James Young
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James Young is a second unit director, fight coordinator, and stunt coordinator.
Young started out on YouTube, doing stunt and fight scenes with only $1000 of a budget. He was lucky enough to work on Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) as the stunt double for Sebastian Stan. Subsequently, he has worked on multiple of Marvel Studios' biggest productions, including Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also helped in the hiring of Tom Holland as the MCU's Spider-Man in his screen test.
Post-Endgame, Young has been working alongside directors Joe and Anthony Russo ever since, having worked as a stunt coordinator on Netflix’s The Gray Man (2022) alongside Alex Benevent and The Electric State (2025).
He returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as a second unit director on Captain America: Brave New World (2025) and Avengers: Doomsday (2026).
Young started out on YouTube, doing stunt and fight scenes with only $1000 of a budget. He was lucky enough to work on Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) as the stunt double for Sebastian Stan. Subsequently, he has worked on multiple of Marvel Studios' biggest productions, including Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also helped in the hiring of Tom Holland as the MCU's Spider-Man in his screen test.
Post-Endgame, Young has been working alongside directors Joe and Anthony Russo ever since, having worked as a stunt coordinator on Netflix’s The Gray Man (2022) alongside Alex Benevent and The Electric State (2025).
He returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as a second unit director on Captain America: Brave New World (2025) and Avengers: Doomsday (2026).
Filmography
| 2017 | The Veil · as Mountain Tribesman |
| 2015 | Awaken · as Kane |
| 2013 | Raze · as Guard #2 |
| 2011 | Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight · as Naruto Clone #2 |
| 2008 | The Jace Hall Show · as Three (jeet Kune Do Opponent) |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled · as Self |
| 2019 | Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks · as Self |
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday · as Second Unit Director |
| 2024 | Jackpot! · as Second Unit Director |
| 2022 | The Gray Man · as Second Unit Director |
| 2015 | Awaken · as Second Unit Director |