Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968) is an English actor best known for playing British secret agent James Bond, since 2006. After failing his Eleven plus, Craig (along with his older sister, Lea) attended Hilbre High School in nearby West Kirby. He attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama at the Barbican and graduated in 1991 after three years of study under Colin McCormack. Craig appeared as Joe in the Royal National Theatre’s production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America in November 1993. Throughout the entire production period Internet campaigns expressed their dissatisfaction and threatened to boycott the film in protest. The 5-foot-10-inch (178 cm) blond Craig, unlike previous actors, was not considered by the protesters to fit the tall, dark, handsome image of Bond to which viewers had been accustomed. 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. in 2007, he portrayed Lord Asriel in The Golden Compass, the film adaptation of Philip Pullman’s novel.
Daniel Craig to Get Bond Bonus The stars of ‘Skyfall’ and its director Sam Mendes are in line for huge six-figure bonuses after the film took over 543 million at the global box office. [link]
