Nick Gillard

Nick Gillard
Born	1959 (age 51–52) Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989 - present

Nick Gillard (born 1959) is a British stunt man and coordinator. He is best known as the stunt coordinator for the Star Wars prequels. When he was in his teens he ran away from military school to join the circus and performed horse stunts. He left the circus at 18, to perform stunt work in films.^[1]

He had a minor role in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as Jedi Master Cin Drallig ("Nic Gillard" spelled backwards) and was Mark Hamill's first choice as his stunt double for Return of the Jedi. Among his movie credits are Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Sleepy Hollow, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Selected filmography

• King of the Wind (1989)

External links

• Nick Gillard at the Internet Movie Database
• Biographical article at StarWars.com
• His personal website

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Name	Gillard, Nick
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Date of birth	1959
Place of birth	Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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References

1. ^ http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/1051385/star_wars_den_of_geek_goes_jedi_training_with_nick_gillard.html