Who is the best Bond actor?

[BondFan]

James Bond has been portrayed by six actors: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig.

Which one of these actors is the best Bond actor and why?

All Bond aficionados will have a strong opinion about this question.

[John]

Dam thats a hard question . Well I have to say Sean Connery , yet Ian Felming did not think Sean was the right Bond .. Cause Sean is Scottish , and he wanted a english guy.
Well he played it the best , yet in someway I liked Roger Moore , cause he was a bit funny ..

[LebowskiT1000]

I have to say it's a toss-up between Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan. I think I liked Pierce the most and being that he was the first Bond I was exposed to, that kinda makes sense. However, since seeing GoldenEye in the theaters, I've watched all of the other Bond films and you have to give Sean credit because he started the whole character and did a damn good job.

[jeulia]

Sean Connery. More polished, dignified, and classy yet still had action.

[Brian Sinclair]

Daniel Craig - he takes Bond back to the gritty hard nosed agent that Ian Fleming describes in his books.
Sean Connery set the standard and these two have it all to themselves