Skyfall the service. Javier Bardem was cast as the film's principal villain, Raoul Silva, a cyberterrorist who is seeking revenge against those he holds responsible for betraying him. Bardem described Silva as "more than a villain", while Craig stated that Bond has a "very important relationship" to Silva. In casting the role, director Sam Mendes admitted that he lobbied hard for Bardem to accept the part. Mendes saw the potential for the character to be recognised as one of the most memorable characters in the series and wanted to create "something [the audience] may consider to have been absent from the
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie is a retired award that was handed out to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association at their annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards from 2012 to 2016. 2012: Daniel Craig – "Skyfall" as James Bond 2013: Mark Wahlberg – "Lone Survivor" as Marcus Luttrell "'2014: Bradley Cooper – "American Sniper" as Chris Kyle ‡ 2015: Tom Hardy – "" as Max Rockatansky "'2016: Andrew Garfield – "Hacksaw Ridge" as Desmond Doss