Daniel Craig is the new Bond!

* 37-year-old.
* Born in Chester and raised in Liverpool, Craig spent much of his youth soaking up the atmosphere at Liverpool's Left-wing Everyman Theatre.
* Married at 23.
* Has a daughter, now 12, who lives with his ex-wife in Chiswick, west London.
* Succeeding Pierce Brosnan to become the sixth Bond will inevitably give him an even higher public profile.
* The first fair-haired actor to play 007 and, at 6ft, he will be the shortest.
* His first excursion as the super-spy will come in the 21st Bond film, an adaptation of Casino Royale, Ian Fleming’s first 007 book.