Jimmy Broyden Interview at GodHonoringMovies.com
Jimmy Broyden, born and raised in Toronto, Canada, had the “burning” desire to be a professional stuntman since he was 6 years old, he literally went from lighting fires in closets as a boy to lighting himself on fire for a living. He worked in what is called Hollywood North (Vancouver, BC) for many years, but that door slowly closed when he received Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1993. When he was asked to compromise, he refused. “…The phone stopped ringing…” Now he has an increasing desire to work with independent christian filmmakers.
“Jimmy Broyden has been entertaining audiences around the world for 18 years having been in over 90 features, television series, movies of the week, pilots and commercials, but you have rarely seen his face. He has worked with Jackie Chan, Harrison Ford, Will Smith, Jean Claude Van Damme, Stephen King, Will Ferrell, and Jack Black. He has Stunt Doubled for some of Hollywood’s finest actors — Aaron Eckhart, Chad Lowe, Ian Tracey, Brian Markinson, and Paul McCrane — on some of Hollywood’s leading productions and with some of the finest stunt veterans and rookies in film. He has worked on numerous shows such as Firewall, Elf, Air Bud, Battlestar Galactica, I Robot, X-Files, Star Gate, Mysterious Ways and Supernatural. Jimmy thrilled audiences by doing a 60 mph pipe roll on the Gemini Award winning TV documentary series STUNTDAWGS (You can watch the video below) . He is also a member of The Hollywood Stuntmen’s Hall Of Fame and on the Board of Directors.”
At the 2009 Christian Filmmakers Academy from Vision Forum, attendees had the opportunity to hear Mr. Broyden speak about the proper way to handle stunts from a biblical perspective. We were also treated to a great demonstration with his assistant Stephen Casson, consisting of punches, kicks, and flips.
While at the Academy, GodHonoringMovies.com had the privilege of conducting an interview with Mr. Broyden. In this interview, we hear how he got his start as a stuntman, and how the Lord has lead him to today. We also hear the story of the answered prayer request of how he was asked to come speak at the 2009 Film Academy.
Below is a video version of this interview. Special thanks to Jimmy Broyden from the GodHonoringMovies.com team.
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“Do you want to know what it takes to make a Jubilee Award winning film? Are you interested in reforming our culture through the powerful medium of film? With over twenty hours of formal instruction, and topics as diverse as stunt performance, 35mm equipment, and shooting with the RED camera, the 2009 Christian Filmmakers Academy is an incredibly valuable resource for students and industry professionals alike.”
