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
Motifs in the James Bond film series makes an appearance, there have been seven actors playing the role. Only two actors have played the part twice: David Hedison and Jeffrey Wright. Wright's first appearances also made him the first African-American actor to play the part in the Eon series, although Leiter was also played by Afro-American actor Bernie Casey in one of the non-Eon films, "Never Say Never Again". Keeping with the greater Hollywood tradition, every Bond film features chase scenes, usually more than one per film. Bond and his allies evade their pursuers in a wide variety of vehicles, including custom air- and watercraft, to trucks