Unfortunately, the filmography of Allan Bradley James has only a few works. This memorable actor, martial artist and stuntman is a good friend of Jackie Chan.
Actor Biography
Alan Bradley James was born on 02/14/1973 in
Melbourne (Australia). Still very young, he became interested in martial arts. The boy grew up in a mountainous area near Melbourne. At 10 years old, he first saw a film with Jackie Chan and just got sick with it. The boy began to imitate his idol in everything. Since then, he set himself the goal of achieving recognition in the cinema.
Already at the age of 14, Bradley began to actively engage in Wushu. All his free time, he was preparing for international competitions in his beloved martial arts. His closest fighting style was Di-Tang Quan, which combined many acrobatic stunts. For a short, but very well tailored Bradley James, he was perfect.
In order to improve his skills and knowledge in this ancient martial art, he studied for more than two years with the world-famous colleagues of the unique master and actor Jet Li - Tan Lai-Wei and Liyan Chan-Sin. These two people are well known in their respective circles, as they are members of the Beijing Wushu Team (Beijing Wushu Team).
As part of the Australian team, Allan Bradley participated in the fourth Wushu World Championship. In addition to practicing Chinese martial arts, Bradley James is keen on karate, kickboxing and aikido. The owner of a small stature (only 163 cm), thanks to his talent and perseverance, he achieved very good results. That is why he had the opportunity to work with Jackie Chan in his stunt group. It is noteworthy that, thanks to his graceful figure, Bradley James often duplicated women on the set. So, in the movie "Who am I?" (1998) he performed dangerous stunts instead of Michelle Ferret.
Carier start
After training in China, he returned to Australia and, to his incredible joy, found out that Jackie Chan was filming his “Mr. Cool” (1997) in Melbourne. On the set of the film, Bradley James, who until then had no acting experience, but who showed several difficult tricks, was entrusted with the supporting role.
After this film, Jackie Chan invited him to work in the comedy action movie “Who Am I?”, In which the aspiring actor was to act as an adversary of the famous Chinese artist. Working in the stunt group of Jackie Chan allowed Bradley James to become a fairly successful director of battle scenes in large Hollywood projects.
Bradley James filmography
In addition to acting in films such as “Mr. Cool”, “Who Am I?”, “Magnificent” (1999), Bradley actively starred as a stuntman. At the same time, he undertook to perform even the most dangerous and difficult tricks. James participated in the filming of such films: “Rush Hour” (1998), “Shanghai Noon” (2000), “Random Spy” and “Rush Hour-2” (2001), “Tuxedo” (2002 .), The Shanghai Knights (2003), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Rush Hour 3 (2007), Helboy 2: The Golden Army (2008), Pipets "," The Killer Ninja "," Avatar "," Scott Pilgrim Against All "(2009).
Work in the cinema
Allan Bradley James never considered himself a talented actor. He really evaluates his external data, which clearly do not fit into the established Hollywood canons. But all this does not stop him from using his skills in martial arts and acrobatics in full. His stunt abilities, tricks and choreography of fights leave no one indifferent. Everyone who worked with him speaks of him as a true master of his craft.
To improve his physical shape, James is actively engaged not only in martial arts, but also in horseback riding, rock climbing, trampolining, gymnastics, and high-speed driving. He also constantly works out a variety of falls from various heights, which allows him to perform very dangerous stunts in almost any environment.
According to him, the daily training takes 6 hours. To date, the photos of Bradley James are not often found on the pages of magazines and on the Internet, but this does not mean that he stopped working in the cinema. Stuntman worked on the creation of not only Hollywood paintings. So, for a long time he participated in the filming of films in Hong Kong. His work is often left behind the scenes and his name is not always indicated in the credits for new films. Today, Allan Bradley is involved in the work on Marvel's Ant-Man film, due to be released in 2015.
Bradley James. Personal life
The Australian actor is closed to the press, so any information about his
personal life is almost impossible to find. It is well known that so far Bradley James has not tied the knot. Also, no one knows if he has children or not. Perhaps the actor, who by Hollywood standards is not too many years old, has never met a woman on her life's journey who could curb his indefatigable energy and desire for self-improvement.