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Chris Corbould

Visual Effects

Born March 5, 1958 · Hampstead, London, England, UK

Also known as Christopher Charles Corbould · Christopher Corbould

Biography

Christopher Charles Corbould, OBE (/ˈkɔːrboʊld/; born 1958) is a British special effects coordinator known for his work on major blockbuster films and the action scenes on 15 James Bond films since The Spy Who Loved Me. He has also worked extensively on the Superman and Batman film series on digital effects and stunts. Corbould has been awarded two Honorary Doctorates from Southampton Solent University in December 2009 and the University of Hertfordshire in 2011. In 2011, he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 83rd Academy Awards for his work on Inception. He is the brother of special effects supervisors Neil Corbould and Paul Corbould. In March 2011, Corbould went on trial for breaching health and safety regulations regarding the death of stunt technician Conway Wickliffe during the production of The Dark Knight in 2007. He was not found guilty, and the incident was ruled an accident. Corbould was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to film. In 2015, Corbould was credited with Guinness World Records for the "Largest film stunt explosion" ever in cinematic history for Spectre. In 2021, this was then surpassed once again by Corbould for No Time to Die, a total of 136.4 kg of TNT was used. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Corbould, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Visual Effects · 2011
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  • Academy AwardBest Visual Effects · 2022 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Visual Effects · 2019 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Visual Effects · 2018 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Visual Effects · 2016 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Visual Effects · 2011 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Visual Effects · 2009 · nominated

Filmography46 titles

Project Hail Mary

2026Special Effects Supervisor

The Dark Knight

2008Special Effects Supervisor

Inception

2010Special Effects Supervisor

The Dark Knight Rises

2012Special Effects Supervisor

Batman Begins

2005Special Effects Coordinator

Casino Royale

2006Special Effects Supervisor

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles

1994Special Effects Supervisor

Chaplin

1992Special Effects Technician

No Time to Die

2021Special Effects Supervisor

Christopher Robin

2018Second Unit Director, Special Effects Supervisor

Skyfall

2012Special Effects Supervisor

X-Men: First Class

2011Special Effects Supervisor

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022Second Unit Director, Special Effects Supervisor

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

2015Special Effects Supervisor

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022as Self - Special Effects Supervisor

The Mummy

1999Special Effects Supervisor

Willow

1988Special Effects Technician

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988Special Effects Technician

GoldenEye

1995Special Effects Supervisor

The House of the Spirits

1993Special Effects Technician

Shadowlands

1993Special Effects Supervisor

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

2017Special Effects Supervisor

The Ghost and the Darkness

1996Special Effects Supervisor

Far and Away

1992Special Effects Technician

Spectre

2015Special Effects Supervisor

The Living Daylights

1987Special Effects Technician

John Carter

2012Special Effects Supervisor

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997Special Effects Supervisor

Alien³

1992Special Effects Technician

Nightbreed

1990Special Effects Supervisor

Licence to Kill

1989Special Effects Supervisor

Quantum of Solace

2008Special Effects Coordinator, Special Effects Supervisor

The World Is Not Enough

1999Special Effects Supervisor

Link

1986Special Effects Technician

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

2018Second Unit Director, Special Effects Supervisor

Krull

1983Special Effects Technician

Die Another Day

2002Special Effects Supervisor

The Delta Force

1986Special Effects Technician

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

2001Special Effects Supervisor

101 Dalmatians

1996Special Effects Supervisor

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

2003Special Effects Supervisor

Hudson Hawk

1991Special Effects Technician

The Rhythm Section

2020Second Unit Director

Supergirl

1984Special Effects Technician

Saturn 3

1980Special Effects Assistant

Son of the Pink Panther

1993Special Effects Supervisor