Craig is the next Bond.

[Mouseferatu]

2. He's American. You need a British citizen to be employed by Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Yes, because every Bond to date has been a British citizen...

[/sarcasm]

But I'm pretty sure he was kidding, anyway.

 

[ssampier]

I was serious. I am not up to speed with my British born actors to suggest an alternative, however.

 

[Desdichado]

I was serious. I am not up to speed with my British born actors to suggest an alternative, however.

Well, the joke was that the most famous actors who has played Bond to date have been non-British. Sean Connery was Scottish, Pierce Brosnan is Irish. George Lazenby is Australian. Roger Moore was English, though, as was David Niven.

I think it's clear that the actors don't have to be British, although they need to be able to convince the audiences that their characters are, at least. I'd kinda like to see a younger Bond again--I think someone like Jude Law or Ewan MacGregor would make an interesting choice. Jason Statham might be able to pull it off, although his accent isn't the suave and sophisticated kind; it's more working class.

But, oh well. Craig it is. He'll probably do just fine. I would have liked Clive Owen too, though.

 

[Dark Jezter]

I think someone like Jude Law or Ewan MacGregor would make an interesting choice. Jason Statham might be able to pull it off, although his accent isn't the suave and sophisticated kind; it's more working class.

But, oh well. Craig it is. He'll probably do just fine. I would have liked Clive Owen too, though.

Ditto on Jude Law and Clive Owen. I've thought for a while now that those two actors could make good Bond characters.

Several years ago, I also thought Sam Neill (Dr. Alan Grant from Jurassic Park and the main villain from Memoirs of an Invisible Man) could play Bond if given the chance, but now he's too old for the role.

 

[Staffan]

Well, the joke was that the most famous actors who has played Bond to date have been non-British. Sean Connery was Scottish, Pierce Brosnan is Irish. George Lazenby is Australian. Roger Moore was English, though, as was David Niven.

As far as I know, "British" is a collective term that applies to Scots, English, and Welsh. So only Pierce Brosnan and George Lazenby don't count as British.

 

[Desdichado]

As far as I know, "British" is a collective term that applies to Scots, English, and Welsh. So only Pierce Brosnan and George Lazenby don't count as British.

There are a lot of usages of British. It's not that simple. British could--and often is--used to contrast with English, for one thing. It's often used to denote the culture of the native Celtic-speaking peoples as opposed to the now-dominant Germanic-speaking ones. Scots, also, are descended originally from the Irish (as is their language) and lots of British don't consider them British.

On the other hand, anyone who is a citizen of the United Kingdom can also be considered British in some usage. Anyone who belongs to the commonwealth can, in other usages, making Canadians and Australians British, depending on how you use the word.