
Martin Campbell
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-10-24 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Hastings, New Zealand
Martin Campbell
Biography
Martin Campbell (born October 24, 1943) is a New Zealand director. Campbell is credited with rejuvenating the James Bond franchise when he directed GoldenEye (1995), Pierce Brosnan's first outing as the famed British spy, and Daniel Craig's debut Bond feature, Casino Royale (2006).
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.
Acting
(2021)
Being James Bond
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
(2007)
(2006)
Casino Royale
as Airport Worker (uncredited)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
Becoming Bond
as Self
(2006)
James Bond: For Real
as Self
(2001)
Unmasking Zorro
as Himself
(1995)
(1995)
(1995)
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
as Self
Crew
Dedication
Director
(2025)
Cleaner
Director
(2024)
Dirty Angels
Director, Story
(2022)
Memory
Director
(2021)
The Protégé
Director
(2017)
The Foreigner
Director
(2011)
Green Lantern
Director
(2010)
Edge of Darkness
Director
(2006)
Casino Royale
Director
(2005)
The Legend of Zorro
Director
(2003)
Beyond Borders
Director
(2000)
Vertical Limit
Producer, Director
(1998)
The Mask of Zorro
Director
(1995)
GoldenEye
Director
(1994)
No Escape
Director
(1991)
Defenseless
Director
(1991)
Cast a Deadly Spell
Director
(1989)
Criminal Law
Director
(1986)
Frankie and Johnnie
Director
(1984)
Charlie
Director
(1977)
Black Joy
Producer
(1975)
Three for All
Director
(1975)
Eskimo Nell
Director
(1973)
The Sex Thief
Director