- Born
- Gary Powell was born on September 10, 1963 in London, England, UK. He is an assistant director and actor, known for Casino Royale (2006), Braveheart (1995) and Jason Bourne (2016).
- Parents
- RelativesDinny Powell(Aunt or Uncle)Tilly Powell(Niece or Nephew)Greg Powell(Sibling)
- Comes from a family of stuntmen with a special association with the James Bond films. Powell doubled for Pierce Brosnan. His elder brother, Greg Powell, did the stunts for Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton. A generation before them, their father, Fred 'Nosher' Powell, and Uncle Dinny Powell doubled for Sean Connery's James Bond.
- On the Bond film Casino Royale he broke the Guinness World Record for'Most cannon rolls in a car,.
- Younger son of Nosher Powell.
- Started riding motorbikes at the age of 14.
- First break at the age of 11, on a horse, as a stand-in for a cast member on Carry On... set, with the money he was paid, he bought a 10-gear racer (pushbike).
- People always think stuntmen are fearless. But I'm scared of a lot of the stuff I do, and if I come across a stuntman who says he's fearless, I actually won't work with him, because he's got no sense of danger. For us, it's beating the fear. You get frightened of something, you go in there and you beat it. It's a nice feeling.
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