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Daniel Craig Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Daniel Craig

Bio
Real NameDaniel Wroughton Craig
NicknameNot Known
ProfessionActor and Film Producer
Physical Stats & More
Heightin centimeters- 178 cm
in meters- 1.78 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.) in Kilograms- 78 kg
in Pounds- 172 lbs
Body Measurements - Chest: 47 Inches
- Waist: 31 Inches
- Biceps: 16 Inches
Eye ColourBlue
Hair ColourBlonde
Personal Life
Date of Birth2 March 1968
Age (as in 2016)48 Years
Birth PlaceChester, Cheshire, England
Zodiac sign/Sun signPisces
NationalityEnglish
HometownPrimrose Hill, London, England
SchoolHoly Trinity Primary School, Hilbre High School
CollegeGuildhall School of Music and Drama
Educational QualificationsNot Known
DebutFilm: The Power of One (1992) as Afrikaner
FamilyFather- Tim Craig (a midshipman in the Merchant Navy and a steel erector)
Tim Craig
Mother- Carol Olivia Craig (an art teacher)
Brother- Harry Craig
Harry Craig
Sister- Lea Craig
Lea Craig
ReligionAtheist
EthnicityWhite English
HobbiesReading, Going to pub and drink, Acting, Listening Music, Working out
Major ControversiesIn the promo of his movie "Spectre" in 2015, he made a comment that he would rather slash his wrist than play James Bond again.
Favourite Things
Favourite FoodItalian Food
Favourite ActorRobert Altman, Sean Connery
Favourite BookHis Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
Favourite MovieFrom Russia with Love
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsFiona Loudon (1991-1994),
Fiona Loudon
Heike Makatsch (1996-2004),
Daniel Craig with Heike Makatsch
Kate Moss (2004),
Kate Moss
Satsuki Mitchell (2004-2010),
Daniel Craig with Satsuki Mitchell
Sienna Miller (2005) and
Daniel Craig and Sienna Miller
Rachel Weisz (December 2010-Present)
Wife/SpouseRachel Weisz (m. 2011)
Daniel Craig with Rachel Weisz
ChildrenSon- N/A
Daughter- Ella Craig (Mother- Fiona Loudon)
Daniel with his daughter Ella
Style Quotient
Cars CollectionAudi S6, Lexus Rx 350, Aston Martin Vantage Roadster
Aston Martin and James Bond
Money Factor
Net Worth$65 Million

Daniel Craig in James Bond Film

Some Lesser Known Facts About Daniel Craig

  • Craig’s father became the landlord of two Cheshire pubs named the Ring o’ Bells in Frodsham and the Boot Inn in Tarporley after he retired from the Merchant Navy.
  • Craig has Welsh and French ancestry. His ancestors include the French Huguenot minister Daniel Chamier and Sir William Burnaby, 1st Baronet.
  • His middle name, Wroughton, is from his great-great-grandmother, Grace Matilda Wroughton.
  • After Craig’s parents divorced in 1972, he and his sister moved to the Wirral Peninsula with their mother. He attended primary school in Hoylake and Frodsham, and then Hilbre High School in West Kirby. He played rugby union for Hoylake RFC.
  • When he was 6, he began participating in school plays. He made his debut in the Frodsham Primary School production of Oliver!
  • Craig failed in the eleventh standard once as he was not good at studies.
  • He used to attend Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre with his mother and became interested in acting.
  • In 1982, he participated in many plays such as Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella at Hilbre High School.
  • In 1984, he joined the National Youth Theatre and moved to London, where he worked part-time in restaurants to finance his acting classes.
  • His parents then watched his stage debut as Agamemnon in Troilus And Cressida. He performed with the National Youth Theatre on tours to Valencia and Moscow under the leadership of director Edward Wilson.
  • In 1988, Craig joined the Guildhall School of Music. In 1991, he earned a three-year course under the guidance of Colin McCormack, an actor from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
  • Daniel Craig then began working in various television shows, mini-series, and stage productions and gained recognition.
  • His breakthrough role came in 1996 with the BBC drama serial ‘Our Friends in the North,’ where he portrayed the troubled character George ‘Geordie’ Peacock.
  • In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Craig appeared in various films and television productions. Some of his notable performances include his portrayal of a Jesuit priest in ‘Elizabeth’ (1998), a small-time thief in ‘Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon’ (1998), and a schizophrenic man in ‘Some Voices’ (2000).
  • Craig’s career gained popularity with his role as Lara Croft’s love interest in ‘Lara Croft: Tomb Raider’ (2001), based on a popular video game series.
  • In 2002, Craig starred in the crime film ‘Road to Perdition’ alongside Tom Hanks and Paul Newman.
  • He portrayed German physicist Werner Heisenberg in the BBC drama ‘Copenhagen.’
  • After that, his performance in the play ‘A Number’ earned him critical acclaim and a nomination for the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor.
  • He then appeared in many films such as ‘Sylvia’ (2003), ‘Layer Cake’ (2004), and ‘Enduring Love’ (2004).
  • When he shifted his career from television to film and from supporting to leading roles, Daniel Craig’s career led to his portrayal of James Bond in the ‘007’ film series.
  • In 2006, Daniel Craig played the lead role in the James Bond Series ‘Casino Royale’ and earned the ‘Evening Standard British Film Award’ for Best Actor.
  • His Skyfall was the highest-grossing movie ever in the Bond series and the 9th highest-grossing film ever.
  • Daniel Craig supports an English Football Club titled Liverpool F.C. and Rugby. He used to play Rugby in his school time.
  • In October 2008, Craig converted an old house into a £4 million apartment in Primrose Hill near Regent’s Park, London.