Actor Daniel Craig has had surgery to repair a knee injury sustained while filming scenes for the new James Bond film.

Eon Productions said he had had a "minor procedure" in New York during a break in production over Easter.

A spokeswoman denied reports the 47-year-old had missed several days of filming on the 24th Bond film, Spectre.

Filming on Spectre began at Pinewood Studios, in Buckinghamshire, last December, and has since moved to Rome and Mexico.

It is Craig's fourth outing as the secret service agent, and follows the success of 2012's Skyfall, which made 1.1 billion US dollars worldwide.

Spectre will be released on November 6.