The first Bond movie he ever saw at the cinema was Roger Moore's Live and Let Die (1973) young Daniel Craig saw it with his father, so it took a special place in his heart. From the age of six, Craig started acting in school plays, making his debut in the Frodsham Primary School production of 'Oliver!', and his mother was the driving force behind his artistic aspirations. His interest in acting was encouraged by visits to the Liverpool Everyman Theatre arranged by his mother.

His parents split up in 1972, and young Daniel was raised with his older sister, Lea, in Liverpool, then in Hoylake, Wirral, in the home of his mother. Craig has English, as well as Irish, Scottish and Welsh, ancestry. His mother, Carol Olivia (Williams), was an art teacher.

His father, Timothy John Wroughton Craig, was a merchant seaman turned steel erector, and then became landlord of the 'Ring O'Bells' pub in Frodsham, Cheshire. He was born Daniel Wroughton Craig on March 2, 1968, at 41 Liverpool Road, Chester, Cheshire, England. Spectre is fourth, while Quantum of Solace is fifth.One of the British theatre's most famous faces, Daniel Craig, who waited tables as a struggling teenage actor with the National Youth Theatre, has gone on to star as James Bond in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). No Time to Die is third, and that movie is noted for being the first time in history that the character has actually died on screen. The most successful Bond movie ever, Skyfall, is Craig's second best. Following the poor reception of Die Another Day, the franchise was rebooted with a grittier, grounded focus on a younger version of Bond, as well as an injection of emotional stakes. By subscribing to become a member of the MovieMeter community HERE, you can rate all of your favourite movies - and some of your least favourite ones.Īccording to our community, the best Bond movie with Craig playing the character is Casino Royale. Within our MovieMeter community, there are naturally various James Bond movies that have received hugely positive responses. His third outing as Bond, Skyfall, is the highest-grossing movie in the history of the franchise, grossing $1.1 billion in ticket sales. Some fans were outraged, but Craig proved everyone wrong.

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