Jim Palmer James " Jim " S . Palmer is a stuntman and stunt actor who performed utility stunts as a crewmember aboard the USS " Kelvin " in J . J . Abrams ' . He filmed his scenes in a week and a half and was picked up by Chris Hemsworth ' s George Kirk after he was knocked off his seat during the attack on the USS " Kelvin " . Palmer has doubled for actors such as Oleg Taktarov , in the thriller " 15 Minutes " ( 2001 , with Kelsey Grammer and Avery Brooks ) , and in the drama " Detective " ( 2005 ) . In 2002 he was nominated for a Taurus World Stunt Award for best fight in " 15 Minutes " , shared with Pete Antico and Dane Farwell . He studied stunts under Paul Stader and started his career with the " Miami Vice Live Action Show " at the Universal Studios in California . He has performed stunts in ' s sequel " Terminator 2 : Judgment Day " ( 1991 ) , " Batman Forever " ( 1995 , with Rene Auberjonois and Ed Begley , Jr . ) , the thriller " Eraser " ( 1996 , starring Vanessa Williams ) , the science fiction " Mars Attacks ! " ( 1996 , with stunts by Joey Box , Phil Chong , Jimmy Ortega , Brian J . Williams , Lynn Salvatori , and Dana Dru Evenson ) , ' s action film " Broken Arrow " ( 1996 , starring Christian Slater ) , ' s thriller " Lost Highway " ( 1997 ) , ' s eleven time Academy Award winner " Titanic " ( 1997 ) , the science fiction film " Starship Troopers " ( 1997 , with Dina Meyer and Clancy Brown ) , and the sequel " Batman & Robin " ( 1997 , with John Glover ) . Palmer has appeared in the comedy sequel " Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me " ( 1999 ) , the " Star Trek " spoof " Galaxy Quest " ( 1999 , with stunts by Jennifer Caputo , Mark Aaron Wagner , and Spice Williams - Crosby ) , the remake " Charlie ' s Angels " ( 2000 ) , the comedy " Anger Management " ( 2003 ) , the adventure film " National Treasure " ( 2004 , with Christopher Plummer ) , ' s " War of the Worlds " ( 2005 ) , and J . J . Abrams ' sequel " Mission : Impossible III " ( 2007 , written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman ) . Beside his feature film work , Palmer also performed in a number of television series , including " Martial Law " ( 2000 , with John Beck ) , " V . I . P . " ( 2000 , with stunts by Christopher Leps and Darlene Ava Williams under stunt coordination of Jeff Cadiente ) , " Close to Home " ( 2007 , with Cress Williams , Richard McGonagle , and C . J . Bau ) , and " General Hospital " ( 2008 ) . Among his recent projects are the sequels " Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man ' s Chest " ( 2006 ) and " Pirates of the Caribbean : At World ' s End " ( 2007 ) , the sequel " National Treasure : Book of Secrets " ( 2007 , with Bruce Greenwood , Alicia Coppola , and Albert Hall ) , ' s " Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull " ( 2008 , with Pavel Lychnikoff ) , and the fantasy film " Hancock " ( 2008 , with stunts by Xuyen Valdivia , Michael Papajohn , David Mattey , Rob Mars , and Terry Jackson ) . Also in 2008 his book " Stunt Adjustment " was published which includes stories from the set , images of his stunts , and memories about stunt legends . As of May 2009 , Palmer is working on the second edition of his book . More recently he is performing stunts in ' s upcoming thriller " Angels & Demons " ( 2009 ) along " Star Trek " stunt performers Brian Avery , Shawn Crowder , Eddie Braun , Keith Campbell , Paul Eliopoulos , Chris O ' Hara , Rosine " Ace " Hatem , and Spice Williams - Crosby .