Gary Powell Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
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Biography
Gary Powell is a British stunt coordinator, second unit director, and former professional stunt performer. He trained in martial arts and combat disciplines. He entered the film industry as a stunt performer in the 1990s, progressing to coordination and second-unit leadership through sustained work on action-heavy productions. Powell's international profile grew through his work on major action franchises, particularly the James Bond series. He served as stunt coordinator on Casino Royale (2006), helping redefine the franchise's physical realism, and later contributed to Skyfall (2012), where large-scale location work and intricate fight choreography were central to the film's visual identity. His Bond-related work earned major peer recognition, including a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble for Skyfall (2012). Beyond Bond, Powell played a significant role in the Bourne franchise, contributing to the stunt coordination and action design of The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and Jason Bourne (2016). These films are frequently cited for their grounded, kinetic action style, emphasising realism, handheld camerawork, and tightly coordinated stunt ensembles. His work on The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) received a Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Stunt Coordination and/or Second Unit Direction. The stunt ensemble won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble. Powell's credits also include large-scale vehicle and destruction work, notably on Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), where he was recognised by the Taurus World Stunt Awards with nominations for Best Work with a Vehicle and Best Overall Stunt. In later years, Powell expanded his portfolio into high-end motorsport filmmaking through F1 (2025). The production required coordination of stunts within live racing environments and at competitive speeds, blending real Formula One settings with cinematic action. His work on the film earned multiple nominations, including Critics' Choice Awards, Austin Film Critics Association Awards, St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards, and Astra Midseason Movie Awards, reflecting broad critical recognition for stunt design and execution. Throughout his career, Gary Powell has received numerous nominations and awards from industry bodies, including the Critics' Choice Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Taurus World Stunt Awards, the London Critics Circle Film Awards, and the Online Film & Television Association.
Filmography Movies
Acting
Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo
Short behind the scenes making-of documentary about the filming of the sinking house palazzo and the Venetian piazza chase from the James Bond movie Casino Royale (2006).
Becoming Bond
A documentary which shows the creation of Casino Royale (2006).
James Bond Down River
Promotional documentary filmed at the London East End Docklands area and River Thames for the filming of the opening boat chase for The World Is Not Enough (1999).
Production
Tracers
Wanted by the mafia, a New York City bike messenger escapes into the world of parkour after meeting a beautiful stranger.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
Iris
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
Morbius
Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Michael Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.
Alexander
Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing farther than any westerner had ever gone, all the way to India.
Casino Royale
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.
Edge of Darkness
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his life: the search for his only daughter Emma's killer. Now, he is on a personal mission to uncover the disturbing secrets surrounding her murder, including corporate corruption, government collusion and Emma's own mysterious life.
The Spy Who Dumped Me
A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.
Infinite
Evan McCauley has skills he never learned and memories of places he has never visited. Self-medicated and on the brink of a mental breakdown, a secret group that call themselves “Infinites” come to his rescue, revealing that his memories are real.
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