DANIEL Craig is the longest-serving James Bond ever and one among Hollywood’s most in-demand stars.

However lengthy earlier than the vodka martinis, glamorous ladies and sharp fits of 007, the actor was a quiet younger schoolboy with “watery eyes”.

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The actor, 53, attended Hoylake Main in The Wirral the place he carried out in performs and fronted a rock band.

In a faculty image from 1979 taken earlier than his class moved as much as Hilbre Excessive Faculty, Daniel will be seen smiling fortunately within the very again row.

Regardless of his love of performing, his former college buddies have been dumbstruck when the little lad they knew took over from Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.

Instructor Lindsay Holmes, 53, informed the Mail: “Daniel was quite quiet and little. A wee delicate boy who had very strong, pale blue, watery eyes. My mum was a dinner lady and would always make sure Daniel was eating because he wasn’t very big at that stage.”

Debbie Inexperienced, who works as a chauffeur, stated: “I knew him as Danny again then. He was all the time a very nice lad. He was in each present and play in school.

“I was gobsmacked when he landed the role of Bond, but I think he’s been brilliant.”

Daniel, who’s married to actress Rachel Weisz, turned critical about appearing as a teen, learning on the Nationwide Youth Theatre in London earlier than enrolling on the Guildhall Faculty of Music and Drama.

Graduating in 1991, he labored exhausting throughout movie, TV and stage throughout the nineties and early noughties and was duly rewarded with the Bond position in 2005.

Though initially reluctant to simply accept it, franchise bosses did their utmost to woo him, and the prospect to convey extra emotional depth to the character finally persuaded him.

His first effort, On line casino Royale, was launched in 2006 to robust critiques from each critics and followers.

Since then he has filmed an extra 4 Bond motion pictures, along with his remaining one, No Time To Die, about to hit cinemas.

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