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Martin Campbell
Director, Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn October 24, 1943 (82 years)
Martin Campbell (born October 24, 1943) is a New Zealand director. Campbell is credited with rejuvenating the James Bond franchise when he directed GoldenEye (1995), Pierce Brosnan's first outing as the famed British spy, and Daniel Craig's debut Bond feature, Casino Royale (2006).
Campbell moved to London where he began his career as a cameraman. He went on to produce the controversial British feature Scum (1979), as well as Black Joy (1977), which was selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Campbell made his directorial debut on the British police action series The Professionals (1977) and continued with the popular BBC series Shoestring (1979) and Thames TV's Minder (1979)
Considered one of the U.K.'s top directors by the mid-'80s, he directed the highly praised British telefilm, Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983). For his work on Edge of Darkness (1985), a five-hour BBC miniseries about nuclear contamination in England that depicted murder and high-ranking corruption, he won six BAFTA awards.
Campbell's first Hollywood movie was Criminal Law (1998) and he went on to direct Defenseless (1991) and No Escape (1994). Some of his American credits include directing HBO's Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) and two episodes of NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), among others. He also directed the epic romance Beyond Borders (2003) starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen.
Campbell moved to London where he began his career as a cameraman. He went on to produce the controversial British feature Scum (1979), as well as Black Joy (1977), which was selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Campbell made his directorial debut on the British police action series The Professionals (1977) and continued with the popular BBC series Shoestring (1979) and Thames TV's Minder (1979)
Considered one of the U.K.'s top directors by the mid-'80s, he directed the highly praised British telefilm, Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983). For his work on Edge of Darkness (1985), a five-hour BBC miniseries about nuclear contamination in England that depicted murder and high-ranking corruption, he won six BAFTA awards.
Campbell's first Hollywood movie was Criminal Law (1998) and he went on to direct Defenseless (1991) and No Escape (1994). Some of his American credits include directing HBO's Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) and two episodes of NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), among others. He also directed the epic romance Beyond Borders (2003) starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen.
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Martin Campbell Filmography
| 2026 | Memory of a Killer (TV Series) |
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| 2012 | Last Resort (TV Series) |
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| 2003 | 10-8: Officers on Duty (TV Series) |
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| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) |
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| 1985 | Edge of Darkness (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Muck and Brass (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Shoestring (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The Professionals (TV Series) |
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| 1975 |
| 2009 | Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series) · as Film Director |
| 2006 | Casino Royale · as Airport Worker (uncredited) |
| 2000 | Click (2000) (TV Series) · as Casino Royale |
| 1995 | GoldenEye · as Cyclist |
| 2026 | Memory of a Killer (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Killer Women (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
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| 1979 | Scum · as Associate Producer |
| 1977 |
| 2022 | The Sound of 007 · as Self |
| 2022 | Icons Unearthed (TV Series) · as Self - Director |
| 2021 | Being James Bond: The Daniel Craig Story · as Self |
| 2013 | Skyfall: Shooting Bond · as Self - Director |
| 2011 | Green Lantern's Light: Focus Points · as Self |
| 2007 | British Film Forever (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The Real Casino Royale · as Self |
| 2006 | James Bond: For Real · as Self |
| 2006 | Becoming Bond · as Self |
| 2006 | James Bond Casino · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute · as Self |
| 2002 | Fifth Gear (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | James Bond Special Edition DVD Sampler · as Self |
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| 1995 | GoldenEye: The Secret Files · as Self |
| 1995 | Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The World of James Bond · as Self |
| 1994 | Escape from Absolom: Featurette · as Self - Director |
| 1994 | The Making of 'Escape from Absolom' · as Self - Director |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Dirty Angels · as Story |