- Charles Knight (filmmaker)
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Charles Knight 
A short rest during filmingBorn 11 June 1967
Eltham, New ZealandOccupation Filmmaker Years active 1987—present Charles Knight (nicknamed "Tankboy") is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and stuntman.
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Life and career
In his late teens, Knight left New Zealand and moved to London, where he started work in the film and television industry. Over the years, he has worked as an actor, stuntman, writer and producer.[1] Charles is also a member of the PGA (Producers Guild of America).[2]
Charles developed a keen interest in stunt work during his time working with Koichi Sakamoto on the Disney series Power Rangers,[3] where they worked together for 7 years. As a result, his more recent works have focused on action based drama series.
Charles currently co-produces with legendary filmmakers Rob Tapert and Chloe Smith.
In 2006 Knight started performing in live action stunt shows [4] and in 2010 started working on action based games, in particular, gaming for the iPhone platform.[5]
Filmography
Charles Knight and Jill Round - Spartacus
A selection of Charles Knight's work.[1][6]
- Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
- Tankboy TV
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
- Superman
Trivia
CannonBall Run 2011Knight is a licensed arms dealer, military vehicle importer and pyrotechnic specialist. Most of the guns and vehicles used on the Tankboy TV series are part of his personal collection.[7][8]
In October 2009, Knight was involved in an incident involving one of his military vehicles. While taking a tank for a spin, a friend accidentally got injured when the tanks turret turned and squashed her, breaking four of her ribs.[9]
In Jan 2011, Knight lead a team for his first try at the prestigious CannonBall Run car rally. His team, "Team Tankboy" took third place. The vehicle they entered into the rally was his own ex-US Army, Humvee, making it the first time a Humvee had been used on the CannonBall Run.[10][11]
References
- ^ a b Charles Knight on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379033/
- ^ Charles Knight's Resume http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379033/resume
- ^ Tankboy TV on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343678/
- ^ Knight's stunt company http://www.finda.co.nz/business/listing/4y5fyn/tankboy-tv/
- ^ Tankboy Game development news http://www.tankboytv.com/news.html
- ^ The Briefing Room http://blog.digitalcontentproducer.com/briefingroom/2009/05/19/music-composer-for-fox-tvs-house-and-his-company-jeco-music-debut-new-online-premium-music-library-the-score/
- ^ Charles Knight in the Internet Movie Firearms Database http://www.imfdb.org/index.php?title=Charles_Knight
- ^ Int Film & TV Production Resource http://www.mandy.com/1/services.cfm?t=newz&c=armr
- ^ Nash, Kieran (18 October 2009). "Tank mishap injures mum". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10603837. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ CannonBall Run Press Release http://express-press-release.net/81/Team-Tankboy-takes-third-place-CannonBall-Run-2011-16083873.php
- ^ Auckland MotorSports CannonBall Run placings http://www.aucklandmotorsport.co.nz/
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Categories:- Living people
- 1967 births
- New Zealand film producers
- New Zealand screenwriters
- New Zealand actors
- New Zealand television actors
- Stunt performers
- People from Eltham
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