Image: TMDBEvery prospective James Bond faces the same examination. Does he look right in a tuxedo? Can he handle the action? Can he deliver the famous introduction without sounding as though he is ordering a replacement credit card?
Then comes the question that follows every casting rumour: how old is he?
A younger actor might have decades of adventures ahead. An older one might bring the authority of a man who has already survived a few. Bond's history offers support for both approaches — and some entertaining contradictions.
The youngest Bond made just one film. The oldest newcomer made seven. And deciding who stayed longest requires a small investigation of its own.
