James Young

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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 MCU as a second unit director on Captain America: Brave New World (2025).

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Crew

DepartmentJobMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
CrewFight ChoreographerBlack Widow72% · 10,218
Avengers: Infinity War82% · 29,869
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 276% · 21,589
Stunt CoordinatorThe Gray Man70% · 3,648
Stunt DoubleCaptain America: Civil War74% · 22,712
Captain America: The Winter Soldier77% · 18,762
DirectingSecond Unit DirectorThe Gray Man70% · 3,648
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