How many stunt people worked regularly for Xena and Hercules?
When Xena and Hercules were running we needed a lot of stuntpeople – about 80 – so it was fairly easy if they had the right skills and attitudes, now with less work I seldom need to take on new people. I get calls every week though. Is there an age limit for stunt people? I suppose while you can still run, you can work – I’m 42 and will still do everything I did at 22 – I’m just a bit more careful and don’t mend as quickly! How did you get noticed? I was motor racing and was approached (through good or bad reputation I’m not sure) to do the driving on a feature in 1983. From then I was used a lot and I also had a martial arts club so the two lent very well to being a stunt person. Give us a brief day in the life of Mark? A brief day, hmmm. If it is a average stunt day, let’s say a driving sequence (I would already have had meetings with director, 1st AD, etc. prior) – I will step through the action with the other stuntpeople, liaise with safety (re: safety margins for people and what I
