The 41-year-old actor told Kate Garraway that he doesn't understand the emphasis on Bond's race, while he played down speculation that he will step into the shoes of Daniel Craig.
He said: 'I've always detested the phrase 'Black Bond', I just don't understand it.'
'We don't say "White Bond", we just say "Bond" so it suddenly becomes a black man and he's a "Black Bond" so I hate that phrase and it's a rumour that's gotten out of control basically but that's all it is. There's no truth in it whatsoever.'
He also spoke about making a film of the hit series Luther, confirming that we can expect to see DCI John Luther on the big screen.
He said: 'That is definitely on the cards, we've been really lucky that Luther is [so popular]… it's a small show, we did four episodes and we got such a massive following worldwide so Neil Cross [creator of Luther] and I are aiming to do the film.
'I'm speaking to him as we speak… and we're trying to pull it together. It's an ambitious project because it's a television show but we suspect that it's going to be as successful on TV and on film as well.'
He also revealed the hardest role he has ever had to play, which was the title role in the film Mandela.
