Martin Campbell
Directing
1943-10-24 · Hastings, New Zealand
Martin Campbell (born October 24, 1943) is a New Zealand director. Campbell is credited with rejuvenating the James Bond franchise when he directed GoldenEye (1995), Pierce Brosnan's first outing as the famed British spy, and Daniel Craig's debut Bond feature, Casino Royale (2006). 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 TV's Minder (1979) Considered one of the U.K.'s top directors by the mid-'80s, he directed the highly praised British telefilm, Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983). For his work on Edge of Darkness (1985), a five-hour BBC miniseries about nuclear contamination in England that depicted murder and high-ranking corruption, he won six BAFTA awards. Campbell's 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 HBO's Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) and two episodes of NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), among others. He also directed the epic romance Beyond Borders (2003) starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen.
Filmography
TheatersJust Play Dead
2026 · Movie
Memory of a Killer
2026 · Series
Cleaner
2025 · Movie
Dirty Angels
2024 · Movie
Memory
2022 · Movie
The Protégé
2021 · Movie
The Foreigner
2017 · Movie
Last Resort
2012 · Series
Green Lantern
2011 · Movie
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
2010 · Movie
Edge of Darkness
2010 · Movie
The Road to Casino Royale
2008 · Movie
James Bond in the Bahamas
2008 · Movie
Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
2008 · Movie
Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo
2008 · Movie
07 Spaceys
2007 · Movie
James Bond: For Real
2006 · Movie
Casino Royale
2006 · Movie
Becoming Bond
2006 · Movie
Anatomy of a Stunt: Tank vs. Perrier
2006 · Movie
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006 · Movie
The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event
2006 · Movie
Building a Better Bond
2006 · Movie
Derek Meddings: Making It Small in Pictures
2006 · Movie
The Legend of Zorro
2005 · Movie
Beyond Borders
2003 · Movie
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003 · Series
Unmasking Zorro
2001 · Movie
Vertical Limit
2000 · Movie
The Mask of Zorro
1998 · Movie
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
1995 · Movie
GoldenEye
1995 · Movie
The World of James Bond
1995 · Movie
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
1995 · Movie
No Escape
1994 · Movie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Series
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991 · Movie
Defenseless
1991 · Movie
Criminal Law
1989 · Movie
Frankie and Johnnie
1986 · Movie
Edge of Darkness
1985 · Series
Screen Two
1985 · Series
Charlie
1984 · Series
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983 · Series
Muck and Brass
1982 · Series
Bergerac
1981 · Series
Minder
1979 · Series
Shoestring
1979 · Series
The Professionals
1977 · Series
Black Joy
1977 · Movie
Three for All
1975 · Movie
Eskimo Nell
1975 · Movie
The Sex Thief
1973 · Movie
Dedication
Movie
Scotland's Highlands & Islands with Lewis Nunn
Movie