David Holmes was a Gymnast and Stunt Performer. He began his Stunt career at the age of 14 on “Lost In Space” and for the following ten years he performed on ma...
Greg began as a gymnast, which soon turned to Tumbling at the age of 7, when Damien Walters became his coach. It was Damien that got Greg his first job on a film, where he performed his first stunt on Kick-Ass, when he was just 12 years old. Since then Greg’s credits include, The World’s End, Kingsman, Wonder Woman and Spiderman as one of the Spiderman Stunt Doubles. In this podcast episode Greg talks about his early years competing in tumbling, his memories as a child stunt performer and some of his more recent jobs and stunts. We hope you enjoy. Released: 15th December 2022 (recorded August 2022)Running Time: 30 minutes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 7: Sam King (Dent)
Horses have been in Sam’s family since the early 1940’s and her Father is the well-known Stunt Coordinator, Steve Dent. Sam started her career with a shovel in her hands and is now an established Horse Master. As well as her on set duties, Sam’s job also includes training horses and teaching Actors to ride. All this and more is talked about in this episode. We hope you enjoy. Released: 8th December 2022 (recorded August 2022)Running Time: 20 minutes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 6: Bobby Holland-Hanton
Bobby began as a gymnast, which eventually led to a career in Stunts. He is now Chris Hemsworth’s Stunt Double, part of the successful fitness company Centr and has just released a children’s book, all of which are discussed in this podcast episode. David and Bobby also chat about who else Bobby has doubled, stunts that Bobby has performed and upcoming projects. We hope you enjoy. Released Thursday 1st December 2022 (recorded June 2022)Running Time: 24 minutes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 5: Josie Forman
Josie Forman is daughter to Tina and Dave from Episode Two. She is part of the new generation of stunt performers and has been on the British Stunt Register since 2016. Since then Josie has begun to build an impressive list of credits including, Bond, Maleficent, Star Wars, Game Of Thrones and Spider-Man. In this podcast episode Josie tells us about her training for the register, some of the stunts she has performed and some of her early memories of her parents working as Stunt Performers. We hope you enjoy. Released Thursday 24th November 2022 (recorded February 2022)Running Time: 13 minutes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 4: Damien Walters
Damien began in gymnastics and tumbling, and it was one of his YouTube videos that landed him his first job as a stunt performer on Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Since then Damien has built up an impressive list of credits including, Kick-Ass, Captain America, Kingsman, Assassin’s Creed and Bond, he is now an established 2nd Unit Director. Damien has also written and directed his own movie and in this podcast episode he talks about this new venture, his journey to becoming performer and some of the stunts he has performed. We hope you enjoy. Released Thursday 17th November 2022 (recorded December 2021)Running Time: 45 minutes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
David Holmes was a Gymnast and Stunt Performer. He began his Stunt career at the age of 14 on “Lost In Space” and for the following ten years he performed on many productions, including; Prince Of Persia, The Golden Compass and all eight Harry Potter films as the main Harry Potter Stunt Double. David qualified for the Stunt Register when he was 22 years old, then on January 28th 2009, at the age of 25 David was left paralysed after an accident on set whilst rehearsing a stunt.It’s been over a decade since David’s accident and his love of stunts, the stunt community and movies has never wavered. In this Podcast Series, David hopes to highlight and pay tribute to the amazing work that our Stunt Coordinators and Performers do whilst on set in the name of entertainment.Produced by David Holmes & Amy Stares Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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