Dominic West has called for the next James Bond to be transgender.

The 49-year-old actor said Daniel Craig’s replacement in the classic spy role should be Hannah Graf, the highest-ranking transgender soldier in the army.

“There’s a very cool woman who’s the wife of an actor in [West’s recent film] Colette, who is a captain in the electrical engineers, the highest-ranking transgender soldier in the army.

"She’s done two tours of Afghanistan. She’s a beautiful blonde girl who could be Bond, yes. That’s actually a brilliant idea,” he said in an interview with The Sunday Times magazine.

“They should have a transgender Bond because there are a lot of transgender people in the army,” he added. “They’d be ideal because they can do everything. That’s a great idea! A transgender Bond.”

Ms Graf is a British Army officer who serves with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

She told the Daily Mail she was “flattered” by the actor’s idea.

“I’m very flattered that Dominic thought of me,” she said.

“I don’t think I’m going to become an actress anytime soon, but there’s no reason why there shouldn’t be a transgender Bond.

“We’ve seen too many men in hero-type roles and women playing second fiddle.”