Daniel Wroughton Craig born 2 March 1968 is a British actor He gained international fame playing the secret agent James Bond in the eponymous film series beginning with Casino Royale 2006 and in four further instalments up to No Time to Die 2021 After training at the National Youth Theatre in London and graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991 Craig began his career on stage He made his film debut in the drama The Power of One 1992 and the family film A Kid in King Arthurs Court 1995 with his breakthrough role coming in the drama serial Our Friends in the North 1996 He gained roles in the period film Elizabeth 1998 the action film Lara Croft Tomb Raider 2001 before appearing in the crime thrillers Road to Perdition 2002 Layer Cake 2004 as well as the historical drama film Munich 2005 Casino Royale a reboot of the Bond franchise released in November 2006 was favourably received by critics and earned Craig a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role His nonBond appearances since then include roles in fantasy film The Golden Compass 2007 the drama Defiance 2008 the science fiction Western Cowboys Aliens 2011 the mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011 the heist film Logan Lucky 2017 For his performance as Detective Benoit Blanc in the comedy mystery films Knives Out 2019 and Glass Onion 2022 he received two Golden Globe Award nominations
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