Timothy Dalton Timothy Dalton Timothy Dalton (; born Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett; 21 March 1946) is a Welsh born British actor. He is best known for portraying James Bond in "The Living Daylights" (1987) and "Licence to Kill" (1989), as well as Mr. Rochester in "Jane Eyre" (1983), Rhett Butler in the television miniseries "Scarlett" (1994), and Simon Skinner in "Hot Fuzz" (2007). Dalton was born in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, to an English father, Peter Dalton Leggett, who was a captain in the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War and was an advertising executive at the time of his
Q (James Bond) Q (James Bond) Q is a fictional character in the James Bond films and film novelisations. Q (standing for Quartermaster as well as a reference to the deceptive Q-ships) is a job title, unlike M, which is a cypher for the character's name. He is the head of Q Branch (or later Q Division), the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service. Q has appeared in 21 of the 24 Eon Productions James Bond films, the exceptions being "Live and Let Die", the 2006 "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace". The character was also featured in both