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This is a list of actors who were considered for the role of James Bond, both officially and unofficially, but ultimately did not portray Bond.For a comprehensive list of the actors who have actually played the role of James Bond in the official films, please refer to the separate list of James Bond films.
James Bond is a fictional character created by British novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. A British secret agent working for MI6 under the codename 007, Bond has been portrayed on film in twenty-seven productions by actors Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig.
The Daily Mirror ran a front-page news story critical of Craig, with the headline, The Name's Bland – James Bland. [150] Craig first played Bond in the 2006 film Casino Royale, an adaptation of Fleming's novel of the same name and a reboot of the Eon series, [151] which saw Bond earn his 00 status. [152]
First of all, he was the first actor to play James Bond, in the film series' inaugural "Dr. No" in 1962. Connery captured the true essence of Bond's impeccable charisma, sophistication, and rugged ...
Queen Elizabeth II met the first six actors to play James Bond on the screen. She met Connery at the world premiere of You Only Live Twice in 1967, and, according to the royal biographer Gyles Brandreth : "She really did love all the early James Bond films", preferring the earlier films, "before they got so loud". [ 250 ]
Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968) is an English actor. He gained international fame by playing the fictional secret agent James Bond for five installments in the film series: Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015), and No Time to Die (2021).
No Time to Die is a 2021 spy film and the twenty-fifth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Daniel Craig in his final portrayal of fictional British MI6 agent James Bond.
James Bond fans and Hollywood insiders may be obsessed with guessing who will fill Daniel Craig’s tuxedo shoes as the next suave spy. But Craig himself — who retired from the role after ...