# Chris Corbould

Christopher Charles Corbould, OBE (/ˈkɔːrboʊld/; born 1958) is a British special effects coordinator best known for his work on major blockbuster films and the action scenes on 15 James Bond films since The Spy Who Loved Me. He has also worked extensively on the Superman and Batman film series on digital effects and stunts. Corbould has been awarded two Honorary Doctorates from Southampton Solent University in December 2009 and University of Hertfordshire in 2011. In 2011, he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 83rd Academy Awards for his work on Inception. He is the brother of special effects supervisors Neil Corbould and Paul Corbould.
In March 2011, Corbould went on trial for breaching health and safety regulations regarding the death of stunt technician Conway Wickliffe during production of The Dark Knight in 2007. He was found not guilty, with the incident ruled as an accident.
Corbould was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to film.
In 2015, Corbould was credited with Guinness World Records for the "Largest film stunt explosion" ever in cinematic history for Spectre. In 2021, this was then surpassed once again by Corbould for No Time to Die, a total of 136.4 kg TNT was used.

## Special effects filmography

| Year | Film | Role |
| 1980 | Saturn 3 | special effects assistant |
| 1980 | Superman II | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| 1981 | Condorman | special effects technician |
| 1983 | Superman III | special effects senior technician |
| 1983 | Krull | special effects technician |
| 1984 | Supergirl | special effects technician |
| 1985 | A View to a Kill | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| 1985 | Lifeforce | special effects crew |
| 1986 | The Delta Force | special effects |
| 1986 | Link | senior special effects technician |
| 1987 | The Living Daylights | special effects |
| 1988 | Willow | senior special effects technician |
| 1988 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | special effects technician: UK (as Chris Cobould) |
| 1989 | Licence to Kill | special effects supervisor: second unit |
| 1990 | Nightbreed | special effects supervisor |
| 1990 | Nightbreed | special effects supervisor |
| 1991 | Highlander II: The Quickening | special effects floor supervisor (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Hudson Hawk | special effects technician |
| 1992 | Far and Away | special effects senior technician: Ireland |
| 1992 | Alien 3 | senior special effects technician |
| 1992 | Chaplin | special effects technician: London |
| 1993 | Son of the Pink Panther | special effects senior technician |
| 1993 | The House of the Spirits | special effects technician |
| 1993 | Shadowlands | special effects supervisor |
| 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | special effects floor supervisor |
| 1995 | GoldenEye | special effects supervisor |
| 1996 | The Ghost and the Darkness | special effects supervisor |
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | special effects supervisor |
| 1998 | Firestorm | special effects coordinator |
| 1999 | The Mummy | special effects supervisor |
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough | special effects supervisor |
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatians | special effects coordinator |
| 2001 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | special effects supervisor |
| 2002 | Die Another Day | special effects supervisor |
| 2003 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life | special effects director |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | special effects coordinator |
| 2006 | Casino Royale | miniature effects supervisor, special effects supervisor |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | special effects coordinator |
| 2010 | Inception | Won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects and VES Award |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | special effects supervisor |
| 2012 | John Carter | special effects supervisor |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | special effects supervisor |
| 2012 | Skyfall | special effects supervisor and splinter unit second unit director |
| 2015 | Spectre | special effects supervisor - Guinness World Records for the "Largest film stunt explosion". |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
| 2021 | No Time to Die | special effects supervisor Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | special effects supervisor and splinter unit second unit director |

## Arms

Coat of arms of Chris Corbould :
* CrestWithin a Circlet of Guitar Necks and Headstocks the latter upwards Or stringed and pegged Argent a Pure Spanish Horse salient Argent unguled Or.
* EscutcheonOr a concentric Gurges dancetty throughout Vert over all two Loops of 35-millimetre Film one issuant in chief and in the dexter interlaced with one issuant in the sinister and in base proper.
* MottoHonesty, Integrity, Passion