Martin Campbell

About

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...

Known for

Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries • 1993MinderSeries • 1979Screen TwoSeries • 1985The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977BergeracSeries • 1981Memory of a KillerSeries • 2026Casino RoyaleMovie • 2006The Legend of ZorroMovie • 2005Edge of DarknessMovie • 2010Green LanternMovie • 2011GoldenEyeMovie • 1995The ForeignerMovie • 2017The Mask of ZorroMovie • 1998ShoestringSeries • 197910-8: Officers on DutySeries • 2003Just Play DeadMovie • 2026MemoryMovie • 2022CleanerMovie • 2025Vertical LimitMovie • 2000Last ResortSeries • 2012Dirty AngelsMovie • 2024The ProtégéMovie • 2021Reilly: Ace of SpiesSeries • 1983Edge of DarknessSeries • 1985