Martin Campbell

Martin Campbell knows how to entertain an audience when he steps behind the camera When he directed The Mask of Zorro 1998 the movie earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and launched the international careers of Antonio Banderas and Catherine ZetaJones Next when he helmed Vertical Limit 2000 the film was well received by the critics and earned over 200 million in worldwide boxoffice sales In addition Campbell is credited with rejuvenating the James Bond franchise when he directed GoldenEye 1995 Pierce Brosnans first outing as the famed British spy which went on to gross more than 350 million He also directed Daniel Craigs debut Bond feature as well Casino Royale 2006 Born in New Zealand 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 TVs Minder 1979 Considered one of the UKs top directors by the mid80s he directed the highly praised British telefilm Reilly Ace of Spies 1983 For his work on Edge of Darkness 1985 a fivehour BBC miniseries about nuclear contamination in England that depicted murder and highranking corruption he won six BAFTA awards Campbells 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 HBOs Cast a Deadly Spell 1991 and two episodes of NBCs Homicide Life on the Street 1993 among others He also directed the epic romance Beyond Borders 2003 starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen