Born in England in 1968, Daniel rose from relative obscurity when, in 2005, he was cast as James Bond, replacing Pierce Brosnan who had held the role since 1995. Many people were sceptical about how this thin, blonde bloke from Chester (Liverpool) was going to play the most well-known movie roles of all time.
Daniel had previously starred in some "action" films, such as Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life, and Layer Cake (co-incidentally in this film, acting like 007 when Colm Meaney's character hands him a pistol), but nothing to the level of a Bond film.
Various websites were created in opposition to his casting (ie: craignotbond.com) which the media lapped up. It wasn't until the trailer for his first Bond film, Casino Royale, was released, including a clip of a ripped Daniel Craig coming out of the ocean in blue swim-trunks, when the press went wild. And BANG when the film was released in 2006, everyone loved his take on the character, and every blonde-haired bloke around the world finally realised they too could be James Bond!
Since then, Daniel has starred in The Golden Compass, and The Invasion co-starring Nicole Kidman (which was a re-make of Invasion of the Body Snatchers).
Daniel's next run as 007 was in 2008's Quantum of Solace, which unfortunately suffered from the curse of the 2nd Bond film. With the exception of Sean Connery's "From Russia With Love", whenever a new actor has taken on the role of James Bond, their 2nd film has failed to live up to expectation. To clarify my point, I'm referring to Roger Moore's "The Man With The Golden Gun", Timothy Dalton's "Licence To Kill", and Pierce Brosnan's "Tomorrow Never Dies". Where QoS fails (in my opinion) is the editing. The film was too quick and the storyline suffered greatly because of this.
Since then, Daniel's films have been a bit hit-and-miss, including Cowboys And Aliens, The Adventures of Tintin, and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
Daniel is currently filming his 3rd Bond film, Skyfall, due for release in October 2012. From all reports, the film sounds good. Fingers crossed!
Anyway, onto the autograph. When Daniel was cast as Bond, I managed to find some Layer Cake promo cards. So I posted one to Daniel c/- the set of Casino Royale, and not long after the card was returned to me in the mail, with an inscribed autograph:
Until next time!
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