The crime thriller '' Layer Cake '' , directed by Matthew Vaughn , starred Craig as a London-based cocaine supplier known only as XXXX . '' Los Angeles Times '' writer praised Craig 's " stunningly suave performance " , while Roger Ebert thought he was " fascinating " in the film . Craig next starred as a man who becomes dangerously close with a stranger ( played by Rhys Ifans ) after witnessing a deadly accident together in '' Enduring Love '' ( 2004 ) . Craig appeared in three theatrical films in 2005 , all of which were supporting roles . His first release of the year , was the thriller '' The Jacket '' starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley . He then made a brief appearance in the Hungarian film '' Fateless '' as a United States Army Sergeant who takes a liking to a teenage boy who survives life in concentration camps . Craig 's third and final role of the year was a South African driver who is a part of a covert Israeli government assassination mission against eleven Palestinians allegedly involved in the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics . The film , Munich , directed by Steven Spielberg , starred Eric Bana as a member of the operation , a Mossad agent . Also in 2005 , Craig starred in the BBC television film '' Archangel '' – based on Robert Harris ' eponymous novel – as an English academic who stumbles upon a notebook believed to have belonged to Joseph Stalin
Munich massacre
Munich massacre
Daniel Craig