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Curtis Rivers (born 1970) is a British stuntman,[1] stunt coordinator, author,[2] inspirational speaker,[3][4] and World Record holder.[1][5]

Stunts

Rivers has performed stunts in films such as James Bond, Fury, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The First Avenger, Snow White and the Huntsman, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Robin Hood, The Sands of Time, The Wolfman, St Trinian's / St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, National Treasure: Book of Secrets and The Da Vinci Code.

In movies, Rivers has been a stunt double for Christopher Lee, James Caviezel, Rupert Everett, Mark Strong, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Matthew MacFadyen, Patrick Bergin, Martin Kemp, Jimmy Nail, Graham McTavish, and Sam Douglas.

In television, he has been a stunt double for Martin Clunes, Trevor Eve, Stephen Tompkinson, Malcolm Sinclair, James Purefoy, Charlie Cox, Tim Dutton, Nick Brimble, Peter Marinker, and Mark Charnock.

He also doubled for John Barrowman for the first 3 seasons of Torchwood, as well as in Doctor Who, falling backwards 140 feet (43 m) from the British Gas Building in Cardiff for the first episode of Torchwood's second season – "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang".

As well as working as a stunt coordinator, Rivers also works as a Second Unit Director.

He has also performed stunts in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones, in which he received the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series.

Writing

He is the author of two books – Seven Paths to Freedom[6] and The Fearless Path.[7] Both works are self-help books, written to create a positive mindset in their readers.[8] Each book received 100% five-star reviews, with The Fearless Path becoming an Amazon Bestseller in the Guru Chart in December 2017.[8] The Fearless Path went on to receive numerous literary awards, such as 'Body Mind Spirit Book Awards' (1st place) in April 2018,[9] 'International Publishing Awards' (2 x Gold Medal Winner in both the Personal Growth category and the Body / Mind / Spirit category) in September 2018, and the 'Readers Favorite Award' in November 2018,[10] which he received in Miami, Florida.

Rivers also works as a motivational speaker, drawing on experiences in the film and TV industries, his two self-help books, and his two Guinness World Records.[11]

In 2002, he broke world records in parachuting (Longest Parachute Jump)[12] and bungee jumping (Highest Bungee Jump).[5][13] Both world records required special thermal clothing to cope with the severe sub-zero temperatures at such altitudes.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Briton's Bungee World Best". news.sky.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ Rivers, Curtis (10 October 2017). The Fearless Path. Inner Traditions/Bear. ISBN 978-1-84409-732-6.
  3. ^ "Curtis Rivers – DBA speakers". Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Curtis Rivers - How to Get from Where You Are Now to Exactly Where You Want to be - Lancaster Entrepreneurs Society". Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Bungee man's record jump". 9 May 2002.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Rivers, Curtis (10 October 2017). The Fearless Path: What a Movie Stuntman's Spiritual Awakening Can Teach You about Success. Inner Traditions/Bear. ISBN 978-1844097326.
  8. ^ a b "Curtis Rivers – Motivational and Inspirational Keynote Speaker". curtisrivers. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Body, Mind, Spirit Book Awards". www.bmsbookawards.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  10. ^ "2018 Book Award Contest Winners". Readers' Favorite. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  11. ^ http://www.curtisrivers.com/aboutcurtis.html
  12. ^ http://www.curtisrivers.com/biog.html
  13. ^ "Highest bungee jump".
  14. ^ "'Thrilly' undies in for high jump". 14 January 2002.
  15. ^ http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local/latest-local-news/life-in-the-freezer-for-balloonists-1-529961[dead link]
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