 Charles
Currier - President
Charles started with a BA in Communications from Rowan
University (Formerly Glassboro State College NJ), and has worked
as an actor & stunt performer in a wide range of venues, including
local gigs at Universal Studios, Six Flags Magic Mountain, LA Opera
& the El Capitan Theatre. He has performed shakespeare and summer
stock around the country in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Virginia, Texas, and Missouri; and abroad in locations as wide ranging
as Frobeland Park near ShangHai, China and Kinostudios in Vilnius,
Lithuania. Recent film and TV jobs include a guest star spot on
West Wing and several weeks of stunts and sword fighting on Second
Hand Lions, with Robert Duvall and Michael Caine.
Charles began learning classic sword technique in 1984 and proceeded
to certify (4) times with the Society of American Fight Directors,
then moved to LA where he and partner Greg Dolph won "Best
Demo" for Film Fight Chorography at the 1993 USMAA Martial
Arts Tradeshow. They founded the Los Angeles Fight Academy on the
spot, with the goal to provide actors, stunt performers, and enthusiasts
alike instruction in weapons skills. This interest has also led
to the study of medieval horse combat, culminating in Charles having
performed over 100 armored jousts before live audiences as large
as 10,000 patrons!
“SGT. CURRIER” had worked on a couple of smaller projects
for Warriors Inc (The Film Industy's Premiere Military Advisor Group)
when Dale Dye enlisted him for Oliver Stone’s Alexander. He
started off as a corporal leading a company of Macedonia’s
finest, then quickly changed hats (helmets, actually) to train Persian
archers and infantry, including Darius’ vaunted ‘immortal’
troops.
Charles joined the Navy Reserves in March of 2001, and has spent
much of 2004 on active duty training; he graduated with distinction
from the US Navy’s Corpsman School and has just completed
the Marine Corps’ Field Medical Service School. OOO-RAH!
This year, Charles has been busy with the development and training of a
wire work team, staging violence for LA Opera's Don Carlo, and Fight Coordination
responsibilities for Resident Evil 3 with Milla Jovovich.
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