Mike Lambert

Mike Lambert born 1 May 1971 is a British stunt performer fight choreographer and action designer He grew up in West Yorkshire England He developed a passion for martial arts from a young age training in disciplines including Taekwondo boxing and kickboxing He went on to compete internationally winning the British Taekwondo Championship five times as well as titles in Canada Germany and Switzerland Lamberts early career was shaped by his time in Hong Kong cinema He moved there in his early 20s and worked in action films appearing in several as a stunt actor Among his onscreen roles was a memorable end fight with Jet Li in Unleashed 2005 directed by Louis Leterrier with action direction by Yuen Wooping Over time he transitioned from performing stunts to coordinating them and eventually to fight choreography and action design He has been a member of the British Stunt Register since 1999 but was active in the stunt industry as early as 1993 His skill set is wideranging in addition to his martial arts background he is experienced in swordandshield work boxing and kickboxing and adept at fight choreography In an interview Lambert has described himself not only as a choreographer but as someone who can shoot and edit his own stunt visualisation previz as well as integrate VFX CG and animation into action sequences Over the years Lambert has contributed to many highprofile films and TV shows His credits include working as a fight coordinator on The Flash as well as coordinating stunts on Zack Snyders Justice League Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Eternals Black Mirror episode Striking Vipers King Arthur Legend of the Sword and Knuckles His background in Hong Kong action combined with a love of anime video games and overthetop fantasy has heavily influenced his choreographic style he often designs fight scenes that feel stylised largerthanlife and cinematic His peers have recognised Lambert for his contributions to stunt performance As part of stunt ensembles he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Rush 2013 in 2014 He was also nominated for Les Misérables 2012 in 2013 He won a SAG Award for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 2011 in 2012 He was nominated for Robin Hood 2010 in 2011 And he won again as part of a stunt ensemble in The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 at the SAG Awards in 2008 Outside of film Lambert is known within the stunt community not just for physical performance but for adopting a holistic creative approach he engages deeply with previsualisation VFX and design viewing action sequences as a collaborative process that spans choreography cinematography and postproduction