Biography
Nick Gillard is an English stuntman and stunt coordinator. He is best known as the lead lightsaber fight and stunt coordinator of the Star Wars prequel trilogy films (1999–2005). Gillard was born in Brighton, England. At the age of twelve, he ran away from military school to join the circus where he performed as bareback horse rider. Over the next few years Gillard worked with several circus's including Circus Althoff in Germany and Los Muchachos Circus in Spain. Gillard was invited to do stunts on The Thief of Baghdad. He enjoyed it, and later left the circus to perform stunt work in films, including the original Star Wars. Gillard was Mark Hamill's first choice as his stunt double for Return of the Jedi.As a stuntman, Gillard held the world record for longest fire stunt, with a fire burn without air for over two minutes on Alien 3. He also performed a 200-foot power boat jump over two bridges in the film Amsterdamned, and was set on fire over 100 times.Among Gillard's movie credits are Sleepy Hollow, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Gillard was the fight choreographer of the Star Wars prequels. He had a cameo appearance in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith as Cin Drallig ("Nic Gillard" spelled backwards). His likeness was used for the character with a larger role in the accompanying video game, for which Gillard choreographed the combat animations.
Filmography
all 46
Movies 34
TV Shows 12
self 6
Director 4
Grace (2021)
The War of the Worlds (2019)
Kiss Me First (2018)
The White Princess (2017)
Orders (2017)
The Order (2016)
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel (2015)
Black Mirror (2011)
Tamara Drewe (2010)
Wanted (2008)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Star Wars: Episode III - Making the Game (2005)
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002)
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Reign of Fire (2002)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (2000)
Shaft (2000)
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Notting Hill (1999)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Pie in the Sky (1994)
Alien³ (1992)
Under Suspicion (1991)
Company Business (1991)
1871 (1990)
King of the Wind (1990)
The Paradise Club (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Dream Demon (1988)
Red Dwarf (1988)
The New Statesman (1987)
Lovejoy (1986)
The Bride (1985)
Restless Natives (1985)
EastEnders (1985)
Supergirl (1984)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Superman II (1980)
Minder (1979)
Industrial Action
Vader Episode 2: The Amethyst Blade
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GenderMale
Birthday1959-03-31 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceBrighton, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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