Charles Knight (filmmaker)
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Charles Knight is a New Zealand
filmmaker, actor and stuntman.
, where he started work in the film and television industry. Over the years, he has worked as an actor, stuntman, writer and producer. Charles is also a member of the PGA (Producers Guild of America
).
Charles developed a keen interest in stunt work during his time working with Koichi Sakamoto
on the Disney
series Power Rangers
, where they worked together for 7 years. As a result, his more recent works have focused on action based drama series.
Charles currently co-produces with legendary filmmakers Rob Tapert
and Chloe Smith.
In 2006 Knight started performing in live action stunt shows and in 2010 started working on action based games, in particular, gaming for the iPhone
platform.
series are part of his personal collection.
In October 2009, Knight was involved in an incident involving one of his military vehicles. While taking a tank for a spin, a friend accidentally got injured when the tanks turret turned and squashed her, breaking four of her ribs.
In Jan 2011, Knight lead a team for his first try at the prestigious CannonBall Run car rally. His team, "Team Tankboy" took third place. The vehicle they entered into the rally was his own ex-US Army, Humvee, making it the first time a Humvee had been used on the CannonBall Run.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
filmmaker, actor and stuntman.
Life and career
In his late teens, Knight left New Zealand and moved to LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where he started work in the film and television industry. Over the years, he has worked as an actor, stuntman, writer and producer. Charles is also a member of the PGA (Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America is a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 4,700 members of the producing establishment worldwide...
).
Charles developed a keen interest in stunt work during his time working with Koichi Sakamoto
Koichi Sakamoto
is a Japanese-born stunt actor, and producer for films and television. He is best known for his work as executive producer, as well as fight coordinator and frequent director, for the long running Power Rangers franchise.-Early career:...
on the Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
series Power Rangers
Power Rangers
Power Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes...
, where they worked together for 7 years. As a result, his more recent works have focused on action based drama series.
Charles currently co-produces with legendary filmmakers Rob Tapert
Robert Tapert
Robert Gerard Tapert , sometimes credited as Rob Tapert, Robert G. Tapert, or Rip Tapert, is an American film producer, best known for his co-founding of, and his subsequent work with, the Renaissance Pictures company....
and Chloe Smith.
In 2006 Knight started performing in live action stunt shows and in 2010 started working on action based games, in particular, gaming for the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
platform.
Filmography
A selection of Charles Knight's work.- Spartacus: Gods of the ArenaSpartacus: Gods of the ArenaSpartacus: Gods of the Arena is a Starz television mini-series and prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand, which premiered January 21, 2011. The series follows the character Gannicus , the first gladiator to become Champion of Capua representing Lentulus Batiatus...
- Tankboy TVTankboy TVTankboy TV or Tankboy is a reality show based on the antics of Captain Tankboy and his crew as they travel the world, blowing things up, driving tanks over cars, building rockets and generally creating havoc....
- Power RangersPower RangersPower Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes...
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming WarriorWendy Wu: Homecoming WarriorWendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior is a 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Brenda Song and Shin Koyamada. Koyamada plays a Chinese monk who visits the title character, an American teenager played by Song, claiming Wu is the reincarnation of a powerful female warrior and the only person who can...
- Whale Rider
- Being EveBeing EveBeing Eve is a television series from New Zealand, originally shown on TV3 from 2001–2002, and rebroadcast on The N. Being Eve focused on a teenage girl, Eve Baxter, and her daily problems. Her parents were divorced but lived next door to each other. Eve was in love with a boy named Adam...
- Shortland StreetShortland StreetShortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
- Once Were WarriorsOnce Were Warriors (film)Once Were Warriors is a 1994 film based on New Zealand author Alan Duff's bestselling 1990 first novel. The film tells the story of an urban Māori family, the Hekes, and their problems with poverty, alcoholism and domestic violence, mostly brought on by family patriarch Jake...
- Superman
Trivia
Knight is a licensed arms dealer, military vehicle importer and pyrotechnic specialist. Most of the guns and vehicles used on the Tankboy TVTankboy TV
Tankboy TV or Tankboy is a reality show based on the antics of Captain Tankboy and his crew as they travel the world, blowing things up, driving tanks over cars, building rockets and generally creating havoc....
series are part of his personal collection.
In October 2009, Knight was involved in an incident involving one of his military vehicles. While taking a tank for a spin, a friend accidentally got injured when the tanks turret turned and squashed her, breaking four of her ribs.
In Jan 2011, Knight lead a team for his first try at the prestigious CannonBall Run car rally. His team, "Team Tankboy" took third place. The vehicle they entered into the rally was his own ex-US Army, Humvee, making it the first time a Humvee had been used on the CannonBall Run.