Trivia

He refused to dye his hair black to play James Bond, and does not participate in social media.

While incognito at a cinema in the United States, he was once asked if anyone had ever told him that he looked like Daniel Craig. He answered "no" and walked away.

He quit smoking and gained twenty pounds of muscle for Casino Royale (2006).

Is a huge fan of science fiction series such as Star Trek (1966), Doctor Who (1963) and Firefly (2002).

After filming for Casino Royale (2006) had wrapped and before production for Quantum of Solace (2008) began, he had his body insured for $9.5 million.

Makes an uncredited cameo in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) as the stormtrooper on whom Rey performs a Jedi mind trick.

Craig has played a crucial role in the casting of his leading Bond girls since his first 007 portrayal in Casino Royale (2006). None of the Bond girls have been chosen without his final approval.

Was the only cast member of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) to be a huge fan of the Tomb Raider video games.

When it was confirmed that Craig would play Bond again in 2019, he officially became the longest-serving Bond.

After Spectre (2015), he was reportedly offered $150 million for two more James Bond films.

He was Marvel Studios' first choice for the role of Thor before Chris Hemsworth was cast.

Close friends with Mark Strong and is the godfather of one of his sons.

Quit smoking before making Casino Royale (2006).

Signed onto play James Bond in four more films after Casino Royale (2006). (October 2007)

Got into an altercation with a man after the man pinched his girlfriend's rear end.

Became good friends with Nicole Kidman, after they worked together on The Invasion (2007) and The Golden Compass (2007).

Despite the negative press surrounding his selection as Pierce Brosnan's successor as James Bond, his performance in Casino Royale (2006) earned overwhelming critical acclaim to the point Steven Spielberg predicted Craig would earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in the movie. Craig ended up receiving a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor, the first time a Bond actor had received such a major nomination for his performance as James Bond.

Is a huge fan of the British experimental rock band Radiohead.

He was a huge fan of the fantasy trilogy, "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman, before he was cast in the the trilogy's first chapter The Golden Compass (2007).

Is a huge fan of Liverpool Football Club.

Is a huge fan of Robert Altman films.

Was the last actor considered for the role of Rorschach in the movie adaptation of Alan Moore's comic-book miniseries, Watchmen (2009).

His ancestry includes English, as well as Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and distant French Huguenot. He is a descendant of Sir William Burnaby, 1st Baronet (c. 1710-1776), a naval officer, and of Huguenot minister Daniel Chamier (1564-1621).

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

Currently resides in London, England and New York City.

He was nominated for a 2002 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in "A Number'. in which he played three roles, at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs.

Is the first EON James Bond actor, not to have Desmond Llewelyn (who perished in a road accident in 1999, seven years before Casino Royale (2006)) as gadget master Q.

Attended and graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, England (1991).

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 6, 2021. Producers Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli and actor Rami Malek were guest speakers at the ceremony.

Is the first actor to play James Bond who was born after the film series began. When began as James Bond, he was 38 years old and the series had already been running for 44 years.

Ranked #29 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".

He was the second English actor to play James Bond in the film series. The first was Roger Moore, the third Bond. At 5' 10, he was also the shortest actor to play James Bond.

Resided in London with German actress Heike Makatsch (2001-2004).

Good friends with supermodel Kate Moss, Gaspard Ulliel and Nicole Kidman.

Although he has used them frequently in films as James Bond, he has a strong dislike of guns in real life.

His then girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell accompanied him to the world premiere of Casino Royale (2006) in London. It was their first public appearance together.

Esquire magazine's "Best dressed male". (2006)

His father attended the same school as the immortal John Lennon.

He was considered for the role of the Doctor in Blindness (2008) but Mark Ruffalo was cast instead.

He was awarded the CMG (Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George) in the 2022 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to film and theatre. In a case of life imitating art, the CMG is the same honour held by the character James Bond.

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

Became an American citizen in 2019 and the second James Bond actor after Pierce Brosnan to became an American citizen.

One of 115 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in 2007.

As of 2020, has appeared in two films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Elizabeth (1998) and Munich (2005).

Voted #7 in Elle (France) magazine's "15 Sexiest Men" poll. (June 2007)

His stage credits include "Hurly Burly" at The Old Vic and "Angels in America" at The National.

First cousin, once removed, of Simon Jones.

The Latin expression tempus fugit (time flies) was used in two films with him: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Spectre (2015).

In 2018, a widely reported mathematical calculation of beauty deriving from Ancient Greece concluded that Craig was the least handsome actor to have played James Bond in the long-running film series because of his very thin lips, bulbous nose and wide face. The first Bond, Sean Connery, was calculated to be the most handsome according to the formula.

Visited the Sarajevo Film Festival. (2005)