I'll lead with a quote from Samuel L. Jackson himself. During a long discussion about a scene, in which I'd already given my solution. After around 5 minutes of going in circles, Sam said "Let's just do what Carter says." And they did.
I've been directing fight sequences and stunt action for 31 years. I trained with some of the best in the business and now have over 1,000 professional credits.
I'm based in Glasgow, and I choreograph safe, dynamic and dramatic action sequences for film, theatre and television, across Scotland and beyond.
Recent credits include Scottish movies The Incomer, Mission and I Swear, and Kneecap which shot in Belfast. Across my career I've worked on around 50 feature films, including four this year alone. I've also had long-running relationships with some of Scotland's biggest television productions, including 22 years on River City, 8 years on Taggart and 3 years on Waterloo Road.
I've been fortunate to collaborate with some of the world's finest directors, film crews and actors, choreographing fight and action sequences with Sam Jackson, Idris Elba, David Tennant, Kevin McKidd, Minnie Driver, James Nesbitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Caviezel, Malcolm McDowell, Ewen Bremner, Jamie Bamber, Tobias Menzies, James Purefoy, Sam Heughan, Karen Gillan, James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Michael Fassbender.
31 years' experience. 1,000+ professional credits. Around 50 feature films.
Glasgow based. Insured. BBC Approved.
Skills
Sword fighting
Axe fighting
Knife fighting
Pike/long weapons
Control and Restraint (Scottish Prison Service)
Personal Protection Techniques (Scottish Prison Service)
Trained to an Advanced Level under the British Academy of Dramatic Combat, the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat, the Nordic Stage Fight Society, Fight Directors Canada, The Society of American Fight Directors, and the Society of Australian Fight Directors Incorporated.
I am based in Glasgow and Toronto, and completed an MA at the RSAMD in 2010, where I did my thesis studies in Women in Stage Combat.
Recently I have been Fight Arranger on Anna and the Apocalypse (Blazing Griffin) and Beats (Sixteen Films).
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