- Damien Walters
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Damien Walters (born April 6, 1982) is a former British gymnast of Derbyshire specialising in tumbling. He 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.[1] In the years 2001 and 2007 he ranked 4th with the team. Besides, he finished 5th in singles competition in 2003 and 2005. In addition he won the European Title with the British team in 2006, just after he placed 2nd in team and 8th in singles competition two years earlier.[2] Since then he has not participated in further tournaments and has focused on his other projects, mainly his career as a stuntman, but he also appeared in a few commercials and performed in acrobatic shows.[3]
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, Steven Spielberg's I Am Number Four, Blitz, Colombiana, and Captain America: The First Avenger. In Kick-Ass, he was credited as both a stunt double and assistant fight coordinator. He will also appear in the films Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and 47 Ronin.[4] In 2010, he won the Taurus World Stunt Awards for "Best Fight" in the film Ninja Assassin.[5]
Damien Walters also has a passion for Parkour and 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 40 million views.[6]
Currently he is running his own gym in Derbyshire and shooting films.[4]
References
- ^ "About BG". British Gymnastics. http://www.british-gymnastics.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=32. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "UEG - European Union of Gymnastics". http://www.ueg-gymnastics.com/commstore/commstore2.pl/462d6a01f66fdbcc/en/statistics.html?k=234&block_id=head,P3,content&P1=236284&P2=52&P3=statistics&P4=6&P10=52&P9=234.
- ^ Window Cleaning with Damien Walters on YouTube
- ^ a b Damien Walters at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Damien Walters wins The 2010 Taurus World Stunt Award". British Gymnastics. http://www.british-gymnastics.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1379&Itemid=166. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "YouTube - damienwalters's Channel". http://www.youtube.com/user/damienwalters.
Further reading
- Staff (3 September 2005), "Damien tumbles to glory", Derby Evening Telegraph: p. 37, Factiva DEBTEL0020050904e19300019
- Hill, Ed (14 April 2009), "City gymnast tumbles into career as movie stuntman", Derby Evening Telegraph: p. 3, Factiva DEBTEL0020090415e54e0002p, http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/City-gymnast-tumbles-career-movie-stuntman/story-11640625-detail/story.html, retrieved 2 June 2011
- Hill, Ed (18 December 2009), "Damien tumbles on to big hit", Derby Evening Telegraph: p. 13, Factiva DEBTEL0020091219e5ci0001v, http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Damien-tumbles-big-hit/story-11562349-detail/story.html, retrieved 2 June 2011
- Hill, Ed (5 January 2011), "Will Smith tells city stuntman 'make my son flipping good'", Derby Evening Telegraph: p. 3, Factiva DEBTEL0020110105e7150001s, http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Smith-tells-city-stuntman-make-son-flipping-good/story-11599347-detail/story.html, retrieved 2 June 2011
Categories:- British gymnasts
- Parkour
- Traceurs
- British stunt performers
- Living people
- 1982 births
- People from Derby
- People from Derbyshire
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