Daniel Craig Rated the Highest-Paid James Bond Actor

Daniel Craig is now the highest-paid James Bond star after signing a massive £31million contract to appear in two more films.

The 44-year-old actor who repeated his role as the iconic British spy for the third time in ‘Skyfall’ has exceeded the earnings of his predecessors.

Sir Sean Connery was the first actor to play Bond in 1962, earning £10,000 to star in ‘Dr. No’.
His salary steadily rose, with the average pay for his work on six films in the franchise averaging at £218,000 - around £3million in today’s prices.

George Lazenby earned £340,000 - the equivalent of £460,000 - for his one outing, while Sir Roger Moore brought home an average of £1.4million, or £6.3million today, from his seven films.

Timothy Dalton also averaged £1.4 million for his two films, while Pierce Brosnan’s average amounted to £6.1million, or £8.7million in today’s prices.

Daniel has seen his salary in the role take a huge jump, having earned £1.9million for his 2006 debut Casino Royale and £4.4million for 2008’s Quantum of Solace, and now his new deal brings his pay average to £9.6 million per film.