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James O'Donnell(I)

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James O'Donnell was born in London, England, UK. He is a director and assistant director, known for Skyfall (2012), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and Aping Edwin Porter (2022).
BornJanuary 20
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      • 49 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Known for

    Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)
    Skyfall
    7.8
    • Stunts(as James O'Dee)
    • 2012
    Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
    The Bourne Ultimatum
    8.0
    • Stunts(as James O'Dee)
    • 2007
    Edwin S. Porter, Buck Braithwaite, Rumi Sutton, Amber Rose O'Donnell, Sina Ali, Frazer Hadfield, and Jordan Scowen in Aping Edwin Porter (2022)
    Aping Edwin Porter
    Short
    • Director
    • 2022
    Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ian Hart, Ciarán Hinds, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Henbury Ballan, David Barron, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Sean Biggerstaff, David Bradley, David Bulbeck, Peter Burroughs, Stuart Craig, Mark Day, Mike Edmonds, Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rusty Goffe, Rupert Grint, George Harris, Guy Henry, Andrew Herd, Josh Herdman, David Heyman, Ralph Ineson, Gemma Jones, Tony Kirwood, Steve Kloves, Dave Legeno, Matthew Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Nick Moran, Devon Murray, Luke Newberry, Ian Peck, Leslie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rankin, Adrian Rawlins, J.K. Rowling, Keijo Salmela, Granville Saxton, Mark Sealey, Eduardo Serra, Judith Sharp, Geraldine Somerville, Richard Trinder, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Brian Wheeler, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, David Yates, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Clémence Poésy, David Ledger, Gabriella Pond, Samantha Davis, Jessica Niles, Persephone Muse, Roseanna Brown, Graham Duff, Joshua Jo, Emil Hostina, Jonothon Masai, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Ashley Beaver, Ashley McGuire, Jon Campling, Eva Loy, Nikki Bond, Lily Tello, Phil Holden, Chloé Bruce, David Decio, Katie Leung, Jeff Lipman, Nina Aimer Fox, Jon Key, William Melling, Afshan Azad, Domhnall Gleeson, Spencer Wilding, Natalie Hallam, Binde Johal, Andy Callaghan, Evanna Lynch, Matt Da Silva, Michael Thompson, Charlie Hobbs, Freddie Stroma, Lisa Osmond, Tony Montalbano, Jessie Cave, Benn Northover, Pauline Stone, Peter G. Reed, John Warman, Amber Evans, Ruby Evans, Johann Benét, Grace Meurisse Francis, Louis Cordice, Anna Shaffer, Isabella Laughland, Sean Francis George, Scarlett Hefner, Ninette Finch, Suzanne Toase, Mason Kayne, Tony Adkins, Aimee Holden, Curtis Rowland Small, Paul Bateman, Greg Doherty, Aaron Virdee, George Appleby, Ryan Turner, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Thomas Alan Williamson, Christian Black, Timothy Shieff, Maxwell Laird, Louisa Warren, Adam Brashaw, Kamilla Woodburn, Glen Stanway, Karen Anderson, Sarah-Jane De Crespigny, Arti Shah, Bertie Gilbert, Hebe Beardsall, Jamie McLeod-Ross, Nathan Barris, Mark Dusty Miller, Tim Mcgill Grieveson, Samuel Supple, Gino Picciano, Ifeoma Oboko, Chloe Franks, Sarah Lowe, Elisabeth Roberts, Kelvin Wise, Rohan Gotobed, Chris Knight, Will Dunn, Arthur Bowen, Anthony Allgood, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, Matthew Hodgkin, Benedict Clarke, Grace Bruce, Hattie Gotobed, Lauren Barrand, Steve Poulsen, Robin Harvey, Jennifer Clegg, Jade Stanger, Victor Akintunde, Gemma Kayla, Helena Barlow, Sian Grace Phillips, Daphne de Beistegui, Toby Papworth, Ariella Paradise, Garry Sayer, Jade Gordon, Jordan Coulson, Nasir Mohamed, Amy Wiles, Israr Azam, Michael Aston, Josh Bennett, Laura Whitfield, Craig Garner, Ryan Webb, Christina Low, Charlie Ryall, Nick Hopper, Alfred Camp, Alain Stash, Steven Hopwood, Lucy Chappell, Chris Chan, Leila Kotori, Sha'ori Morris, Jamie John, Daniella Farley, George Christodoulou, Jada Brevett, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nick Turner, Collet Collins, Hrvoje Klecz, Ben Champniss, Louisa Bettine, Steve Redford, Isla Jane Selley, Adam Alderman, Rachel Lin, Annabelle Davis, Marta Royles, Zoltan Adorjan, Melissa Gotobed, Dean Conder, Tobi Stubbs, Harper Heyman, Paul Bailey, Natalie Harrison, Phil Wright, Christoph Cordell, Albert Tang, Sandeep Mohan, Sammy Measom, Courtney Fearon, Gideon Tekeste, Rich Goble, and Abram Welsh in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    8.1
    • Stunts
    • 2011

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    Stunts

    • Clayface
      • stunt coordinator
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde
      • stunt coordinator
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Hush Little One
      • stunt coordinator
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Enola Holmes 3
      • stunt coordinator
      • Post-production
    • Lucy Liu, Christoph Waltz, and Cooper Hoffman in Old Guy (2024)
      Old Guy
      5.3
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2024
    • James McAvoy in Speak No Evil (2024)
      Speak No Evil
      6.8
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2024
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, and Florian Munteanu in Borderlands (2024)
      Borderlands
      4.7
      • supervising stunt coordinator
      • 2024
    • Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey, Kelly Reilly, Emma Laird, Jude Hill, Riccardo Scamarcio, Camille Cottin, Jamie Dornan, Kyle Allen, and Ali Khan in A Haunting in Venice (2023)
      A Haunting in Venice
      6.5
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2023
    • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Brie Larson, Ludacris, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, Alan Ritchson, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Daniela Melchior in Fast X (2023)
      Fast X
      5.7
      • stunt driver
      • 2023
    • Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis, Henry Cavill, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Serrana Su-Ling Bliss, Abbie Hern, Gabriel Tierney, Susan Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, Himesh Patel, Róisín Monaghan, Millie Bobby Brown, and Louis Partridge in Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
      Enola Holmes 2
      6.8
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2022
    • David Duchovny, Leslie Mann, Fred Armisen, Pedro Pascal, Keegan-Michael Key, Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Ben Ashenden, Alexander Owen, and Guz Khan in The Bubble (2022)
      The Bubble
      4.7
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2022
    • Kenneth Branagh, Annette Bening, Dawn French, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Russell Brand, Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot, Ali Fazal, Rose Leslie, Letitia Wright, and Tom Bateman in Death on the Nile (2022)
      Death on the Nile
      6.3
      • stunt coordinator (as Jimmy O'Dee)
      • 2022
    • Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Bingbing Fan, Jessica Chastain, and Lupita Nyong'o in The 355 (2022)
      The 355
      5.6
      • fight coordinator
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2022
    • Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitríona Balfe, and Jamie Dornan in Belfast (2021)
      Belfast
      7.2
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2021
    • Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Liev Schreiber, Bob Balaban, Benicio Del Toro, Edward Norton, Henry Winkler, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Mathieu Amalric, Steve Park, Lois Smith, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Wallace Wolodarsky, Jeffrey Wright, Jarvis Cocker, Mohamed Belhadjine, Saoirse Ronan, Tony Revolori, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, and Krishna Bagadiya in The French Dispatch (2021)
      The French Dispatch
      7.1
      • stunt rigger
      • 2021
    • The Bike Thief (2020)
      The Bike Thief
      4.9
      • stunt consultant
      • 2020
    • Judi Dench, Colin Farrell, Josh Gad, Nonso Anozie, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, and Ferdia Shaw in Artemis Fowl (2020)
      Artemis Fowl
      4.3
      • stunt coordinator (as James O'Dee)
      • 2020
    • Jamie Bell, Barbara Drennan, Bryce Dallas Howard, Steven Mackintosh, Diana Alexandra Pocol, Rachel Muldoon, Ophelia Lovibond, Taron Egerton, and Sian Crisp in Rocketman (2019)
      Rocketman
      7.3
      • stunt coordinator (as James O'Dee)
      • 2019
    • Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
      Bohemian Rhapsody
      7.9
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2018

    Director

    • Edwin S. Porter, Buck Braithwaite, Rumi Sutton, Amber Rose O'Donnell, Sina Ali, Frazer Hadfield, and Jordan Scowen in Aping Edwin Porter (2022)
      Aping Edwin Porter
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Bard from the Barn (2020)
      Bard from the Barn
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Average Dad
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Kaji: The Path of an Angel (2003)
      Kaji: The Path of an Angel
      Video
      • co-director (uncredited)
      • 2003

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Clayface
      • second unit director
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
      • second unit director -london
      • Filming
      • 2027
    • Enola Holmes 3
      • second unit director
      • Post-production
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, and Florian Munteanu in Borderlands (2024)
      Borderlands
      4.7
      • second unit director
      • 2024
    • Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis, Henry Cavill, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Serrana Su-Ling Bliss, Abbie Hern, Gabriel Tierney, Susan Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, Himesh Patel, Róisín Monaghan, Millie Bobby Brown, and Louis Partridge in Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
      Enola Holmes 2
      6.8
      • second unit director
      • 2022
    • David Duchovny, Leslie Mann, Fred Armisen, Pedro Pascal, Keegan-Michael Key, Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Ben Ashenden, Alexander Owen, and Guz Khan in The Bubble (2022)
      The Bubble
      4.7
      • second unit director
      • 2022
    • Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Bingbing Fan, Jessica Chastain, and Lupita Nyong'o in The 355 (2022)
      The 355
      5.6
      • second unit director
      • 2022
    • Judi Dench, Colin Farrell, Josh Gad, Nonso Anozie, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, and Ferdia Shaw in Artemis Fowl (2020)
      Artemis Fowl
      4.3
      • Splinter Unit Director
      • 2020
    • Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Penélope Cruz, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., and Daisy Ridley in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
      Murder on the Orient Express
      6.5
      • Splinter Unit Director
      • 2017
    • Connie Nielsen, Thomas Kretschmann, and Dominic Cooper in Stratton (2017)
      Stratton
      4.8
      • second unit director
      • 2017
    • Salman Khan in Kick (2014)
      Kick
      5.9
      • action unit director: UK
      • 2014

    Health and Safety Department

    • Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson in Shanghai Knights (2003)
      Shanghai Knights
      6.2
      • safety diver: underwater unit (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
      Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
      6.5
      • safety diver: underwater unit (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment (1999)
      Entrapment
      6.3
      • safety diver: underwater unit (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Pierce Brosnan, Teri Hatcher, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Judi Dench, Desmond Llewelyn, and Cecilie Thomsen in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
      Tomorrow Never Dies
      6.5
      • safety diver: underwater unit (uncredited)
      • 1997
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    Short Stunt Coordinating and Action Directing Reel
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    Jimmy O'Dee Action Show Reel 2024 - 2nd Unit and Stunt Coordinator
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    Jimmy O'Dee Action Show Reel 2024 - 2nd Unit and Stunt Coordinator
    Jimmy O'Dee Action Show Reel 2024 - 2nd Unit and Stunt Coordinator
    Demo Reel 3:26
    Jimmy O'Dee Action Show Reel 2024 - 2nd Unit and Stunt Coordinator
    2nd Unit Directing & Stunt Coordinating Reel 2015-2020
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    2nd Unit Directing & Stunt Coordinating Reel 2015-2020
    Taurus World Stunt Awards 'Best High Work' 2017 Nominee
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    Taurus World Stunt Awards 'Best High Work' 2017 Nominee
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    Kick Ass 2 Behind the scenes
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    Kick Ass 2 Set Visit

    Personal details

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      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • James "Jimmy" O'Dee
    • Born
      • January 20
      • London, England, UK
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      • 1 Interview

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      Used to be an Airline Pilot. Still teaches both Commercial and Private Pilots. Former Chief Pilot of an Elite Flight Calibration Company. Chief Instructor of The British Ki-Aikido Association.
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      • Jimmy
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