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Curtis Rivers

  • Stunts
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
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Rivers is a Stunt Coordinator and 2nd Unit Director, with offices in both London and the North West.

Originally from Guisborough, North Yorkshire, he dreamed of a career in stunts since childhood.

He fulfilled this life-long ambition in his twenties, joining the elite ranks of The British Equity Stunt Register, skilled in Martial Arts, Skydiving, Fencing, Horse Riding, High Diving, SCUBA Diving, Hang-Gliding, and Trampolining.

In over 20 years as a busy Stuntman, he was Stunt Double in films for the likes of Christopher Lee, James Caviezal, Rupert Everett, Mark Strong, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Matthew MacFadyen, Patrick Bergen, Martin Kemp, Jimmy Nail, Graham McTavish, and Sam Douglas.

In television, he stunt-doubled the likes of Martin Clunes, Trevor Eve, Steven Tompkinson, John Borrowman, Malcolm Sinclair, James Purefoy, Charlie Cox, Tim Dutton, Nick Brimble, Terrence Hillyer, Peter Marinker, Mark Charnock, and Toby Rothbriant.

Rivers went on to be nominated for (and win) several Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work in film and television, and also honored in The Hollywood Stuntmans Hall of Fame.

Away from the film set, his continued stunt training led to his first Guinness World Record attempt. Rivers chose a world record that had remained intact for over 45 years - The Longest Duration Parachute Jump.

This project saw him training in industrial freezers as the air temperature at jump altitude would be 60 degrees below freezing. It also required high altitude chamber training with the SAS, and numerous test jumps on oxygen from high altitude.

On 14 February 2002, Rivers took off from Pozoblanco, Spain, and flew in a hot-air balloon to high above the earth. He jumped from the balloon and activated his parachute immediately. With well rehearsed canopy control, he over-flew the Andalucian Mountains and flew into the Guinness Book of Records with a flight time of 45 minutes. This bettered the long-standing official record by 5 whole minutes.

Enjoying the widespread publicity, his sponsors Damart Thermals agreed to fund his next world record attempt. This time he set his sights firmly on the Highest Bungee Jump. The official Guinness World Record was 8,500ft. However, an unofficial claim came to the attention of Rivers and his team, a claim of a bungee jump from a balloon flying 10,500ft high! Curtis therefore set his sights higher still, on a jump from the limits of where a human can breathe without oxygen after taking off from sea level - 15,000ft.

On 5 May 2002, Rivers bungee jumped from a hot-air balloon flying 15,200ft above Puertolano in Spain, and was awarded his second Guinness World Record. At the time of writing, 20 years later, the record still stands.

When not coordinating or directing stunts for popular TV shows, Curtis delivers keynote speeches at various schools, colleges, and corporate settings. He is also the author of two multi-award winning books on personal development.
BornMarch 15, 1970
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Car Turnover for DCI Banks (2016)
Start of a climactic full burn on the set of 'Bone in the Throat'.
Falling from the submarine tower, glancing the hull, and straight into the drink!

Off the coast of Malta for ITVs 'Ghostboat' with Sir David Jason.
Full Fire Burn without mask for the climax of 'The Wicker Man'.
Car Knock Down for Hollyoaks in 2015.  Stunt Doubling Jeremy Sheffield who played Patrick Blake.
Secret jetpack trials for the AA.
On the set of 'Fury'.
On the set of 'Fury'.
Training for first Guinness World Record, back in 2002. An hour at -50 degrees Celcius to simulate life at 33,000ft above the earth.
Calling for Harry Potter.
On the set of Harry Potter.
Freezing cold, putting a brave face on, in Iceland.

Doubling for a 'Sea Hag' attacking a viking longboat (Beowulf & Grendal)

Known for

Russell Crowe in Robin Hood (2010)
Robin Hood
6.6
  • Stunts
  • 2010
Nick Frost and Simon Pegg in Hot Fuzz (2007)
Hot Fuzz
7.8
  • Stunts(Jim Broadbent, uncredited)
  • 2007
Chris Evans in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger
6.9
  • Stunts
  • 2011
Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum in Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Jupiter Ascending
5.3
  • Stunts
  • 2015

Credits

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Stunts

  • Changing Ends
    • stunt coordinator
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Facility 31
    • stunt coordinator
    • In Production
  • Mightier Than the Sword
    • stunt coordinator
    • Completed
  • Guz Khan in Man Like Mobeen (2017)
    Man Like Mobeen
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    • stunt coordinator
    • stunt arranger
    • stunt double: Jason Pitt
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2023
  • Vera (2011)
    Vera
    • stunt coordinator
    • stunts
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2023
  • Kate O'Flynn, Simon Bird, Amy James-Kelly, and Ali Khan in Everyone Else Burns (2023)
    Everyone Else Burns
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2022
  • Amelia Clarkson and Isis Hainsworth in Red Rose (2022)
    Red Rose
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
    Emmerdale Farm
    • stunt coordinator
    • stunt double: Mark Charnock
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2022
  • The Last Bus (2022)
    The Last Bus
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Emer Kenny and Allan Mustafa in The Curse (2022)
    The Curse
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Poppy Gilbert and Erin Doherty in Chloe (2022)
    Chloe
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Nancy Zamit, Greg Tannahill, Jonathan Sayer, Chris Leask, Charlie Russell, Henry Shields, Henry Lewis, Bryony Corrigan, and Dave Hearn in The Goes Wrong Show (2019)
    The Goes Wrong Show
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Lorraine Ashbourne, Siobhan Finneran, Nicholas Asbury, and Sophie Willan in Alma's Not Normal (2020)
    Alma's Not Normal
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Homebound (2021)
    Homebound
    • stunt coordinator
    • 2021
  • Nicola Walker in Annika (2021)
    Annika
    • stunt coordinator assistant
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Connie Nielsen in Close to Me (2021)
    Close to Me
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Whitstable Pearl (2021)
    Whitstable Pearl
    • second unit director
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Feed (2019)
    The Feed
    • second unit director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • The Good Karma Hospital (2017)
    The Good Karma Hospital
    • second unit director
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Vera (2011)
    Vera
    • second unit director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Michelle Keegan in Our Girl (2013)
    Our Girl
    • second unit director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Caroline Catz, Andrea Lowe, and Stephen Tompkinson in DCI Banks (2010)
    DCI Banks
    • second unit director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Anne-Marie Duff in From Darkness (2015)
    From Darkness
    • second unit director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Cradle to Grave (2015)
    Cradle to Grave
    • second unit director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Neil Morrissey, Emily Head, Taj Atwal, Liberty Hobbs, Katherine Rose Morley, Joe Sugg, and Kieran Urquhart in The Syndicate (2012)
    The Syndicate
    • second unit director
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Christopher Eccleston and Stephen Moyer in Safe House (2015)
    Safe House
    • second unit director
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Truckers (2013)
    Truckers
    • second unit director
    • TV Series
    • 2013

Actor

  • Dead Cert (2010)
    Dead Cert
    • Carter
    • 2010
  • Peter Firth and Nicola Walker in MI-5 (2002)
    MI-5
    • Assassin Doctor (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Lilies (2007)
    Lilies
    • Boxer George
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2007
  • Laurence Fox and Kevin Whately in Inspector Lewis (2006)
    Inspector Lewis
    • Johnny Griffon (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Is Harry on the Boat? (2001)
    Is Harry on the Boat?
    • Violent Drunk (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • Pierce Brosnan, Teri Hatcher, Jonathan Pryce, and Michelle Yeoh in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    • German Baddie
    • Stealth Ship Guard (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Jennifer Ehle in Melissa (1997)
    Melissa
    • Policeman
    • Plain Clothes Detective (uncredited)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1997
  • The Apocalypse Watch (1997)
    The Apocalypse Watch
    • Neo Nazi Guard (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 1997
  • London's Burning (1988)
    London's Burning
    • Thug (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1988
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Personal details

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    • Curtis Rivers Official Website
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • March 15, 1970
    • Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 5 Articles
    • 4 Pictorials

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    Member of The British Equity Stunt Register and a member of The Hollywood Stunt Academy.

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