Jim Palmer

James "Jim" S. Palmer is a stuntman and stunt actor who performed utility stunts as a Kelvin crewmember in . He filmed his scenes in a week and a half; he 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 (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 (1991), (1995, with René Auberjonois and Ed Begley, Jr.), (1996, starring Vanessa Williams), (1996, with stunts by Joey Box, Phil Chong, Jimmy Ortega, Brian J. Williams, Lynn Salvatori, and Dana Dru Evenson), (1996, starring Christian Slater), (1997), (1997, with David Warner), (1997, with Dina Meyer and Clancy Brown), and (1997, with John Glover).
Palmer has appeared in (1999), (1999, with stunts by Jennifer Caputo, Mark Wagner, and Spice Williams), (2000), (2003), (2004, with Christopher Plummer), (2005), and J.J. Abrams' (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), (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).
His other work include (2006) and (2007), (2007, with Bruce Greenwood, Alicia Coppola, and Albert Hall), (2008, with Pavel Lychnikoff), and (2008, with stunts by Xuyen Valdivia, Michael Papajohn, David Mattey, Rob Mars, and Terry Jackson).
In 2008, his book Stunt Adjustment was published; it included 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. He also performed stunts in (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.
== External links ==
* – official site
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Category:Stunt performers
Category:Performers
Category:Film performers
Category:Screen Actors Guild Award winners