Daniel Craig Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth & Biography

Daniel Craig is 58 years old. The English actor, born in Chester, Cheshire, on March 2, 1968, has been married to actress Rachel Weisz since 2011, and his net worth is approximately $160 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2026). Craig has defined two screen characters for a generation: James Bond, whom he played in five films from Casino Royale (2006) to No Time to Die (2021), and private detective Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out films.

Daniel Craig Quick Facts

Full Name	Daniel Wroughton Craig
Date of Birth	March 2, 1968
Age	58 years old
Birthplace	Chester, Cheshire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Wife	Rachel Weisz (married June 22, 2011)
Children	2
Occupation	Actor, producer
Net Worth	Approx. $160 million (Celebrity Net Worth, 2026)
Known For	James Bond; Benoit Blanc in Knives Out

Who Is Daniel Craig?

Daniel Craig is an English actor and producer whose two-decade run as James Bond made him one of the defining action stars of his era, in the company of Dwayne Johnson and Liam Neeson. When he was cast in Casino Royale in 2006, the choice was greeted with skepticism — he was blond, and at 5 ft 10 in shorter than previous Bonds. His performance silenced the doubters: a leaner, harder, emotionally bruised 007 who earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor and carried the franchise through five films and more than $3.9 billion at the worldwide box office.

Before Bond, Craig had spent a decade building a reputation as one of Britain’s most reliable screen actors, with standout turns in the television drama Our Friends in the North (1996), Elizabeth (1998), Road to Perdition (2002) and Layer Cake (2004). After Bond he reinvented himself again, this time as the drawling, flamboyant Southern detective Benoit Blanc in Knives Out (2019), a role that earned him a Golden Globe nomination and a franchise of its own. His performance as William Lee in Queer (2024) brought further Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations, and in 2022 he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George — the same honor held by Ian Fleming’s fictional James Bond.

Daniel Craig’s Early Life & Background

Daniel Wroughton Craig was born on March 2, 1968, in Chester, Cheshire, England, to art teacher Carol Olivia (née Williams) and Timothy John Wroughton Craig, a Merchant Navy midshipman and steel erector who later ran two pubs in Cheshire. He has an older sister, Lea, and a younger half-brother, Harry. His parents divorced when he was four, and he moved with his mother and sister to the Wirral Peninsula. He attended Hilbre High School and Calday Grange Grammar School, and played rugby for Hoylake RFC.

Craig began acting at six, appearing as Oliver in a primary-school production of Oliver!, and later joined the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool. At sixteen he moved to London and joined the National Youth Theatre, and after three years there he was accepted into the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1991. His first screen role came the following year in The Power of One (1992), and he spent the early 1990s on stage, including a National Theatre production of Angels in America (1993), before Our Friends in the North made his name in 1996.

Daniel Craig’s Career

Craig’s pre-Bond career mixed prestige drama and Hollywood blockbusters. He played a scheming nobleman opposite Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth (1998), appeared in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), and gave a haunting performance as the hitman Connor Rooney in Sam Mendes’s Road to Perdition (2002). Matthew Vaughn’s crime thriller Layer Cake (2004) and Steven Spielberg’s Munich (2005) confirmed him as a leading man, and it was on the strength of Layer Cake that producer Barbara Broccoli offered him the role of James Bond.

As Bond, Craig starred in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021). Casino Royale grossed $594.2 million worldwide and rebooted the franchise with a gritty, physically brutal 007; Skyfall became the highest-grossing Bond film ever at more than $1.1 billion. Alongside the franchise he kept choosing adventurous work: The Golden Compass (2007), Defiance (2008), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Logan Lucky (2017) and a celebrated stage run as Iago in Othello (2016) and Macbeth on Broadway (2022). In 2012 he escorted Queen Elizabeth II to the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in a short film, Happy and Glorious.

Since leaving Bond, Craig has made Benoit Blanc the center of a second franchise — Knives Out (2019), Glass Onion (2022) and Wake Up Dead Man (2025) — and earned some of the best reviews of his career for Queer (2024). In 2015 the United Nations appointed him its first global advocate for the elimination of mines and explosive hazards, and in September 2021 he was made an honorary commander in the Royal Navy. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021, at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard, beside Roger Moore’s. In 2019 he obtained American citizenship, and he lives in New York with his wife, Rachel Weisz.

Facts About Daniel Craig

• His casting as James Bond in 2005 was so controversial — he was blond and 5 ft 10 in, shorter than previous Bonds — that some fans ran online campaigns against it; several former Bonds, including Sean Connery, publicly defended him.
• He escorted Queen Elizabeth II to the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony in the short film Happy and Glorious.
• His Hollywood Walk of Fame star sits at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard — a deliberate nod to 007 — next to Roger Moore’s star.
• In 2015 the United Nations made him its first global advocate for the elimination of mines and explosive hazards; Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told him he was being given “a licence to save.”
• He had an uncredited cameo as a stormtrooper in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), a role he initially kept secret.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Daniel Craig?

Daniel Craig is 58 years old. He was born Daniel Wroughton Craig on March 2, 1968, in Chester, Cheshire, England.

Is Daniel Craig married?

Yes. Daniel Craig has been married to actress Rachel Weisz since June 22, 2011. He was previously married to Fiona Loudon from 1992 to 1994, and he has two children.

What is Daniel Craig’s net worth?

Daniel Craig’s net worth is approximately $160 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth (2026), earned across five James Bond films, the Knives Out franchise and decades of film and stage work.

How many James Bond films did Daniel Craig make?

Daniel Craig played James Bond in five films: Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021).

What is Daniel Craig doing after James Bond?

After Bond, Daniel Craig has starred as detective Benoit Blanc in the Knives Out films — Glass Onion (2022) and Wake Up Dead Man (2025) — and earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for his lead role in Queer (2024).

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