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Daniel Craig: Biography

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Birth Name: Daniel Wroughton Craig
Birth Place: Chester, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/02/1968, Pisces
Profession: Actor

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Daniel Craig Fast Facts:

Joined the National Youth Theater in London when he was 16.
Portrayed conservative Mormon Joe Pitt in the 1993 original London production of Angels in America at the Royal National Theatre.
Won Best Actor at the 2000 British Independent Film Awards for his portrayal of a schizophrenic in Some Voices.
Is the sixth actor to play a non-comic James Bond (for 2006's Casino Royale), winning over early naysayers who thought he was too short and blond to convincingly play the famous spy.
Rehearsed in frigid temperatures for three months and learned to speak Russian for 2008's Defiance, based on the true story of three brothers hiding more than 1,000 Jews in a forest to avoid Nazi capture.

Daniel Craig Relationships:
Fiona Loudon - Ex-wife
Carol Olivia Blond - Mother
Heike Makatsch - Ex-significant Other
Lia Craig - Sister
Max Blond - Stepfather
Tim Craig - Father
Satsuki Mitchell - Ex-significant Other
Ella - Daughter
Rachel Weisz - Wife
Henry Chance Aronofsky - Stepson
Daniel Craig Awards:
2006 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
College:
Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, England (1991)

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