Birth name: Daniel Craig
Date of birth: 2 March 1968
Place of birth: Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)

Mini biography:

Daniel Craig was born in 1968 in Chester, England. He grew up in Liverpool, England and moved to London, England when he was 16. Here, he trained at the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama (early 1990s). He made his film debut with The Power of One (1992) in 1992 as Sergeant Botha.

Trivia:

Living in London with German actress Heike Makatsch. [2001]

He has a daughter, who lives with his ex-wife in London.

2000: Named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion.

He was nominated for a 2002 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in A Number at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs.

One of the many actors considered to take over James Bond from Pierce Brosnan. He officially accepted the role in October, 2005.

First blonde to portray "James Bond".

Personal quotes:

"I go through life thinking it's all going to end tomorrow."

"I don't believe in self-promotion, really I can't be arsed."

"People always say, 'That stuff you did in 'Love Is The Devil' must have been difficult....but I say, 'No, it wasn't really: that was some of the easier stuff to do,' because it was always clear and made a lot of sense. It's when things are unclear and when you don't know what you're doing- that's when things are difficult."

"I always wanted to be an actor. I had the arrogance to believe I couldn't be anything else."

"As far as I'm concerned, I want to be nowhere else. It's difficult in film because everybody wants to make a safe bet with roles. But if you are going to do stuff then you should be getting strong reactions. I don't want audiences to be going 'yeah, that's all right.'"

"It's something else. I'm speechless. I've just got to step up to the plate and deal with it. I had a confidence about it but then that's because of the people around me who made me feel good about it. I knew positively on Monday. I was in Baltimore when I took the call. My first reaction was I needed a drink."