Martin Campbell

Martin Campbell

director, producer, actor

Martin Campbell was born on Oct 24, 1943 in New Zealand. Martin Campbell's big-screen debut came with Eskimo Nell directed by Martin Campbell in 1975. Martin Campbell is known for Casino Royale directed by Martin Campbell, Daniel Craig stars as James Bond and Eva Green as Vesper Lynd. Martin Campbell has got 3 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Martin Campbell achieved is BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards. The upcoming new movie Martin Campbell plays is Memory which will be released on Apr 29, 2022.

Martin Campbell knows how to entertain an audience when he steps behind the camera. When he directed The Mask of Zorro (1998), the movie earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and launched the international careers of Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Next, when he helmed Vertical Limit (2000), the film was well received by the critics and earned over $200 million in worldwide box-office sales. In addition, Campbell is credited with rejuvenating the James Bond franchise when he directed GoldenEye (1995), Pierce Brosnan's first outing as the famed British spy, which went on to gross more than $350 million. He also directed Daniel Craig's debut Bond feature as well, Casino Royale (2006).Born in New Zealand, 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.

  • Birthday

    Oct 24, 1943
  • Place of Birth

    Hastings, New Zealand
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards
2007
Artistic Excellence in Directing
Winner - Britannia Award
Mystfest
1989
Criminal Law (1988)
Winner - Best Film
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