Daniel Craig

 (born March 2, 1968) plays Mikael Blomkvist in the 2011 movie adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Career
Craig appeared as Joe in the Royal National Theatre's production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America in November 1993. An early starring role was as 'Geordie' in the BBC's 1996 drama Our Friends in the North, with early film roles being as Angelina Jolie's rival and love interest in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), before appearing in Sam Mendes's movie Road to Perdition (2002), with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman. Other leading film roles include Sword of Honour (2001), The Mother (2003) with Anne Reid, Sylvia (2003) with Gwyneth Paltrow, Layer Cake (2004) with Sienna Miller, Enduring Love (2004) with Rhys Ifans, Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005) with Eric Bana, Infamous (2006), and The Golden Compass (2007). He recently starred in Defiance in 2008 as well as 2011's Cowboys and Aliens and Dream House.

Besides The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Craig will also appear in the film The Adventures of Tintin.

James Bond
In addition to his work in other films, Craig is perhaps best known for portraying secret agent James Bond aka 007 in the films Casino Royale, released in 2006, and Quantum of Solace, released in 2008. His next Bond film is called Skyfall, and it will be released on November 9, 2012.

Personal life
In 1992, Craig married Scottish actress Fiona Loudon, with whom he has a daughter, Ella. However, the marriage ended in divorce in 1994. After his divorce he was in a seven-year relationship with German actress Heike Makatsch. Starting in 2004, he was in a relationship with film producer Satsuki Mitchell. They split in 2010. He later started dating his Dream House co-star Rachel Weisz, whom he has known for several years, in December 2010. The couple were married on June 22, 2011 in a private ceremony in New York with only four guests in attendence including Craig's daughter Ella & Weisz's son Henry.

Craig had to quit smoking and hire a personal trainer to prepare for the role as James Bond. He is an avid video game player and was excited to have a Quantum of Solace video game released.

In October 2008, Craig paid £4 million for an apartment near Regent's Park, London. Craig is also a passionate Liverpool F.C supporter.

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Daniel Craig