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Daniel Craig

Actor, also producer · Born March 2, 1968 (58) · Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Daniel Wroughton Craig (born March 2, 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). After training at the National Youth Theatre in London and graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991, Craig began his career on stage. He began acting with the drama The Power of One (1992) and had his breakthrough role in the drama serial Our Friends in the North (1996). He gained prominence for his supporting roles in films such as Elizabeth (1998), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Road to Perdition (2002), Layer Cake (2004), and Munich (2005). In 2006, Craig played Bond in Casino Royale, a reboot of the Bond franchise that was favourably received by critics and earned Craig a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His non-Bond appearances since then include roles in the fantasy film The Golden Compass (2007), the drama Defiance (2008), the science fiction Western Cowboys & Aliens (2011), the mystery thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), and the heist film Logan Lucky (2017). For his performance as Detective Benoit Blanc in the Knives Out film series (2019, 2022), he received two Golden Globe Award nominations. On stage, Craig starred in the Royal National Theatre's production of Angels in America (1993) on the West End. He made his Broadway debut in the play A Steady Rain (2009) and returned to Broadway in the revivals of Harold Pinter's Betrayal (2011) and William Shakespeare's Macbeth (2022). He starred as Iago in the New York Theatre Workshop production of Othello (2016).

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Born
March 2, 1968 (58)
From
Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 89 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Daniel Craig's films like?

Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Self
22%
Survival
17%
Bonds
15%
Society
11%
Power
6%
Ideas
6%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 14 · Dark 22

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 16 · Intense 24

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 28 · Whiplash 8

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 32 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 12

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 16 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 21

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

33 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 17 of 33 analyzed roles.

Hero
17 of 33
Shadow
5 of 33
Ally
3 of 33
Mentor
3 of 33
Trickster
2 of 33
Herald
2 of 33
Shapeshifter
1 of 33
Show the 33 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Melancholic
25
Thrilling
15
Contemplative
13
Dread
9
Other
40

How their films linger

Bittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet26
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Daniel Craig's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Craig's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

89 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 42 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Narnia: The Magician's Nephew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Andrew Ketterley

  • Wake Up Dead Man(2025)

    as Benoit Blanc

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Queer(2024)

    as William Lee

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Glass Onion(2022)

    as Benoit Blanc

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • No Time to Die(2021)

    Co-Producer · as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas(2020)

    as Wheezy Jeff

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Knives Out(2019)

    as Benoit Blanc

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Don't Die(2019)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Kings(2017)

    as Obie Hardison

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Logan Lucky(2017)

    as Joe Bang

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens(2015)

    as Stormtrooper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Spectre(2015)

    Co-Producer · as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Skyfall(2012)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as James Bond

  • Happy and Glorious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as James Bond

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: On Location - Sweden and Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011)

    as Mikael Blomkvist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Tintin(2011)

    as Sakharine / Red Rackham (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Dream House(2011)

    as Will Atenton

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Cowboys & Aliens(2011)

    as Jake Lonergan

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Organ Grinder's Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Bubbles (voice)

  • James Bond Supports International Women's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as 007

  • Director Marc Forster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Olga Kurylenko and the Boat Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Start of Shooting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Defiance(2008)

    as Tuvia Bielski

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Quantum of Solace(2008)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People(2008)

    as Daniel Craig (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Flashbacks of a Fool(2008)

    Executive Producer · as Joe Scott

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Compass(2007)

    as Lord Asriel

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Invasion(2007)

    as Ben Driscoll

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • British Film Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Casino Royale(2006)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Infamous(2006)

    as Perry Smith

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Renaissance(2006)

    as Barthélémy Karas

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Munich(2005)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Archangel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Prof. Fluke Kelso

  • The Jacket(2005)

    as Rudy Mackenzie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Fateless(2005)

    as US sergeant

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Enduring Love(2004)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Layer Cake(2004)

    as XXXX

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Burst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Maxwell's Fan 9

  • The Mother(2003)

    as Darren

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sylvia(2003)

    as Ted Hughes

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Occasional, Strong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jim

  • Copenhagen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Werner Heisenberg

  • Ten Minutes Older: The Cello(2002)

    as Cecil (segment "Addicted to the Stars")

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Addicted to the Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Astronaut

  • Road to Perdition(2002)

    as Connor Rooney

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)

    as Alex West

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Sword of Honour(2001)

    as Guy Crouchback

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Sword of Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Guy Crouchback

  • Hotel Splendide(2000)

    as Ronald Blanche

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Some Voices(2000)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • I Dreamed of Africa(2000)

    as Declan Fielding

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Love & Rage(1999)

    as James Lynchehaun

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Schiller

  • The Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Richard

  • Shockers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard

  • The Trench(1999)

    as Sgt. Telford Winter

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon(1998)

    as George Dyer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Elizabeth(1998)

    as John Ballard

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Sharpe: The Legend(1997)

    as Berry

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as John MacHale

  • The Hunger(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry / Handyman

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Ice House(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as D.S. Andy McLoughlin

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as James 'Jemmy' Seagrave

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Saint-Ex(1996)

    as Guillaumet

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Kiss and Tell(1996)

    as Matt Kearney

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as James 'Jemmy' Seagrave

  • Our Friends in the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 8 episodes · as Geordie Peacock

  • A Kid in King Arthur's Court(1995)

    as Master Kane

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Genghis Cohn(1993)

    as Lieutenant Guth, Schatz's replacement

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Sharpe's Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Lieutenant John Berry

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Berry

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Between the Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Covington Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Anglo Saxon Attitudes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gilbert Stokesay

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Begg

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Power of One(1992)

    as Sgt. Botha

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Drop the Dead Donkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Fixx

  • Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · as Lieutenant Hidalgo

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Barry

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Comic Relief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Boon(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Parham

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Lieutenant Guth

  • Sacrifice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles, 86 of them dated from 1985 to 2025; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Skyfall (2012)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Knives Out (2019)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19852025

Peak 2011 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 32 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting87 of 88: 84 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing3 of 88: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 88: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

88 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s27 · acting2000s33 · 33 acting · 1 crew2010s17 · 16 acting · 2 crew2020s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 44% of 43 roles
9202071217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major awards from 11 major nominations, 2000–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  2. 2023
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
  3. 2020
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
  4. 2016
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in an Action Movie
  5. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
  6. 2013
    • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor in an Action Movie
  7. 2007
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male
  8. 2000
    • Berlinale award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Daniel Craig's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 50; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

27 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser27
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Saint-Ex (1996)

82nd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Knives Out (2019)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Daniel Craig's work okay for kids?

Across up to 31 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles42–83 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity31 titles15–76 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles22–67 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs22 titles29–68 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles36–81 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Daniel Craig work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel Craig's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Whishaw shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles