The actor’s steadfast determination gives the film its steel spine.

Daniel Craig/ Logan Lucky

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LAYER CAKE, Daniel Craig, 2004, (c) Sony Pictures Classics/courtesy Everett Collection

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MUNICH

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DEFIANCE, Daniel Craig, 2008. ©Paramount Vantage/Courtesy Everett Collection

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THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, from left: Rooney Mara, Daniel Craig, 2011. ph: Merrick Morton/©Col

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