Damien Walters
Damien Gareth Walters (born 6 April 1982) is a British freerunner and former gymnast from Derbyshire who specializes in tumbling and trampoline. In January 2024, he was announced as the director of an already-filmed comedy action film Stuntnuts Does School Fight which would later feature the same stunt crew in an upcoming Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass reboot.
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Damien Walters
- Name
- Damien Walters
- Birth Name
- Damien Gareth Walters
- Born
- 6 April 1982
- Birthplace
- Derbyshire, England
- Occupation
- Gymnast, stunt man
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Damien Walters • Birth Name — Damien Gareth Walters • Born — 6 April 1982 • Birthplace — Derbyshire, England • Height — 1.80 m • Occupation — Gymnast, stunt man
Career
Career
Walters participated in four Trampoline World Championships. In 2003, he was one of four members of the British team winning the World Title in the team competition. In the years 2001 and 2007, he ranked 4th with the team. He also finished 5th in singles competition in 2003 and 2005. Since 2007, Walters has not participated in further tournaments and has focused on his other projects, mainly his career as a stuntman. He also appeared in a number of television commercials and has performed in acrobatic shows. Walters has had the role of stunt double or stunt performer in the films: Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Ninja Assassin, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Eagle, I Am Number Four, Blitz, Colombiana, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and Captain America: The First Avenger. In Kick-Ass, he was credited as both a stunt double and assistant fight coordinator. He also appeared in the films 47 Ronin and Kingsman: The Secret Service. In 2010, he won the Taurus World Stunt Awards for "Best Fight" in the film Ninja Assassin. Walters also has a passion for Freerunning where he incorporates his gymnastic skills as well as his stuntman abilities. On YouTube, he is one of the most watched freerunners, with his videos having a total of over 130 million views, leading him to open his own gym, Derby City Gymnastics Club in Derby, where he would shoot short/feature films. In January 2024, Matthew Vaughn announced that two films directed by Walters will be produced, Stuntnuts: The Movie and Stuntnuts Does School Fight.
Filmography
Filmography
Stuntwork • Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) • Ninja Assassin (2009) • Kick-Ass (2010) • Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010) • The Eagle (2011) • I Am Number Four (2011) • Blitz (2011) • Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) • Skyfall (2012) • 47 Ronin (2013) • Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) • Assassin's Creed (2016) • Asura (2018) Director • Stuntnuts: The Movie (TBA) • Stuntnuts Does School Fight (TBA)
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- 1.Streetstunts. Profil of Damien Walterss.
- 2.About BG. British Gymnastics.
- 3.Results of the 23rd Trampoline World Championships Hannover 2003 (page 46)
- 4.incomingchaos. Window Cleaning with Damien Walters. 20 February 2010.
- 5.Damien Walters. IMDb.
- 6.Honorary Awards. British Gymnastics.
- 7.Damien Walters. YouTube.
- 8.Massoto, Erick. 'Kick-Ass' Reboot Will Be Part of a New Trilogy [Exclusive]. Collider. 24 January 2024.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 4
- Staff. Damien tumbles to glory. Derby Evening Telegraph. 37. 3 September 2005.
- Hill, Ed. City gymnast tumbles into career as movie stuntman. Derby Evening Telegraph. 3. 14 April 2009.
- Hill, Ed. Damien tumbles on to big hit. Derby Evening Telegraph. 13. 18 December 2009.
- Hill, Ed. Will Smith tells city stuntman 'make my son flipping good'. Derby Evening Telegraph. 3. 5 January 2011.
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