Keir Beck is an

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and

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based on the

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. He works out of, and is founder of, the stunt training venue AP8. Keir Beck is known for his work on '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015), '' Casino Royale'' (2006) and '' San Andreas'' (2015).

Life and career

Keir grew up in

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, Western Australia. He moved to the

where he joined the film and television industry. His experience with rope access as an

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and

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gained him a reputation in the industry as a stunt rigger. He spent eight months in the Namibian desert filming '' Mad Max: Fury Road'', for which he won a

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for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture, two Taurus Awards for Best Stunt Rigging and Best Stunt Coordination and/or 2nd Unit Direction and an OFTA Film Award for Best Stunt Coordination. Most recently Keir received the SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture for ''

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''. He recently worked on the Bollywood film ''

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'', while it was shooting in Minsk, Belarus.

Filmography

- Stunt coordinator *In Like Flynn - 2nd unit Director, stunt coordinator *Flammable Children - Stunt coordinator *Bleeding Steel - 2nd Unit Director, stunt coordinator *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales – Key Stunt Rigger 2017 *Hacksaw Ridge – Stunt Coordinator 2016 *Max Steel – Utility Stunts 2016 *The Nice Guys – Stunt Rigging Coordinator 2016 *The Darkness – Key Stunt Rigger 2016 *Gifted (Short) – Action Coordinator, Stunt Coordinator 2015 *Insidious: Chapter 3 – Utility Stunts 2015 *San Andreas – Camera Operator, Stunts, Utility Stunts 2015 *Mad Max: Fury Road – Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Rigging Coordinator 2015 *Jupiter Ascending – Stunt Rigging Coordinator 2015 *Last Days in the Desert – Stunt Coordinator (key stunt rigger) 2015 *Mental – Key Stunt Rigger 2012 *Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – Stunt Performer, Stunt Rigging Coordinator (uncredited) 2011 *Killer Elite – Key Stunt Rigger (uncredited), Stunt Rigging Coordinator (uncredited) 2011 *Yogi Bear – Camera Department 2010 *Daybreakers – Assistant Stunt Coordinator 2009 *X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Camera Operator 2009 *Knowing – Camera Operator 2009 *Push – Key Stunt Rigger 2009 *Australia – Camera Operator 2008 *The Condemned – Stunt Rigger 2007 *Ghost Rider – Key Stunt Rigger (as Kier Beck) 2007 *Casino Royale – Stunt Rigger (uncredited), Stunts 2006 *The Marine – Stunt Rigger 2006 *Superman Returns – Stunt Performer 2006 *Kokoda: 39th Battalion – Stunts 2006 *Voodoo Lagoon – Assistant Stunt Coordinator 2006 *The Great Raid – Stunt Performer 2005 *House of Wax – Key Stunt Rigger 2005 *Son of the Mask – Key Stunt Rigger, Stunt Performer 2005 *Lakshya – Assistant Stunt Coordinator 2004 *Monster – Stunts (uncredited) 2003 *Peter Pan – Key Stunt Rigger, Stunt Performer 2003 *The Matrix Revolutions – Stunts 2003 *The Matrix Reloaded – Stunts 2003 *Kangaroo Jack – Stunt Performer 2003 *Dirty Deeds – Stunt Double 2002 *Scooby-Doo – Stunt Rigger 2002 *Queen of the Damned – Stunt Rigger 2002 *Cubbyhouse – Stunts Rigger 2001 *Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles – Thug 2001 *Yolngu Boy – Assistant Stunt Coordinator 2001 *Pitch Black – Stunt Rigger 2000 *Diamondbacks (Video) – Stunt Double 1999 *Night Wings – Key Stunt Rigger 1998

References

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