31 Photos of All the James Bond Actors, Through the Years Characters

The name's Bond-James Bond. The iconic super spy has been front and center in one of the most popular film franchises for over 60 years. As the world waits for Daniel Craig's replacement in the 26th Bond film, it's natural that fans are revisiting their favorite 007 actors. And as much os the vivid prose of James Bond books defines the character, it's the images from the films that fans tend to remember the most.

More than any other film franchise, the images of the James Bond movies represent a fascinating tradition of big-budget action movies. And that's because the action, costumes, props, and sets of the 007 movies have, almost always, been created entirely in real life. In the new James Bond video game, 007 First Light, a real actor, Patrick Gibson, is playing Bond.

And so, the flesh-and-blood visage of Bond is perhaps the most crucial element of this over-the-top film franchise. In celebration of the various men who have played Bond, here are 31 great photos of 007 over the years.

Here's a look at all the major Bond films through the years, and the James Bond actors who played the badass spy.

1. Sean Connery as James Bond

French actress Claudine Auger and Scottish actor Sean Connery star in director Terence Young's 1965 James Bond movie Thunderball-in French, Operation Tonnerre-which was based on the novel by Ian Fleming.

2. Sean Connery as James Bond

3. Sean Connery as James Bond

Connery in 1963's From Russia With Love.

4. Sean Connery and Ursula Andress

Sure, she was the first Bond Girl-and thanks to scenes like this one in 1962's Dr. No, the stunning Ursula Andress unquestionably set the standard for the many beautiful ladies who followed in her footsteps.

5. Sean Connery as James Bond

In a scene that came to define the early Bond franchise (and was famously parodied in The Simpsons), villain Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) laughs as Bond (Connery) lies strapped to a table beneath a laser weapon in a still from 1964's Goldfinger, directed by Guy Hamilton.

6. George Lazenby as James Bond

George Lazenby takes aim at his pursuers in a scene from 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Lazenby only portrayed Bond once, but was later featured in the 2017 documentary Becoming Bond.

7. George Lazenby as James Bond

Lazenby (center) as Bond in a gambling scene from On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

8. George Lazenby as James Bond

Lazenby films a scene for On Her Majesty's Secret Service on location on the Praia do Guincho (Guincho Beach), near Cascais in Portugal, 1969. On the left is Hunt.

9. George Lazenby as James Bond

Lazenby as Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

10. Roger Moore as James Bond

Moore starred as Bond seven times-more than any other actor-beginning with Live and Let Die in 1973. Here, Moore is shown on the set of 1979's Moonraker.

11. Roger Moore as James Bond

Moore on the set of 1983's Octopussy, his penultimate performance as 007.

12. Roger Moore as James Bond

Moore and actress Barbara Bach on the set of 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me.

13. Roger Moore as James Bond

Moore and actress Jane Seymour on the set of 1973's Live and Let Die.

14. Roger Moore as James Bond

Moore on the set of Live And Let Die.

15. Roger Moore as James Bond

Moore at the wheel of a speedboat in a scene from Live and Let Die.

16. Roger Moore and Barbara Bach

Russian major Anya Amasova, aka "agent Triple X," (portrayed by Barbara Bach) threatens Bond, who draws a gun against her in a scene from 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me, the eleventh film of the Bond saga.

17. Roger Moore and Richard Kiel

Bond (Moore) battles with "Jaws" (Kiel) on the set of The Spy Who Loved Me. Kiel's physically dominating character became one of the most iconic Bond villains of all time.

18. Timothy Dalton as James Bond

Welsh actor Timothy Dalton poses as 007 for the 1987 Bond film The Living Daylights.

19. Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo

Dalton as 007-holding his trademark Walther PPK-and actress Maryam d'Abo as Kara Milovy in a publicity still for The Living Daylights.

20. Timothy Dalton as James Bond

Dalton and d'Abo on the set of The Living Daylights, in one of the most classic scenes in the Bond cinematic history.

21. Timothy Dalton as James Bond

Dalton on the set of The Living Daylights.

22. Pierce Brosnan as James Bond

Irish actor Pierce Brosnan stars as Bond alongside English actor Sean Bean as Alec Trevelyan in 1995's GoldenEye.

23. Pierce Brosnan and Izabella Scorupco

Polish actress Izabella Scorupco (portraying the character Natalya Simonova) films a jungle scene with Brosnan for GoldenEye.

24. Pierce Brosnan as James Bond

Simonova and Bond flee from an exploding train in a scene from GoldenEye.

25. Pierce Brosnan and Denise Richards

Denise Richards and Brosnan on the set of 1999's The World Is Not Enough, directed by Michael Apted.

26. Pierce Brosnan and Sophie Marceau

Brosnan and Sophie Marceau in The World is not Enough.

27. Pierce Brosnan as James Bond

Brosnan in GoldenEye.

28. Daniel Craig as James Bond

29. Daniel Craig as James Bond

Craig and Ukrainian-born actress Olga Kurylenko get into a taxi during the shooting of 2008's Quantum of Solace, the 24th film in the franchise.

30. Daniel Craig as James Bond

Craig is seen on location during the filming of Spectre in Rome, Italy.

31. Daniel Craig and Lea Seydoux in No Time to Die

Daniel Craig and Lea Seydoux on the set of No Time to Die. This lengthy opening, pre-titles sequence, one of the longest in Bond film history, was shot on location in Matera, Italy.

This story was originally published by Men's Journal on May 1, 2026, where it first appeared in the Entertainment section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM.