James Bamford (stunt coordinator)

James Bamford
Born 26 February 1967
Victoria, British Columbia
Other names BamBam
Occupation Stunt performer, stunt double, actor, stunt co-ordinator, Producer
Years active 1994–present

James Bamford, also known by the nickname "Bam-Bam", is a stunt co-ordinator and stuntman, who works in film and television, and is the current President and on the executive board of Stunts Canada,[1] the oldest and largest organisation of its type in Canada.

Biography

Height: 6 ft 0in[2]

Bamford was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and presently lives and works out of Vancouver, Canada.

Awards, nominations, medals

Bamford won a Leo Award in 2013 for Best Stunt Co-ordination in a Television Movie for Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.[3]

Bamford was a stunt coordinator on the movie Ek Tha Tiger which won Best Action at the Times of India Film Awards in 2013.[4]

Bamford was nominated for the Leo Awards in 2010 for Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series for the Stargate Universe episode "Air".[5]

Bamford won a Bronze medal for Team Canada for the Karate-Kumite division in the 1991 World Police and Fire Games, in Memphis, USA.[6]

Career

Bamford has been a stunt double for many actors, including Matthew Fox, Mickey Rourke and Ben Browder, and worked as a stunt performer and stunt coordinator on TV shows from X-Files to Arrow, and films including Final Destination, The Chronicles of Riddick and X-Men 2. He is best known for his work on Stargate Atlantis, and has appeared at many Stargate conventions in Canada, the UK, and Australia.

Joseph Mallozzi, producer of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, hosted a Q&A to Bamford on his Wordpress blog in 2008, and called him "the fearless one".[7]

Premiere Scene[8] interviewed James Bamford about stunt coordination at the London Film and Comic Con, where he says that 'safety is our first concern'.[9]

James Bamford was a presenter at the Leo Awards in 2012.[10]

Next Level Radio[11] interviewed James Bamford, where he says that "a stunt performer has a 100% likelihood of being injured."[12]

James Bamford was voted by the public to be photographed as part of a collaborative Calotype photography exhibition called Vancouver Creatives by VNB,[13] comprising portraits of 22 creative Vancouverites. The magazine Vancouver is Awesome was one of the sponsors of the exhibition.[14]

DC Entertainment's DC All Access[15] went behind the scenes on the TV show Arrow in April 2014, where James Bamford demonstrates some stunt action.[16]

James Bamford was the fight coordinator on the Arrow stunt coordination team led by J.J. Makaro, which was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as the Most Likely to Earn Someone an Emmy in their 5th Annual Season Finale Awards, 2014.[17]

Filmography

This is only a small selection of James Bamford's roles, as in June 2014 he had 424 entries at iMDB.[18]

Year Film Role
1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Stunt performer
1995SlidersStunt performer;
Stunt double for Jerry O'Connell
The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)Stunt performer
1996Poltergeist: The LegacyStunt coordinator (cover days)
TwoStunt double for Lochlyn Munro
1997Dead Man's Gun: My Brother's KeeperStunt performer
NightmanStunt double
Agent Aldrich
1998Cold SquadStunt performer
Welcome to ParadoxStunt double for Ice-T
Shattered ImageStunt double for William Baldwin
First WaveStunt performer
1999So WeirdStunt performer
Behind The MaskStunt double for Matthew Fox
Harsh RealmStunt double for D. B. Sweeney
The SentinelNick Ray
2000Final DestinationStunt performer
Dark AngelStunt double for Michael Weatherly;
Stunt double for William Gregory Lee
Call of the WildStunt double
Chain of FoolsER doctor
Stunt performer
2001SmallvilleStunt double
UC: UndercoverStunt double for William Forsythe
2002Reign of FireStunt coordinator
John DoeStunt performer
The Twilight ZoneStunt double
JeremiahStunt coordinator (2002-2004 - 34 episodes)
X-Men 2Stunt performer for Hugh Jackman;
Remy "Gambit" LeBeau (deleted scene)[19]
2003Scary Movie 3Stunt performer
2004Stargate AtlantisStunt coordinator (2004-2009 - 99 episodes)
Male Wraith
orderly
Stunt double for Joe Flanigan
The Butterfly EffectStunt coordinator
Security Guard
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedMartial arts coordinator
Stunt actor: Captain Cutler's Ghost
The Chronicles of RiddickStunt performer
Blade: TrinityStunt performer
Stargate SG-1Eighth
Scary Movie 4Stunt actor: soldier
X-Men: The Last StandStunt performer
2005Stargate SG-1Fight coordinator (2005-2007 - 5 episodes)
Stunt performer
Stunt double for Ben Browder
2006FallenPowers Angel
2007In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege TaleStunt actor: Legionnaire
Aliens vs. Predator: RequiemStunt performer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferStunt performer
Stunt driver
SanctuaryStunt coordinator (8 episodes)
WarStunt performer
Things We Lost in the FireStunt performer
A Dog's BreakfastStunt coordinator
2008Flash GordonStunt coordinator
Stunt performer
2009WatchmenStunt performer
Rampage Stunt coordinator
Stargate UniverseStunt coordinator (2009-2011 - 39 episodes)
2010ShatteredStunt performer/double
2011Mortal Kombat: LegacyThug #2
Once Upon a TimeThe Black Knight
Apollo 18Stunt coordinator
2012Ek Tha TigerStunt coordinator
True JusticeStunt performer
Darko Thug #8
Halo 4: Forward Unto DawnStunt Coordinator
FringeAgent Murphy
AlcatrazWhite inmate
True Justice Stunt performer
Darko Thug #8
ArrowFight choreographer (2012 - 7 episodes)
Stunt coordinator (2012-2013 - 23 episodes)
Fight coordinator (2012-2015 – 33 episodes
Gunman #2 (Pilot episode)
Director (episode 4.07)

References

  1. Stunts Canada
  2. info at Stunts Canada
  3. Leo Awards 2013 Winners
  4. Times of India Film Awards 2013
  5. Leo Awards 2010
  6. Ask BamBam at GateWorld
  7. Joseph Malozzi Blog – 15 October 2008
  8. Premiere Scene website
  9. Premiere Scene Interview – 01 August 2011
  10. Leo Awards Presenters 2012
  11. Next Level Radio
  12. Next Level Radio Interview – 02 March 2014
  13. VNB Vancouver Creatives
  14. Vancouver Is Awesome website news of Vancouver Creatives – 05 March 2014
  15. DC All Access website
  16. DC All Access 211 - 15 April 2014
  17. Entertainment Weekly Radio interview - 28 May 2014
  18. iMDB James Bamford (I)
  19. Bamford filmed a scene as Gambit during the Dark Cerebro scene where he would blow up a table. This was later cut from the film was not included on the DVD release.

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