15 Facts About Martin Campbell

Martin Campbell was born on 24 October 1943 and is a New Zealand film and television director, based in the United Kingdom.

Martin Campbell is best known for his works in the action and thriller film genres, including the James Bond films GoldenEye and Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro and its sequel The Legend of Zorro, Vertical Limit, and The Foreigner.

Martin Campbell later directed the 2010 theatrical film adaptation of the serial.

Martin Campbell went on to direct two James Bond films, 1995's GoldenEye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and 2006's Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig.

At 62 years old, Martin Campbell was the oldest director in the series' history, beating the previous record set by Lewis Gilbert.

Martin Campbell directed two Zorro films: The Mask of Zorro and The Legend of Zorro, both starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Martin Campbell directed the 2011 film adaptation of the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern, as well as The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan.

On television, Martin Campbell directed the film Cast a Deadly Spell and oversaw some of the more action-oriented episodes from the TV series The Professionals.

Martin Campbell directed a 2010 movie remake of Edge of Darkness, starring Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone.

Martin Campbell directed the first episode of the US TV series Last Resort and his upcoming film Cleaner is set to be released in 2025.

In June 2007, Martin Campbell was in negotiations to replace Robert Schwentke as director of the film, now titled Unstoppable.

Martin Campbell was involved until March 2009, when Tony Scott came on board as director.

DreamWorks Pictures had teamed up with producers Walter F Parkes and Laurie MacDonald on the project, and Campbell was in talks to direct the film.

Martin Campbell was initially chosen to direct Hunter Killer, but, on 2 March 2016 it was announced that Donovan Marsh would direct the film.

Martin Campbell has been married to his wife Sol E Romero, since 2006.