David Holmes was a Gymnast and Stunt Performer. He began his Stunt career at the age of 14 on “Lost In Space” and for the following ten years he performed on many productions, including; Prince Of Persia, The Golden Compass and all eight Harry Potter films as the main Harry Potter Stunt Double. David qualified for the Stunt Register when he was 22 years old, then on January 28th 2009, at the age of 25 David was left paralysed after an accident on set whilst rehearsing a stunt.It’s been over a decade since David’s accident and his love of stunts, the stunt community and movies has never wavered. In this Podcast Series, David hopes to highlight and pay tribute to the amazing work that our Stunt Coordinators and Performers do whilst on set in the name of entertainment.Produced by David Holmes & Amy Stares Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/cunningstunts
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 hours 31 minutes
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Episode 20 - Tilly Powell
David has known Tilly since she was just 7 years old, as her father, Greg Powell, was the Stunt C...
Episode 19 - Mens-Sana Tamaloke
Mens has been performing stunts for over 10 years and in his interview he tells us about his jour...
Episode 18 - Rick English
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Episode 17 - Martin Wilde
Martin knew he wanted to be a stuntman when he was just 5 years old and from a young age he was a...
Episode 16 - Kelly Dent
Kelly comes from a family that has been involved with horses and the Film industry since the earl...
Episode 15 - Vic Armstrong
Get ready to hear some Movie Memory Magic, including tales about Superman, Indian Jones, Spielber...
Episode 14 - Nina Armstrong
Nina, like her Mother was born into a Stunt family and in her interview she tells us what it was ...
Episode 13 - Wendy Armstrong
Wendy was born into a Stunt Family and appeared on the back of a horse in her first film when she...
Episode 12 - Tolga Kenan
Tolga, started his career at 10 years old on the first Harry Potter, as the second Harry stunt do...