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James Bamford (stunt coordinator)

James Bamford
James Bamford, Bridge Studios, Vancouver BC, July 07.jpg
Born 26 February 1967
Victoria, British Columbia
Other names BamBam
Occupation Stunt performer, stunt double, actor, stunt co-ordinator, Producer
Years active 1994–present

James Bamford, also known by the nickname "Bam-Bam", is a stunt co-ordinator and stuntman, who works in film and television, and is the current President and on the executive board of Stunts Canada, the oldest and largest organisation of its type in Canada.

Height: 6 ft 0in

Bamford was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and presently lives and works out of Vancouver, Canada.

Bamford won a Leo Award in 2013 for Best Stunt Co-ordination in a Television Movie for Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn.

Bamford was a stunt coordinator on the movie Ek Tha Tiger which won Best Action at the Times of India Film Awards in 2013.

Bamford was nominated for the Leo Awards in 2010 for Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series for the Stargate Universe episode "Air".

Bamford won a Bronze medal for Team Canada for the Karate-Kumite division in the 1991 World Police and Fire Games, in Memphis, USA.

Bamford has been a stunt double for many actors, including Matthew Fox, Mickey Rourke and Ben Browder, and worked as a stunt performer and stunt coordinator on TV shows from The X-Files to Arrow, and films including Final Destination, The Chronicles of Riddick and X-Men 2. He is best known for his work on Stargate Atlantis, and has appeared at many Stargate conventions in Canada, the UK, and Australia.


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