Cameron Ambridge (born 28 May 1978) is an Australian

stuntman A stunt performer, often called a stuntman or stuntwoman and occasionally stuntperson or stunt-person, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed ...

in the film and television industry.

Life and career

Cameron was born in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

and grew up in the country town of Beaudesert, later moving to the

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where he worked at Movieworld in the Police Academy Stunt Show and the Hollywood Stunt Driver Show. Cameron is most known for his work on '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. On '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' he was the stunt double for

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as Immortan Joe driving the infamous Gigahorse and more recently the stunt double for

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as Gibbs on '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales''. He won a

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for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a motion picture.

Filmography

*'' Alien: Covenant'' directed by

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*''

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'' directed by

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*'' Goldstone'' directed by

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*'' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'' directed by

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and

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*'' Mad Max: Fury Road'' directed by George Miller *''

'' directed by

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References

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