Directing
Martin Campbell
Born Oct 24, 1943 · 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.
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Directed
Just Play Dead
2026
Thriller · Crime
Scotland's Highlands & Islands with Lewis Nunn
2026
Documentary
Cleaner
2025
Action · Thriller
Dirty Angels
2024
Drama · Thriller · War
Memory
2022
Action · Thriller · Crime
The Protégé
2021
Action · Thriller · Crime
The Foreigner
2017
Action · Thriller · Crime
Last Resort
2012
Action & Adventure · Drama
Green Lantern
2011
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
Edge of Darkness
2010
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Casino Royale
2006
Adventure · Action · Thriller
The Legend of Zorro
2005
Action · Adventure · Western
Beyond Borders
2003
Drama · Romance · Adventure
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
Drama · Action & Adventure
Vertical Limit
2000
Adventure · Action · Thriller
The Mask of Zorro
1998
Action · Adventure
GoldenEye
1995
Adventure · Action · Thriller
No Escape
1994
Action · Drama · Science Fiction
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991
TV Movie · Mystery · Comedy
Defenseless
1991
Thriller · Mystery
Criminal Law
1989
Drama · Thriller
Frankie and Johnnie
1986
Drama · TV Movie
Edge of Darkness
1985
Crime · Drama
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Charlie
1984
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983
Crime · Drama
Muck and Brass
1982
Drama
Bergerac
1981
Drama
Minder
1979
Comedy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Shoestring
1979
Crime · Drama
The Professionals
1977
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Three for All
1975
Music · Comedy
Eskimo Nell
1975
Comedy
The Sex Thief
1973
Comedy · Crime
Acting
Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration
2010
Documentary
The Road to Casino Royale
2008
Documentary
Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
2008
Documentary
Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo
2008
Documentary
07 Spaceys
2007
TV Movie
