Martin Campbell

Born in New Zealand, Martin moved to England in 1966 and trained as a cameraman before making his directing debut in 1974 with the erotic thriller The Sex Thief.

Martin made his producing debut with Black Joy, followed by Scum, and also worked for British TV, directing the police series Bergerac, as well as the premiere episode of the thriller Edge of Darkness.

It was the critical and popular success of Edge of Darkness which paved the way for Martin's cross-over to American thrillers like Criminal Law, starring Kevin Bacon and Gary Oldman; and Defenseless with Sam Shepard.

With his background in action, Martin was chosen to direct GoldenEye, the 17th James Bond film, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan.

Then in 1998, he won plaudits for directing The Mask of Zorro starring Antonio Banderas, and followed this with the high-adrenaline movie, Vertical Limits.