Editing Damien Walters

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'''Damien Gareth Walters'''<ref>"[http://www.facebook.com/damienwalters1 Damien Gareth Walters]". [http://www.facebook.com Facebook]. Retrieved 2009-10-13</ref> (born April 6, 1982<ref name="gymnastics">[http://figfront.lx2.sportcentric.com/athletes/1929 Damien's profile page on gymnastics site]. [http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/ Gymnastics International Federation].  Retrieved 2009-10-13</ref>), from [[Derby]], United Kingdom<ref name="extreme interview">Mike T. Nelson (2009-07-06). "[http://extremehumanperformance.com/blog/damien-walters-movement/ Interview with Damien Walters: Crazy Movement!]". [http://extremehumanperformance.com/blog/ Xtreme Human Performance].</ref> is a professional stuntman, [[gymnastics]] coach and [[free running|free runner]].

He has competed for Great Britain in [[tumbling]],<ref>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Trampoline_World_Championships 2003 Trampoline World Championships]".  [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia].  Retrieved 2009-10-13</ref> and at his peak, was ranked 4th in the world,<ref name="gymnastics" /> winning the European and world championships with the team.<ref name="extreme interview" /> He said his first move was a [[frontflip]] in the grass when he was 4 or 5, which he subsequently failed, thereafter his mother enrolled him to train in gymnastics. He has had over 20 years training experience, and currently trains for approximately 3-4 hours each day.<ref name="extreme interview" />

With Damien's extensive tumbling and gymnastics skills, many free running moves come naturally to him. He was first noticed in the community after releasing his 2007 showreel, which featured many free running inspired moves.<ref>"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkawsBwJwpE YouTube - damien walters showreel 07]" [http://www.youtube.com YouTube]. Retrieved 2009-10-13.</ref>  This video got him scouted by [[Jackie Chan]]'s stunt agent. Presently, he has given up on gymnastics to pursue a career as a stuntman, where he is currently a part of a core group of stuntmen who work for Brad Allan, the first non-Asian member of Jackie Chan's stunt team.<ref name="News Article">[http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/City-gymnast-tumbles-career-movie-stuntman/article-898617-detail/article.html Derbyshire News Article]. [http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk This is Derbyshire]. Published 2009-03-14. </ref>

He often features in videos with [[Tim Shieff|Tim "Livewire" Shieff]] including the popular Youtube series [[The Walters & Shieff Show]],<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5AEDD8B91154C380&search_query=walters+and+shieff The Walters and Shieff Show playlist]. [http://www.youtube.com YouTube]. Retrieved 2009-10-13.</ref> and his 2009 showreel has become one of the most popular videos of all time on Youtube<ref>Honors for Damien's 2009 showreel[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MeiwLLZjDo] as of 2009-08-16:<br />#39 - Top Rated (All Time)<br />#54 - Top Favourited (All Time)</ref> after being featured on many video sharing sites.

==Film/TV appearances==
*'''Hellboy II: The Golden Army''' (11/07/08)
*:Damien flew out to Budapest to work as a [[tumbling]] double for Luke Goss's character (Prince Nuada).<ref name="imdb">"[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3215480/ Damien Walters (III)]". [http://www.imdb.com IMDB]. Retrieved 2009-10-13.</ref><ref name="News Article" />

*'''World Freerun Championships''' (2009)
*:Damien appeared as one of the four judges in the 2009 [[Barclaycard World Freerun Championships]] which was broadcast live on BBC Three.

*'''Ninja Assassin''' (2009)
*:Damien worked as a stuntman for the Wachowski brothers' new film production.<ref name="News Article" />

*'''Kick-Ass''' (26/3/10)UK (16/4/10)USA
*:Assistant fight coordinator <ref name="imdb" /> Character Played Kick-Ass/Dave Lizewski.

==Media==

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J2bPfKslYg Damien's 2006 showreel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkawsBwJwpE Damien's 2007 showreel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MeiwLLZjDo Damien's 2009 showreel]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNvJy0zoXOY Damien's 2010 showreel]
*[[Last One]]

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/damienwalters Damien's Youtube channel]

==Notes==
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