David R. Ellis

David R. Ellis

stunts, second unit director or assistant director, actor

David R. Ellis was born on Sep 08, 1952 in USA. David R. Ellis's big-screen debut came with The Strongest Man in the World directed by Vincent McEveety in 1975, strarring David - Student (as David Richard Ellis). David R. Ellis is known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World directed by Peter Weir, Russell Crowe stars as Capt. Jack Aubrey and Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin, Surgeon. David R. Ellis has got 1 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award David R. Ellis achieved is Fallbrook International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie David R. Ellis plays is Winter's Tale which will be released on Feb 14, 2014.

Began as an actor in Kurt Russell-Disney Films in 1974. Made the switch to the Stunt world following a successful career as a junior pro surfer. Born, bred, and resided in Malibu. Many, many stunts later, David made the promotion to Stunt Coordinator in 1978 on L'invasion des profanateurs (1978). Coordinating TV and films all over the world brought him up to the position of 2nd Unit Director on Gorky Park (1983). "Action" movies proceeded to explode along with David's career. Befriending Harrison Ford, two of David's most notable 2nd units were Jeux de guerre (1992) and Danger immédiat (1994). As shown in Filmography, he worked back-to-back until the break from Disney, offering to 1st unit Direct the feature, L'incroyable voyage à San Francisco (1996). Directorial debut grossed over $100 Million. Completed two features for 1997, L'enjeu (1998) & Sphère (1998) with Barry Levinson.

  • Birthday

    Sep 08, 1952
  • Place of Birth

    Santa Monica, California, USA

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 1 nominations

Fallbrook International Film Festival
2011
Motion Picture and Television
Winner - Spotlight Tribute Award

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