Nick Gillard (born 1959) is a British stunt man and coordinator. He is best known as the stunt coordinator for the Star Wars prequels.
Gillard was born in Brighton, England, in 1959.
At the age of twelve, Gillard ran away from military school to join the circus and performed horse stunts. Four years later, as he performed with the Moscow State Circus, Gillard was invited to do stunts on The Thief of Baghdad. He enjoyed it, and later left the circus to perform stunt work in films, including the original Star Wars.
As a stunt man, Gillard held the world record for longest fire stunt, with a fire burn without air for over two minutes on Alien 3. He also performed a 200-foot power boat jump over two bridges in the film Amsterdamned, and was set on fire over 100 times.
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 Sleepy Hollow, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
2016 The Domestics {Stunt Coordinator}2016 The White Princess {Stunt Coordinator - Sword Master}2016 Rillington Place {Stunt Coordinator}2015 The Hippopotamus {Stunt Coordinator2015 Undercover {Stunt Coordinator}2015 And Then There Were None {Stunt Coordinator}2015 Jekyll & Hyde {Stunt Co-ordinator}2014 Da Vinci's Demons season 3 {Stunt Coordinator - Sword Master}2013 The Fold2010 Tamara Drewe2008 Wanted2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (also swordmaster)2002 Dirty Pretty Things2002 Reign of Fire (also second unit director)2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (also swordmaster)2001 Buffalo Soldiers2000 Shaft (also second unit director)1999 Sleepy Hollow1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (also swordmaster)1999 Notting Hill1999 Plunkett & Macleane1997 Tomorrow Never Dies1997 Seven Years in Tibet1996 The Wind in the Willows1996 Twelfth Night: Or What You Will1995 The Darkening1995 GoldenEye1995 Nothing Personal1995 Waterworld1995 Judge Dredd1995 Rob Roy1994 Interview with the Vampire1994 Black Beauty1994 Being Human1993 The Three Musketeers1993 Son of the Pink Panther1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise1992 Double X: The Name of the Game1992 Alien³1992 Far and Away1991 Under Suspicion1991 Company Business1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves1991 Young Soul Rebels1990 Bullseye!1990 Frankenstein Unbound1990 18711989 Henry V1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade1988 The Beast of War1988 Dream Demon1988 Willow1988 Amsterdamned1987 Empire of the Sun1987 The Living Daylights1986 Aliens1986 Labyrinth1985 Christmas Present1985 Claudia1985 Murder Elite1985 Legend1985 The Bride1985 Restless Natives1984 Scream for Help1983 Krull1981 For Your Eyes Only1977 The Spy Who Loved Me1983 Owain Glendower, Prince of Wales1983 A Pattern of Roses1985 Lace II1987 Screen Two1987 Floodtide1987 Way Upstream1988 The One Game1989–1990 Poirot1989–1990 Boon1989–2010 The Bill1991 Duel of Hearts1992 Forever Green1992 Taggart1993 Lovejoy1993 Between the Lines1994 Wild Justice1994–1995 The Tomorrow People1995 Pie in the Sky1996 Broken Glass1997–1999 Red Dwarf2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure2005 Colditz2009 Minder2010 Identity2010 Spooks2013 Burton & Taylor1981 : Raiders of the Lost Ark - German Soldier (uncredited)1989 : Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Tank Crewman Hit by Periscope (uncredited)1990 : King of the Wind - First Sailor1990 : Frankenstein Unbound - Man No. 2 / Man No. 32003 : Cheeky - Taxi Driver2005 : Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith - Cin Drallig (uncredited)2014 : Vampire Academy - Kenneth (uncredited)1979 : Premiere - Angel1982 : The Jim Davidson Show1985 : Mr. Palfrey of Westminster - Alec Thompson1989 : Ticket to Ride - Brother Paul1989 : Streetwise - Heavy1990 : EastEnders - Restaurant Manager1990 : TECX - Luke / Luc1991 : Bottom1994 : Minder - Queen2017 The Order
