Let's make this birthday one to remember.

81 years old (Born on March 21, 1944)

Happy Birthday to the legendary Timothy Dalton—the actor who proved Bond could be tough, sophisticated, and still charmingly human. Who can forget your spectacular escape in "The Living Daylights" or that intense tanker-truck chase through fiery danger in "Licence to Kill"? You reminded us all: while martinis may famously be shaken (not stirred), it takes a talent like yours to give James Bond an edge potent enough for decades of admiration.

As you celebrate another successful orbit around the sun, here's hoping your day is filled with fewer explosions and villainous masterminds than usual—but just as much excitement! Cheers, 007—you've licensed thrill after timeless thrill.