Justin Ray Thompson

Actor, Stuntman, Stunt Choreographer

A.F.T.R.A., A.E.A. elig.

Acting ·  Stunt Shows ·  Stage combatant ·  Combat Types ·  Links

Bio

Education:

• Paradise Valley high school in Phoenix, Arizona - 1980.
• Arizona State University in 1987, BFA.
• Rutgers University (New Jersey) 1990, MFA
• Continuing study in acting, computer graphics, and swordwork.

Acting Resume

TELEVISION & FILM_______________

• Thicker Than Blood · Knight · TNT, Turner Films.
• Legends of the Round Table (T.V. Pilot) · Gawain · Joyous Gard Prod.
• Birdy the Mighty · Tsutomo (v.o.) · Sky High Prod.
• Tri Angle · Mr. Mato (v.o.) · Sky High Prod.
• One Life To Live · Officer (U/5) · ABC Television
• All My Children · Party Guest (Stuntman) · ABC Television
• One Life To Live · Rescue Worker (U/5) · ABC Television
• One Life To Live · Mugger (U/5, stuntman) · ABC Television
• All My Children · Thief (Day Player) · ABC Television
• Sword & Sorcery Festival (w/Carol Kane) · Sir Richard · Sci Fi Channel
• A Chance For Recovery · Chris (Lead) · Industrial Film
• One Life To Live · FBI Agent/Actor (U/5) · ABC Television

PROFESSIONAL THEATRE_______________

• Macbeth · American Globe Theater, NYC · Macbeth
• Love's Labours Lost; The Musical · American Globe Theater, NYC · Don Armado
• The Three Musketeers · American Globe Theater, NYC · Porthos
• 47 Wagons Full Of Cotton · American Globe Theater, NYC · Jake
• Romeo and Juliet, 3 times · National Theater of the Perf. Arts · Mercutio, Tybalt
• The Duellists · Theater1010, NYC · various duellists.
• Zorro:Behind the Mask · Theater1010, NYC · Alcalde Don Amado.
• Richard III (w/ Denzel Washington) · Halbertier · Messenger 3 · Shakespeare Fest, Central Park, NYC
• Macbeth · Halbertier · New York City Opera, NYC
• King Lear (w/ Hal Holbrook) · Curan, Oswald · Roundabout Theater, NYC
• Lone Star · Roy · Powderkeg Thtr. Co, NYC
• Home Brew · Hal · Riant Theatre, NYC
• Othello (with Avery Brooks) · Cassio · Levin Theatre Co.New Brunswick, NJ
• Much Ado... (w/ Calista Flockhart) · Watch · Levin Theatre Co. New Brunswick, NJ
• Macbeth (w/ Jennifer Beals) · Malcolm · Levin Theatre Co. NJ
• Romeo & Juliet · Tybalt · Biggs, Rosati Prod. NYC
• Romeo & Juliet · Mercutio · National Theatre, NYC
• Mornings of April and May · Don Juan · National Theater, NYC
• Batman Stunt Spectacular · Batman · Six Flags NJ

TRAINING_______________

• Acting: M.F.A.-Rutgers University Professional Actor Training Program · Bill Esper
• B.F.A. · in Acting · Arizona State University
• NYC · John Basil · Acting Shakespeare

SPECIAL ABILITIES_______________

• Fight Choreography, Broadsword, Rapier/ Dagger, Motorcycle Stunts, Advanced Equestrian(English & Western) Joust choreographer, Bull Whip. Various dialects. Driver’s license (Standard and Automatic), Cartoonist, Published Writer/ Illustrator, Most Sports, Excellent with Children and Animals,Damn good father

Stunt Shows

• The Batman Stunt Spectacular; Five years  · Six Flags · Batman · Motorcyle, slide for life, hand to hand combat
• New Jersey Renaissance Kingdom; Two years · Joyous Guard Prod. · Wrote, choreographed and rode in horse tournament show
• New York Renaissance Festival; Eleven years · Renaissance Entertainment Corporation · Jouster, actor, fighter, writer, director, choreographer

Stage Actor/combatant

• Macbeth · American Globe Theater, NYC · Macbeth · Sword, katana, knife, hand to hand combat.
• Love's Labour's Lost · American Globe Theater, NYC · Don Armado  · Choreographed comedic fight.
• Shakespeare Fighting Mad, Nyack NY · Renaissance Entertainment Corporation · Actor, fighter.
• Romeo and Juliet, 3 times · National Theater of the Perf. Arts · Mercutio, Tybalt, fight manager.
• The Duellists · Theater1010, NYC · various roles, various combat.
• The Three Musketeers · American Globe Theater, NYC · Porthos.
• Zorro:Behind the Mask · Theater1010, NYC · Alcalde Don Amado.
• Zastrozzi · Rutgers Theater Dpt. New Brunswick, NJ · Fight choreographer.

Able to execute and choreograph various types of combat...

1. Sword fights
   1. Broadsword
   2. Broadsword on horseback
   
   
   
   3. Broadsword and shield
   4. 2 Broadswords vs. 2 Broadswords
   5. Rapier
   6. Rapier on horseback
   7. Rapier/Dagger
   8. Rapier and cloak
   9. Spear throwing from horseback
   10. Spear and shield
   
   
   
2. Other
1. Quarterstaff
2. Knife
3. Unarmed fights
1. punches
2. slaps
3. Aikido hand to hand
4. Grappling

Additional Abilities...

1. Advanced equestrian
   1. English and western saddle
   2. 4 ft. jumps
   3. Competitive jousting
   4. Ring jousting
   5. Mounted swordfights
   6. Mounted tournament games/sword

1. Motorcycle
   1. Slides and turns
   2. 3 ft. jumps
   3. Wheelie
   4. Archery
   5. Bullwhip

1. Founding member of the Silver Knights Joust Team
2. Member of NYFE, The New York Fight Ensemble

Links

3. MythTickle
4. Twin Comics
5. Mad Dolphin

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