He set pulses racing when he emerged from the sea in a pair of trunks in Casino Royale.

And eight years on from the iconic scene that turned him into an international star, Daniel Craig is set to become the longest-standing James Bond this week.

The 51-year-old actor will beat his predecessors to be the longest-serving Bond this Wednesday with a record-breaking 4,527 days in the role.

Licence to kill: British heartthrob Daniel Craig, 51, is set to become the longest-standing James Bond on Wednesday

Daniel, who took to our screens with his debut Bond film Casino Royal in November 2016, will beat former Bond actor Roger Moore, who lasted 4,526 days in the role and Sean Connery, who spent nine years as Bond, to be the longest-serving actor with a licence to kill.

Pierce Brosnan, who made his first appearance in the Bond movies with Goldeneye in 1995, spent seven years in the iconic role before handing it over in 2002.

While Timothy Dalton, who took to our screen with The Living Daylights in 1987, spent three years in the role and George Lazenby only one with his Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service in 1969.

Daniel's record-breaking achievement comes after he said 'I would rather slash my wrists than play James Bond again' in 2015.

Suave: The actor will beat his predecessors to be the longest-serving Bond with a record-breaking 4,527 days in the job

Looking good: Daniel first set hearts racing in his debut Bond film Casino Royale in November 2016

James and M: In 2012, Daniel Craig starred in his third Bond film Skyfall, which saw his character investigating an attack on MI6

The comments, which came after the release of the movie Spectre, were later cleared up in an interview with American talk show host Stephen Colbert in 2017.

While speaking on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Daniel said: 'It was two days after I finished shooting the last movie. I went straight to an interview and someone said would you do another one?

'And I went 'no' and instead of saying something with style and grace I gave a really stupid answer.'

During the show, Daniel also confirmed that he would be reprising his role as the British Secret Service agent for the 25th Bond film.

The fifth and final film of Daniel's is set to be released in 2020.

While Daniel will now hold the title of the longest-serving Bond, the late Roger Moore will still keep his title for the most amount of Bond films with a staggering seven movies under his belt.