James Bond ranked: from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, who played him best?

Is there any cinema role more enduring and more iconic thanJames Bond? The suave 007, who first appeared in the pages of Ian Fleming’s 1953 novella Casino Royale, has become a box office juggernaut, thrilling audiences since 1962, when Sean Connery made his debut in Dr No.

Over the years, we’ve had baddies galore, heart-stopping action scenes, Bond girls aplenty and, of course, a succession of actors who have made the character their own. But who was the best?

With Aaron Taylor-Johnson hotly tipped to replace Daniel Craig as the martini-swilling superspy, here’s our guide to which Bonds hit the target – and which