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Martin Campbell (born 24 October 1943) is a New Zealand film and television director and producer. He is best known for his works in the Action film and thriller film genres, including the James Bond films GoldenEye (1995) and Casino Royale (2006), The Mask of Zorro (1998) and its sequel The Legend of Zorro (2005), Vertical Limit (2000), and The Foreigner (2017). Earlier in his career, he directed the critically acclaimed BBC Television drama serial Edge of Darkness (1985), which earned him a British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. He later directed the 2010 theatrical film adaptation of the serial.
He directed two Zorro films: The Mask of Zorro (1998) and The Legend of Zorro (2005), both starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Campbell also directed the 2011 film adaptation of the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern, as well as The Foreigner (2017), starring Jackie Chan.
On television, Campbell directed the film Cast a Deadly Spell and oversaw some of the more action-oriented episodes from the TV series The Professionals (1977–1983). However, his best-known work is the 1985 BBC Television drama serial Edge of Darkness, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Director in 1986. Campbell also directed a 2010 movie remake of Edge of Darkness, starring Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone. Campbell directed the first episode of the American TV series Last Resort and his upcoming film Cleaner is set to be released in 2025.
In June 2007, Campbell was in negotiations to replace Robert Schwentke as director of the film, now titled Unstoppable. Campbell was involved until March 2009, when Tony Scott came on board as director.
In October 2007, Variety reported that Naomi Watts would star in Universal's remake of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, to be directed by Campbell. The production was to have additionally starred George Clooney, and been a joint venture between Platinum Dunes and Mandalay Pictures. On June 16, 2009, Brad Fuller of Dimension Films stated that no further developments had taken place, commenting, "We keep trying, but I don't know." Campbell was eventually replaced as director by Platinum Dunes host Dennis Iliades in December 2009.
In July 2010, the Los Angeles Times reported that a film based on the 1980s series The Fall Guy was in development. DreamWorks Pictures had teamed up with producers Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald on the project, and Campbell was in talks to direct the film. In September 2020, Universal Pictures announced that The Fall Guy would star Ryan Gosling and be directed by David Leitch.
Campbell was initially chosen to direct Hunter Killer, but, on 2 March 2016 it was announced that Donovan Marsh would direct the film.
In 2017, it was announced that Campbell was set to direct a new adventure film, Treasure of Ali Baba & The 40 Thieves, adapted from the 1,001 Arabian Nights Tales. That year, Campbell was also attached to direct Across the River and Into the Trees, the Ernest Hemingway novel adaptation set for spring production shoot with Pierce Brosnan starring.
| 1973 | The Sex Thief | |
| 1975 | Three for All | |
| Eskimo Nell | ||
| 1976 | Intimate Games | Uncredited |
| 1988 | Criminal Law | |
| 1991 | Defenseless | |
| 1994 | No Escape | |
| 1995 | GoldenEye | |
| 1998 | The Mask of Zorro | |
| 2000 | Vertical Limit | Also producer |
| 2003 | Beyond Borders | |
| 2005 | The Legend of Zorro | |
| 2006 | Casino Royale | Nominated—BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film |
| 2010 | Edge of Darkness | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | |
| 2017 | The Foreigner | |
| 2021 | The Protégé | |
| 2022 | Memory | |
| 2024 | Dirty Angels | Also writer |
| 2025 | Cleaner | |
| 1978–1980 | The Professionals | 5 episodes |
| 1980 | Minder | 2 episodes |
| Shoestring | Episode "The Teddy Bears' Nightmare" | |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Episode "Nice People Die in Bed" |
| 1983 | Reilly, Ace of Spies | 6 episodes |
| 1984 | Charlie | 4-part miniseries |
| 1985 | Edge of Darkness | 6-part miniseries BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series/Serial |
| 1986 | Screen Two | Episode "Frankie and Johnnie" |
| 1991 | Cast a Deadly Spell | TV movie |
| 1993 | Episode "Three Men and Adena" | |
| 2003 | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Last Resort | Episode "Captain" |
| 2013 | Reckless | TV pilot |
| 2014 | Warriors | TV pilot |
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