--- name: "Daniel Craig" canonical: "https://film.one/person/daniel-craig" fi1m_id: "daniel-craig" imdb_id: "nm0185819" tmdb_id: 8784 wikidata_id: "Q4547" roles: ["Actor","Producer"] born: "2 March 1968" reviewed_on_fi1m: 19 average_fi1m_score: 73 average_as: "actor" average_over: 19 updated: "2026-10-07T11:41:28.752004+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Daniel Craig ## Identity Daniel Craig - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/daniel-craig - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** daniel-craig - **IMDb ID:** nm0185819 - **TMDB ID:** 8784 - **Wikidata ID:** Q4547 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Craig, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4547, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185819/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8784 Actor and producer. Born 2 March 1968 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor, Producer - **Born:** 2 March 1968, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK - **Active:** 1990–present - **Also known as:** Daniel Wroughton Craig - **Frequently works with:** [Barbara Broccoli](https://film.one/person/barbara-broccoli.md), [Michael G. Wilson](https://film.one/person/michael-g-wilson.md), [Neal Purvis](https://film.one/person/neal-purvis.md), [Robert Wade](https://film.one/person/robert-wade.md), [Judi Dench](https://film.one/person/judi-dench.md), [Ralph Fiennes](https://film.one/person/ralph-fiennes.md), [Ram Bergman](https://film.one/person/ram-bergman.md), [Rian Johnson](https://film.one/person/rian-johnson.md) - **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 19 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (3), 2000s 67 (6), 2010s 74 (6), 2020s 71 (4) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 69 across 17 titles - **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 4 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 11 of 17 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Thriller 9, Adventure 8, Action 7, Drama 6, Comedy 5, Crime 5 - **Screen time:** 38 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $5,986m across 17 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Craig, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4547, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185819/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8784 ## Coming up - *Narnia: The Magician's Nephew* (2027-02-10), as Andrew Ketterley ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery*](https://film.one/film/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery.md) (77), [*The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo.md) (74), [*Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery*](https://film.one/film/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery.md) (72) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Knives Out*](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md) (81), [*Munich*](https://film.one/film/munich.md) (80) - **Apple TV:** [*Quantum of Solace*](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md) (58), [*Lara Croft: Tomb Raider*](https://film.one/film/lara-croft-tomb-raider.md) (48) - **Peacock:** [*The Adventures of Tintin*](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md) (77) - **HBO Max:** [*Queer*](https://film.one/film/queer.md) (68) - **The Roku Channel:** [*The Golden Compass*](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md) (54) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Daniel Craig > Daniel Craig can make a still face funny or difficult to read without appearing to do much at all. We admire his restraint, but his needy, unguarded performance in *Queer* is the strongest work we have seen from him. In *Logan Lucky* (2017), Daniel Craig explains the chemistry of an explosion to two men who cannot follow him. His Joe Bang treats blowing up a vault as skilled work, and Craig keeps his face still while the people around him panic. We laughed out loud at that seriousness; he makes being the only competent person present look like a considerable burden. Steven Soderbergh shoots and edits the film without fuss, leaving room for the bleached hair, the drawl and the solemn delivery. The comedy is loose and runs on too long, but Craig gives it a reason to keep watching. The difficulty of reading him was already useful in *Our Friends in the North* (1996), his breakthrough as Geordie. Alongside Christopher Eccleston and Mark Strong, he holds our attention without making each feeling immediately available, and Peter Flannery’s writing lets the performances remain distinct. The lead in *Layer Cake* (2004) came before five films as James Bond, from *Casino Royale* (2006) to *No Time to Die* (2021). As Bond, he combined physical force with a vulnerability that made the character feel less secure. By *Knives Out* (2019), that comic appetite had found Benoit Blanc and his exaggerated Southern drawl. Rian Johnson gets something better than vocal display from him in *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025). Arriving well into the film, Craig plays Blanc more quietly opposite Josh O’Connor’s young priest, Jud, whose faith gives the detective’s reliance on evidence something to push against. Their conversations matter because neither man can simply settle the question for the other. We prefer this quieter Blanc: Johnson gives him someone worth listening to, and Craig does not need to decorate every line. *Queer* (2024) asks more of him, and Luca Guadagnino gets his most affecting performance. As William Lee, Craig walks with an unsteady swagger, talks past the point at which anyone is listening, and lets his eyes plead while his mouth keeps trying to be witty. When Drew Starkey’s Eugene Allerton agrees to a second drink, the change in Craig’s face makes the need painfully plain. The film falters when Guadagnino reaches for effects and Marco Costa’s editing loses the pace it had in the city. Start with *Logan Lucky* for the comedy; choose *Queer* for Craig, with patience for a film that becomes much less interesting than its leading man. ## Biography Daniel Craig is an English actor. He was born Daniel Wroughton Craig on 2 March 1968 in Chester, Cheshire. He trained at the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991. Craig began his career on stage and in television, appearing in the serial *Our Friends in the North* (1996). He gained prominence in films including *Elizabeth* (1998), *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), *Road to Perdition* (2002), *Layer Cake* (2004) and *Munich* (2005). In 2006 he played James Bond in *Casino Royale*, reprising the role in *Quantum of Solace* (2008), *Skyfall* (2012), *Spectre* (2015) and *No Time to Die* (2021). His other film roles include *Logan Lucky* (2017) as Joe Bang, *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011) as Mikael Blomkvist, and Benoit Blanc in the *Knives Out* series, including *Glass Onion* (2022) and *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025). He played William Lee in *Queer* (2024). Craig has also appeared on stage in productions such as *Angels in America*. *Sources: britannica.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (19) - *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025), Fi1m 77, as Benoit Blanc — [page](https://film.one/film/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery.md) - *Queer* (2024), Fi1m 68, as William Lee — [page](https://film.one/film/queer.md) - *Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery* (2022), Fi1m 72, as Benoit Blanc — [page](https://film.one/film/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery.md) - *No Time to Die* (2021), Fi1m 67, as James Bond — [page](https://film.one/film/no-time-to-die.md) - *Knives Out* (2019), Fi1m 81, as Benoit Blanc — [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md) - *Logan Lucky* (2017), Fi1m 76, as Joe Bang — [page](https://film.one/film/logan-lucky.md) - *Spectre* (2015), Fi1m 58, as James Bond — [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md) - *Skyfall* (2012), Fi1m 81, as James Bond — [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md) - *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011), Fi1m 77, as Sakharine / Red Rackham (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md) - *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011), Fi1m 74, as Mikael Blomkvist — [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo.md) - *Quantum of Solace* (2008), Fi1m 58, as James Bond — [page](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md) - *The Golden Compass* (2007), Fi1m 54, as Lord Asriel — [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md) - *Casino Royale* (2006), Fi1m 86, as James Bond — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md) - *Munich* (2005), Fi1m 80, as Steve — [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md) - *Road to Perdition* (2002), Fi1m 77, as Connor Rooney — [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md) - *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), Fi1m 48, as Alex West — [page](https://film.one/film/lara-croft-tomb-raider.md) - *Elizabeth* (1998), Fi1m 82, as John Ballard — [page](https://film.one/film/elizabeth.md) - *Our Friends in the North* (1996), Fi1m 88, as Geordie Peacock — [page](https://film.one/tv/our-friends-in-the-north.md) - *Drop the Dead Donkey* (1990), Fi1m 74, as Fixx — [page](https://film.one/tv/drop-the-dead-donkey.md) ## Complete filmography (85) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Narnia: The Magician's Nephew* (2027), as Andrew Ketterley - *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025), as Benoit Blanc — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery.md) - *Queer* (2024), as William Lee — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/queer.md) - *Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery* (2022), as Benoit Blanc — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery.md) - *No Time to Die* (2021), as James Bond · Co-Producer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/no-time-to-die.md) - *Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas* (2020), as Wheezy Jeff - *Knives Out* (2019), as Benoit Blanc — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/knives-out.md) - *The Dead Don't Die* (2019), Thanks - *Kings* (2017), as Obie Hardison - *Logan Lucky* (2017), as Joe Bang — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/logan-lucky.md) - *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), as Stormtrooper (uncredited) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md) - *Spectre* (2015), as James Bond · Co-Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md) - *Skyfall* (2012), as James Bond — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md) - *London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder* (2012), as James Bond - *Happy and Glorious* (2012), as James Bond - *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood* (2012), Actor - *Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen* (2012), as (archive footage) - *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011), as Mikael Blomkvist — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo.md) - *The Adventures of Tintin* (2011), as Sakharine / Red Rackham (voice) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-adventures-of-tintin.md) - *Dream House* (2011), as Will Atenton - *Cowboys & Aliens* (2011), as Jake Lonergan - *The Organ Grinder's Monkey* (2011), as Bubbles (voice) - *James Bond Supports International Women's Day* (2011), as 007 - *Director Marc Forster* (2009), Actor - *Start of Shooting* (2009), Actor - *Olga Kurylenko and the Boat Chase* (2009), Actor - *Defiance* (2008), as Tuvia Bielski - *Quantum of Solace* (2008), as James Bond — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md) - *How to Lose Friends & Alienate People* (2008), as Daniel Craig (uncredited) - *Flashbacks of a Fool* (2008), as Joe Scott · Executive Producer - *The Golden Compass* (2007), as Lord Asriel — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md) - *The Invasion* (2007), as Ben Driscoll - *British Film Forever* (2007), series, Actor - *Casino Royale* (2006), as James Bond — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale.md) - *Infamous* (2006), as Perry Smith - *Munich* (2005), as Steve — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md) - *Archangel* (2005), series, as Prof. Fluke Kelso - *The Jacket* (2005), as Rudy Mackenzie - *Fateless* (2005), as US sergeant - *Enduring Love* (2004), as Joe - *Layer Cake* (2004), as XXXX - *Burst* (2004), as Maxwell's Fan 9 - *The Mother* (2003), as Darren - *Sylvia* (2003), as Ted Hughes - *Occasional, Strong* (2002), as Jim - *Copenhagen* (2002), as Werner Heisenberg - *Ten Minutes Older: The Cello* (2002), as Cecil (segment "Addicted to the Stars") - *Addicted to the Stars* (2002), as Astronaut - *Road to Perdition* (2002), as Connor Rooney — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md) - *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), as Alex West — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/lara-croft-tomb-raider.md) - *Sword of Honour* (2001), as Guy Crouchback - *Sword of Honour* (2001), series, as Guy Crouchback - *Hotel Splendide* (2000), as Ronald Blanche - *Some Voices* (2000), as Ray - *I Dreamed of Africa* (2000), as Declan Fielding - *Love & Rage* (2000), as James Lynchehaun - *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert* (1999), as Schiller - *The Visitor* (1999), as Richard - *Shockers* (1999), series, as Richard - *The Trench* (1999), as Sgt. Telford Winter - *Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon* (1998), as George Dyer - *Elizabeth* (1998), as John Ballard — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/elizabeth.md) - *Sharpe: The Legend* (1997), as Berry - *Obsession* (1997), as John MacHale - *The Hunger* (1997), series, as Jerry / Handyman - *The Ice House* (1997), series, as D.S. Andy McLoughlin - *The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders* (1996), series, as James 'Jemmy' Seagrave - *Saint-Ex* (1996), as Guillaumet - *Kiss and Tell* (1996), as Matt Kearney - *The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders* (1996), as James 'Jemmy' Seagrave - *Our Friends in the North* (1996), series, as Geordie Peacock — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/our-friends-in-the-north.md) - *A Kid in King Arthur's Court* (1995), as Master Kane - *Genghis Cohn* (1993), as Lieutenant Guth, Schatz's replacement - *Sharpe's Eagle* (1993), as Lieutenant John Berry - *Sharpe* (1993), series, as Berry - *Between the Lines* (1992), series, Actor - *Covington Cross* (1992), series, Actor - *Anglo Saxon Attitudes* (1992), series, as Gilbert Stokesay - *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Peter Begg - *The Power of One* (1992), as Sgt. Botha - *Drop the Dead Donkey* (1990), series, as Fixx — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/drop-the-dead-donkey.md) - *Zorro* (1990), series, as Lieutenant Hidalgo - *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Barry - *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Lieutenant Guth - *Sacrifice*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Daniel Craig as James Bond in Casino Royale (2006)](https://film.one/media/title/4437/still-777f3b09b0c3.jpg) Daniel Craig as James Bond in *Casino Royale* (2006) — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc in Knives Out (2019)](https://film.one/media/title/540/still-677900b3d673.jpg) Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc in *Knives Out* (2019) — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Craig as Geordie Peacock in Our Friends in the North (1996)](https://film.one/media/title/3595/still-bc09e7ca64ee.jpg) Daniel Craig as Geordie Peacock in *Our Friends in the North* (1996) — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Craig as James Bond in Skyfall (2012)](https://film.one/media/title/12/still-620dcbba6738.jpg) Daniel Craig as James Bond in *Skyfall* (2012) — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)](https://film.one/media/title/530/still-3889e8d4edc7.jpg) Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc in *Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery* (2025) — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre (2015)](https://film.one/media/title/11830/still-a1575c10e65b.jpg) Daniel Craig as James Bond in *Spectre* (2015) — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Craig](https://film.one/media/person/239/gallery-d4bfba67a7a8.jpg) Daniel Craig — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Craig](https://film.one/media/person/239/gallery-b644462e169e.jpg) Daniel Craig — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Craig](https://film.one/media/person/239/gallery-edcaaada05f5.jpg) Daniel Craig — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Craig](https://film.one/media/person/239/gallery-3d4e2b8d9b02.jpg) Daniel Craig — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Craig](https://film.one/media/person/239/gallery-2923359a524c.jpg) Daniel Craig — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Craig](https://film.one/media/person/239/gallery-1f144a32b32e.jpg) Daniel Craig — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2007: Best Actor in a Leading Role (nominated), for *Casino Royale* ### Golden Globes — 0 won, 2 nominated - 2023: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery* - 2020: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *Knives Out* ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2014: Outstanding Narrator (nominated), for *One Life* ### Other awards — 4 won, 3 nominated - European Film Award for Best Actor 2024: European Film Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Queer* - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 2022: Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (won) - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie 2013: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie (won), for *Skyfall* - Empire Award for Best Actor 2007: Empire Award for Best Actor (won), for *Casino Royale* - Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor 2005: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Layer Cake* - Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor 2004: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *The Mother* - British Independent Film Awards 2000: Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film (won), for *Some Voices* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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