Martin Campbell
Biography
Martin Campbell (born October 24, 1943) is a New Zealand director. Campbell is credited with rejuvenating the James Bond franchise when he directed GoldenEye (1995), Pierce Brosnan's first outing as the famed British spy, and Daniel Craig's debut Bond feature, Casino Royale (2006).
Campbell moved to London where he began his career as a cameraman. He went on to produce the controversial British feature Scum (1979), as well as Black Joy (1977), which was selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Campbell made his directorial debut on the British police action series The Professionals (1977) and continued with the popular BBC series Shoestring (1979) and Thames TV's Minder (1979)
Considered one of the U.K.'s top directors by the mid-'80s, he directed the highly praised British telefilm, Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983). For his work on Edge of Darkness (1985), a five-hour BBC miniseries about nuclear contamination in England that depicted murder and high-ranking corruption, he won six BAFTA awards.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Eva Green 3
- Jay O. Sanders 3
- Ray Fearon 3
- Stuart Wilson 3
- Antonio Banderas 2
- Catherine Zeta-Jones 2
- Christopher Biggins 2
- Christopher Neil 2
Awards and nominations
- — British Academy Television Awards
The career in numbers
- US$ 902 mi Total budget from 14 film(s) with data
- US$ 2.1 bi Total box office from 13 film(s) with data
- US$ 64 mi Average budget from 14 film(s) with data
- US$ 158 mi Average box office from 13 film(s) with data
- 6.4 Average rating from 16 film(s) with data
- 2.5× Return on investment from 11 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Just Play Dead
|
2026 | — | — | 6.6 |
Cleaner
|
2025 | — | US$ 1 mi | 6.6 |
Dirty Angels
|
2024 | US$ 36 mi | — | 6.1 |
Memory
|
2022 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 14 mi | 6.7 |
The Protégé
|
2021 | — | US$ 9 mi | 6.6 |
The Foreigner
|
2017 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 145 mi | 7.0 |
Green Lantern
|
2011 | US$ 200 mi | US$ 220 mi | 5.2 |
Edge of Darkness
|
2010 | US$ 80 mi | US$ 81 mi | 6.5 |
Casino Royale
|
2006 | US$ 150 mi | US$ 599 mi | 7.6 |
The Legend of Zorro
|
2005 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 142 mi | 6.1 |
Beyond Borders
|
2003 | US$ 35 mi | — | 6.4 |
Vertical Limit
|
2000 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 216 mi | 6.0 |
The Mask of Zorro
|
1998 | US$ 95 mi | US$ 250 mi | 6.6 |
GoldenEye
|
1995 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 352 mi | 6.9 |
No Escape
|
1994 | US$ 20 mi | US$ 15 mi | 6.2 |
Cast a Deadly Spell
|
1991 | US$ 6 mi | — | 6.1 |
Defenseless
|
1991 | — | — | 4.9 |
Criminal Law
|
1989 | US$ 5 mi | US$ 10 mi | 5.6 |
Frankie and Johnnie
|
1986 | — | — | 9.0 |
Eskimo Nell
|
1975 | — | — | 4.0 |
Three for All
|
1975 | — | — | 3.3 |
The Sex Thief
|
1973 | — | — | 5.4 |
Dedication
|
— | — | — | — |
