipman in the Merchant Navy.
15. His parents live in Oswestry, Shropshire.
16. Both of Craig's parents were of part Welsh descent.
17. He has distant French Huguenot ancestry.
18. Craig's middle name, Wroughton, comes from his great-great-grandmother Grace Matilda Wroughton.
19. He has older sister Lea.
20. When his parents divorced, Craig and his sister lived with their mother.
21. He played rugby union for Hoylake RFC.
22. Craig began acting in school plays at the age of six.
23. At the age of 16, Craig was admitted to the National Youth Theatre, so he left school and moved to London, where he worked part-time in restaurants to finance his training there.
24. Later on, after multiple attempts at auditioning for drama schools, he was accepted to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the Barbican, where he graduated in 1991 after three years of study under Colin McCormack.
25. In 1992, Craig married actress Fiona Loudon.
26. Craig and Loudon have Ella.
27. The marriage ended in divorce in 1994.
28. He is a longtime friend of actor Mark Strong.
29. He is also the godfather of Strong's eldest son.
30. After his divorce, he was in a seven-year relationship with German actress Heike Makatsch.
31. He dated film producer Satsuki Mitchell.
32. Craig and actress Rachel Weisz had been friends for many years, and worked together on the movie Dream House. They began dating in December 2010 and married on 22 June 2011.
33. Craig and Weisz had a private New York City ceremony, with just four guests in attendance, including Craig's 18-year-old daughter, Ella, and Weisz's 5-year-old son, Henry.
34. He is an avid fan of Premier League football club Liverpool F.C..
35. As a rugby fan and former player he travelled to Australia in 2013 to watch the British & Irish Lions tour.
36. Daniel Craig made a unique place for himself in the history of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS fundraising 8 December 2009, when it was announced that they had raised $1,549,953 in the 21st annual Gypsy of the Year competition, from six weeks of curtain appeals at their hit Broadway drama, A Steady Rain.
37. He is involved with multiple charities including S.A.F.E Kenya, which uses street theatre to address social issues.
38. He is also involved with the Opportunity Network, which provides access to education for low-income students in New York.
39. In April 2015, the United Nations appointed Craig the first global advocate for the elimination of mines and explosive hazards.
40. Craig lent his voice and likeness as James Bond for both the Wii game GoldenEye 007, an enhanced remake of the 1997 game for the Nintendo 64, and James Bond 007: Blood Stone, an original game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, and Microsoft Windows.
41. Craig hosted the American late-night live television sketch comedy Saturday Night Live on 6 October 2012.
42. Craig was set to star in the courtroom drama The Whole Truth directed by Courtney Hunt. In April 2014 just a few days before filming was set to commence he dropped out of the project for unknown reasons replaced a month later by Keanu Reeves.
43. Craig describes his portrayal of Bond as an anti-hero: "The question I keep asking myself while playing the role is, 'Am I the good guy or just a bad guy who works for the good side?' Bond's role, after all, is that of an assassin when you come down to it. I have never played a role in which someone's dark side shouldn't be explored. I don't think it should be confusing by the end of the film, but during the film you should be questioning who he is."
44. Craig has stated that his own favourite previous Bond actor is Sean Connery, but says, "I'd never copy somebody else. I would never do an impression of anybody else or try and improve on what they did. That would be a pointless exercise for me."
45. His own favourite Bond film is From Russia with Love.
46. Craig appeared as Joe in the Royal National Theatre's production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America in November 1993.
47. When he was cast for James Bond role he stated he "was aware of the challenges" of the Bond franchise which he considered "a big machine that makes a lot of money".
48. He aimed at bringing more "emotional depth" to the character.
49. Although the choice of Craig for the role of James Bond was controversial, numerous actors publicly voiced their support, most notably, four of the five actors who had previously portrayed Bond - Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Dalton, Sean Connery and Roger Moore - called his casting a good decision. George Lazenby has since voiced his approval of Craig also.
50. The first film, Casino Royale, premiered 14 November 2006, and grossed a total of US$594,239,066 worldwide, which made it the highest-grossing Bond film until the release of Skyfall.
Source: Wikipedia.org
