Related: Why It Took So Long For James Bond To Craig's overtly human Bond introduced a whole new generation of audiences to Ian Fleming's iconic MI6 spy in 2006's Casino Royale and has again made history with Bond's groundbreaking fate 15 years later in No Time To Die. Craig's tenure as 007 is seen as especially important for the franchise, given the revitalizing effect his gritty portrayal of 007 had on an increasingly stale Bond landscape. Despite ending his Bond career two appearances shy of Sean Connery and Roger Moore (seven each), Daniel Craig ranks highly in the pantheon of legendary actors to don the iconic tuxedo.
