Over the course of three and a half decades, James Bond has been personified by five different actors, each of whom brought a new element to the 007 persona. Every one of these men embodied and interpreted James Bond in their own, unique way. They also represented a certain decade or era in action films and helped James Bond to develop his own movie genre in which to thrive for many years.
The following links will take you to an in-depth view of each actor's personal background and also include summaries of what each man added to the 007 character.
(1962-1967, 1971)
(1969)
(1973-1985)
(1987-1989)
(1995- )