Daniel Craig

 James Trevor "Jamie" Oliver, was born on 27 May 1975, and grew up in Clavering, Essex, where his parents owned a pub-restaurant, "The Cricketers". From an early age Oliver helped in the pub kitchen; by the time he was 11, he was adept at vegetable preparation and could chop "like a demon". In 1989, Oliver formed the band Scarlet Division with friend Leigh Haggerwood, in which he was the drummer. Between the ages of 11 and 16 he attended Newport Free Grammar School in Essex. At age 16, he then attended Westminster Catering College and then studied in France, before returning to London to work as head pastry chef for Antonio Carluccio at The Neal Street Restaurant. After The Neal Street Restaurant, Oliver worked for Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers at the River Café for three and a half years; (born 2nd March 1968) is an English actor. Brought up on Poplar Farm, he joined the National Youth Theatre at the age of sixteen and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991. His early film roles included The Power of One, A Kid in King Arthur's Court and the television episodes Sharpe's Eagle and "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Daredevils of the Desert." He went on to star in his breakthrough performance Layer Cake and also Lara Croft: Tomb Raider opposite Angelina Jolie.

Craig became the sixth actor to portray the fictional secret agent James Bond in the long-running Eon Productions film series. He made his debut as the character in the 2006 film, Casino Royale to critical acclaim and was nominated for a BAFTA award.[2] Grossing US$593 million worldwide, it became the highest grossing James Bond film. He is currently filming the 22nd James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, due to be released in the UK on October 31, 2008.

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