James Young

This product uses the TMDb and OMDb APIs but is not endorsed or certified by either TMDb or OMDb.
You can also find this person on TMDb.org and IMDb.com.

James Young is a second unit director, fight coordinator, and stunt coordinator. Young started out on YouTube, doing stunt and fight scenes with only $1000 of a budget. He was lucky enough to work on Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) as the stunt double for Sebastian Stan. Subsequently, he has worked on multiple of Marvel Studios' biggest productions, including Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). He also helped in the hiring of Tom Holland as the MCU's Spider-Man in his screen test. Post-Endgame, Young has been working alongside directors Joe and Anthony Russo ever since, having worked as a stunt coordinator on Netflix’s The Gray Man (2022) alongside Alex Benevent and The Electric State (2025). He returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as a second unit director on Captain America: Brave New World (2025) and Avengers: Doomsday (2026).

Gender
male

Credits

Crew

DepartmentJobMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
CrewFight ChoreographerBlack Widow72% · 11,029
Avengers: Endgame82% · 27,273
Avengers: Infinity War82% · 31,499
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 276% · 22,655
Captain America: Civil War74% · 23,754
Guardians of the Galaxy79% · 29,340
Captain America: The Winter Soldier77% · 19,743
Stunt CoordinatorThe Gray Man69% · 4,103
Stunt DoubleCaptain America: The Winter Soldier77% · 19,743
StuntsAvengers: Age of Ultron73% · 24,126
Limitless72% · 11,268
DirectingSecond Unit DirectorThe Gray Man69% · 4,103
All credits on TMDb.org.