Paul O'Connor

Paul Andrew OConnor is a stunt performer coordinator and secondunit director He began his journey as a champion athlete before moving into the world of stunts and secondunit direction With a distinguished background as a World Champion and seventime National Champion water skier he transitioned from competitive sports into performing live stunts globally before entering the film and television industry Over the course of his career OConnor has contributed to more than 100 film and television productions steadily building his reputation from stunt performer to stunt coordinator action designer and secondunit director In the Marvel Cinematic Universe his stunt and performance work includes highprofile blockbusters such as Iron Man 3 Logan Avengers Infinity War AntMan and the Wasp Avengers Endgame Captain Marvel and Captain America Civil War He also had minor acting roles including portraying a Mandarin Guard in Iron Man 3 and a Reaver in Logan as well as performing uncredited stunts across multiple films Beyond the Marvel universe OConnor has taken his stunt and coordination talents to acclaimed shows such as Black Lightning where he performed stunts and contributed to series including Agents of SHIELD The Punisher and Loki serve in capacities from stunt performer to assistant stunt coordinator