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Nick Gillard is a Actor, Director, Unit Manager, Second Unit Director and Stunts British born on 31 march 1959 at Brighton (United-kingdom)
Nick Gillard is a British stunt man and coordinator. He is best known as the stunt coordinator for the Star Wars prequels.
At the age of twelve, Gillard ran away from military school to join the circus and performed horse stunts. Four years later, as he performed with the Moscow State Circus, Gillard was invited to do stunts on The Thief of Baghdad. He enjoyed it, and later left the circus to perform stunt work in films, including the original Star Wars.
As a stunt man, Gillard held the world record for longest fire stunt, with a fire burn without air for over two minutes on Alien 3. He also performed a 200-foot power boat jump over two bridges in the film Amsterdamned, and was set on fire over 100 times.
He had a minor role in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as Jedi Master Cin Drallig ("Nic Gillard" spelled backwards) and was Mark Hamill's first choice as his stunt double for Return of the Jedi. Among his movie credits are Sleepy Hollow, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Il tient un rôle mineur dans Star Wars, épisode II : L'Attaque des clones, incarnant le maître Jedi Cin Drallig, dont le nom est simplement « Nic Gillard » écrit à l'envers, et est également la doublure privilégiée de Mark Hamill durant le tournage de Star Wars, épisode VI : Le Retour du Jedi. Outre la prélogie Star Wars, ses participations les plus notables sont Star Wars, épisode IV : Un nouvel espoir, Sleepy Hollow, Robin des Bois, prince des voleurs, Les Aventuriers de l'arche perdue et Indiana Jones et la Dernière Croisade.
(1999)
(Unit Manager)
(2005)
(Stunt Coordinator)
(2002)
(Stunt Coordinator)
(1989)
(Stunts)
(1999)
(Stunt Coordinator)
(2008)
(Stunt Coordinator)
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At the age of twelve, Gillard ran away from military school to join the circus and performed horse stunts. Four years later, as he performed with the Moscow State Circus, Gillard was invited to do stunts on The Thief of Baghdad. He enjoyed it, and later left the circus to perform stunt work in films, including the original Star Wars.
As a stunt man, Gillard held the world record for longest fire stunt, with a fire burn without air for over two minutes on Alien 3. He also performed a 200-foot power boat jump over two bridges in the film Amsterdamned, and was set on fire over 100 times.
He had a minor role in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as Jedi Master Cin Drallig ("Nic Gillard" spelled backwards) and was Mark Hamill's first choice as his stunt double for Return of the Jedi. Among his movie credits are Sleepy Hollow, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Biography
À l'âge de douze ans, il s'enfuit de l'école militaire dans laquelle il est scolarisé pour intégrer le monde du cirque où il devient cascadeur équestre. Il quitte le cirque pour devenir cascadeur sur le tournage du Voleur de Bagdad de Clive Donner (1978) avant de s'orienter définitivement dans cette voie.Il tient un rôle mineur dans Star Wars, épisode II : L'Attaque des clones, incarnant le maître Jedi Cin Drallig, dont le nom est simplement « Nic Gillard » écrit à l'envers, et est également la doublure privilégiée de Mark Hamill durant le tournage de Star Wars, épisode VI : Le Retour du Jedi. Outre la prélogie Star Wars, ses participations les plus notables sont Star Wars, épisode IV : Un nouvel espoir, Sleepy Hollow, Robin des Bois, prince des voleurs, Les Aventuriers de l'arche perdue et Indiana Jones et la Dernière Croisade.
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(1999)(Unit Manager)
(2005)(Stunt Coordinator)
(2002)(Stunt Coordinator)
(1989)(Stunts)
(1999)(Stunt Coordinator)
(2008)(Stunt Coordinator)
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Vampire Academy (2014)
, 1h44Directed by Mark Waters
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film, Comedy horror films
Actors Zoey Deutch, Danila Kozlovski, Olga Kurylenko, Lucy Fry, Cameron Monaghan, Sami Gayle
Roles Kenneth
Rating54%
The story features seventeen-year-old Dhampir (half-human, half-vampire) guardian-in-training Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch), and her royal Moroi (the peaceful, mortal vampires) best friend Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry) living discreetly within our world, having escaped from their boarding school St. Vladimir's Academy one year prior to the beginning of the story, following a series of warnings and threats. They are soon dragged back to the Academy in Montana and rediscover the dangerous hierarchy within it, along with lies, rumors and secrets, both struggling to fit in to the school politics. Rose starts to form an attraction to her Russian Dhampir mentor and fellow Guardian, Dimitri Belikov (Danila Kozlovsky).
, 2h20Directed by George Lucas, David Tattersall
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Pregnancy films, Monde imaginaire, Films about sexuality, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Films about extraterrestrial life, Political films, Dystopian films, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, James Earl Jones, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson
Roles Cin Drallig (uncredited)
Rating75%
During a space battle over Coruscant between the Galactic Republic and the Separatist Alliance, Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker lead a mission to rescue the kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine from Separatist commander General Grievous. After infiltrating Grievous' flagship, the Jedi engage Count Dooku in a lightsaber duel, which ends with Anakin killing Dooku at Palpatine's urging. Grievous flees the battle-torn cruiser, which the Jedi crash-land on Coruscant. There, Anakin reunites with his wife, Padmé Amidala, who reveals she is pregnant. Initially excited, Anakin begins to have premonitions of Padmé dying in childbirth.
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001)
, 20minutesDirected by Spencer Susser
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Actors Bitsie Tulloch, Natalie Portman, Nick Gillard, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Burtt, Francis Ford Coppola
Roles Self
Rating68%
The Wind in the Willows (1996)
, 1h27Directed by Terry Jones, Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass, Rachel Talalay
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Children's films
Actors Steve Coogan, Bob Hoskins, Eric Idle, Mark Gatiss, Terry Jones, Matt Lucas
Roles a stunt double
Rating62%
Mole's (Steve Coogan) underground home is knocked in when the field above it is bulldozed by the Weasels; the field was owned by Mr. Toad (Terry Jones), who has sold it to finance his latest fad: caravanning. Mole flees to the river and meets the Water Rat (Eric Idle), who is preparing to embark on a picnic. Seeing Mole's distress, Rat decides to take Mole to see Toad. Toad encourages them to travel with him on the open road, in his newly bought canary-coloured cart. Disaster strikes when a pair of joyriders in a motor car knock over the cart. Rat calms Toad's horse instead of Mole. Toad, however, instantly discards the cart and becomes obsessed with motoring. He is a reckless driver, however, and ends up needing more money from the Weasels. Their volatile Chief (Antony Sher) tries to persuade him to sell Toad Hall.
King of the Wind (1990)
Genres Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses
Actors Richard Harris, Glenda Jackson, Frank Finlay, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Quayle, Peter Vaughan
Roles First Sailor
Rating63%
, 2h7Directed by Steven Spielberg
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Prison films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Motocyclette, Political films, Évasion, Alternate history films, Children's films
Actors Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, River Phoenix, Alex Hyde-White
Roles Tank Crewman Hit by Periscope (uncredited)
Rating81%
In 1912, 13-year-old Indiana Jones is horseback riding with his Boy Scout troop in Moab, Utah. While scouting caves, Indy discovers a group of grave robbers who have found a golden crucifix belonging to Coronado and steals it from them, hoping to donate it to a museum. The men give chase through a passing circus train, leaving Indy with a bloody cut across his chin from a bullwhip and new phobia of snakes. Indy escapes, but the local sheriff makes him return the crucifix. Impressed with Indy's bravery, the leader of the robbers gives Indy his fedora.
Arena (1985)
, 58minutesDirected by Russell Mulcahy
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Time travel films, Concert, Musical films
Actors John Taylor, Milo O'Shea, Nick Gillard
Roles un fan
Rating71%
Le Dr Durand Durand, personnage diabolique du film Barbarella, revient sur Terre grâce à sa machine à voyager dans le temps. Il atterrit directement sous le stade d’Oakland en Californie. Il veut vaincre les 5 « imposteurs » de Duran Duran qui lui ont volé son nom ! Il envoie ainsi ses sbires pour les tuer. Imperturbables, les membres du groupe continuent de divertir leurs fans.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
, 1h55Directed by Steven Spielberg
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films, Children's films
Actors Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott
Roles German Soldier (uncredited)
Rating79%
In 1936, archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) braves an ancient booby-trapped temple in Peru and retrieves a golden idol. He is confronted by rival archaeologist René Belloq (Paul Freeman) and the indigenous Hovito people. Surrounded and outnumbered, Jones is forced to surrender the idol to Belloq and escapes aboard a waiting floatplane.
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The Order (2018)
Directed by Nick Gillard
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Crime
Actors Austin St. John, Marina Sirtis, Erin Cahill, David Yost, Kevin Kleinberg, Nichelle Nichols
Un groupe de clandestins dénommé The Order passe sa vie à lutter contre toutes sortes de menaces. Mais lorsqu'une partie de ses membres est visée, tout change...
Producer
, 2h16Directed by George Lucas
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Space adventure films, Seafaring films, Monde imaginaire, Transport films, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Films about extraterrestrial life, Political films, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Terence Stamp
Roles Unit Manager
Rating65%
In response to taxation on trade routes in the Galactic Republic, the Trade Federation organizes a blockade of battleships around the planet Naboo. Supreme Chancellor Valorum dispatches Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi to negotiate with the Trade Federation leadership to end the blockade. Darth Sidious, a Sith Lord and the Trade Federation's secret adviser, orders Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray to kill the Jedi and invade Naboo with an army of battle droids. The Jedi flee to Naboo, where Qui-Gon saves Gungan outcast Jar Jar Binks from being killed during the invasion. Indebted to the Jedi, Jar Jar leads them to an underwater Gungan city. There the Jedi try but fail to persuade the Gungan leader, Boss Nass into helping the people of Naboo, though they are able to obtain transportation to Theed, the capital city on the surface. They rescue Queen Amidala, the ruler of the Naboo people, and escape the planet on her royal starship, which is damaged as they pass the Federation blockade.
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Reign of Fire (2002)
, 1h41Directed by Rob S. Bowman
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Films about dragons, Giant monster films, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale, Izabella Dorota Skorupko, Gerard Butler, Alexander Siddig, Alice Krige
Roles Second Unit Director
Rating61%
Shortly after the dawn of the new millennium, during construction on the London Underground, workers penetrate an underground cave. A huge dragon emerges from hibernation, incinerating the workers with its flaming breath. The only survivor is a boy, Quinn Abercromby (Ben Thornton), whose mother Karen (Alice Krige) is the construction crew chief; Karen is crushed to death while protecting Quinn as the dragon climbs to the surface. It flies out of the Underground and more dragons appear, multiplying rapidly. Shown in newspaper clippings and a voiceover, scientists discover that dragons are a lost species responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs by incinerating them and eating their ash, as well as ice ages. The dragons are speculated to hibernate after destroying most of the Earth's creatures until the planet repopulates. After the dragons' awakening humanity resists militarily, including a 2010 use of nuclear weapons; this, however, hastens the destruction and within a few years humans are nearly extinct.
Shaft (2000)
, 1h40Directed by John Singleton
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about racism
Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Richard Roundtree, Pat Hingle
Roles Second Unit Director
Rating60%
NYPD Detective John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson) is called in to investigate the racially motivated murder of Trey Howard (Mekhi Phifer), committed by Walter Wade, Jr. (Christian Bale), the son of a wealthy real estate tycoon. Shaft briefly meets a potential eyewitness to the murder, Diane Palmieri (Toni Collette), but she disappears soon after and cannot be found for the trial. Wade is released on bail and flees to Switzerland.
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Tamara Drewe (2010)
, 1h51Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about sexuality
Actors Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Luke Evans, Roger Allam, Bill Camp, Tamsin Greig
Roles Stunt Coordinator
Rating61%
Set in Ewedown, a fictitious village in Dorset, England. Tamara Drewe, a young and attractive journalist, returns home with the intention of selling her now-deceased mother's house which she has inherited, and in which she grew up. Locals are amazed at the improvement in her appearance after she had a rhinoplasty while away. Andy had been interested in her when she was a girl, and when he sees her now it is clear he is attracted to her.
Wanted (2008)
, 1h50Directed by Timour Bekmambetov
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Common, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann
Roles Stunt Coordinator
Rating66%
In Chicago, Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) works at a dead-end desk job with an overbearing boss, takes anti-anxiety medication for panic attacks, and has an unfaithful live-in girlfriend who cheats on him with his friend and colleague Barry. One night at the pharmacy, Wesley is told by a woman named Fox that his recently murdered father was an assassin, and the killer, a man named Cross, is now hunting him. Cross and Fox engage in a shoot-out with hi-tech guns. Wesley panics and runs into the parking lot followed by Cross who steals a truck and attempts to run Wesley down. Fox flips Wesley into her car and she then calmly executes a spectacular escape.
, 2h20Directed by George Lucas, David Tattersall
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Pregnancy films, Monde imaginaire, Films about sexuality, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Films about extraterrestrial life, Political films, Dystopian films, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, James Earl Jones, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson
Roles Stunt Coordinator
Rating75%
During a space battle over Coruscant between the Galactic Republic and the Separatist Alliance, Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker lead a mission to rescue the kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine from Separatist commander General Grievous. After infiltrating Grievous' flagship, the Jedi engage Count Dooku in a lightsaber duel, which ends with Anakin killing Dooku at Palpatine's urging. Grievous flees the battle-torn cruiser, which the Jedi crash-land on Coruscant. There, Anakin reunites with his wife, Padmé Amidala, who reveals she is pregnant. Initially excited, Anakin begins to have premonitions of Padmé dying in childbirth.