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Chris Corbould

Chris Corbould

Actor · Born March 5, 1958 (68) · Hampstead, London, England, UK

Christopher Charles Corbould, OBE (/ˈkɔːrboʊld/; born 1958) is a British special effects coordinator known for his work on major blockbuster films and the action scenes on 15 James Bond films since The Spy Who Loved Me. He has also worked extensively on the Superman and Batman film series on digital effects and stunts. Corbould has been awarded two Honorary Doctorates from Southampton Solent University in December 2009 and the University of Hertfordshire in 2011. In 2011, he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 83rd Academy Awards for his work on Inception. He is the brother of special effects supervisors Neil Corbould and Paul Corbould. In March 2011, Corbould went on trial for breaching health and safety regulations regarding the death of stunt technician Conway Wickliffe during the production of The Dark Knight in 2007. He was not found guilty, and the incident was ruled an accident. Corbould was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to film. In 2015, Corbould was credited with Guinness World Records for the "Largest film stunt explosion" ever in cinematic history for Spectre. In 2021, this was then surpassed once again by Corbould for No Time to Die, a total of 136.4 kg of TNT was used. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Corbould, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 5, 1958 (68)
From
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on Motif · 49 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 4% in 30 days

What are Chris Corbould's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
80%
Self
14%
Society
6%
Art4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
4
Contemplative
3
Joyful
1
Warm
1

How their films linger

Rousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chris Corbould's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 45 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Corbould's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

49 credits, 45 with a Motif page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness(2022)

    Second Unit Director · Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • No Time to Die(2021)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Rhythm Section(2020)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms(2018)

    Second Unit Director · Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Christopher Robin(2018)

    Second Unit Director · Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi(2017)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens(2015)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Spectre(2015)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Skyfall(2012)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight Rises(2012)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • John Carter(2012)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • X-Men: First Class(2011)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Inception(2010)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Quantum of Solace(2008)

    Special Effects Coordinator · Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight(2008)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Casino Royale(2006)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Building a Better Bond (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Batman Begins(2005)

    Special Effects Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life(2003)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Die Another Day(2002)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider(2001)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Inside 'For Your Eyes Only' (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James Bond (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The World Is Not Enough(1999)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy(1999)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow Never Dies(1997)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • 101 Dalmatians(1996)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost and the Darkness(1996)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • GoldenEye(1995)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Special Effects Supervisor

  • Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles(1994)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Shadowlands(1993)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The House of the Spirits(1993)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Son of the Pink Panther(1993)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Chaplin(1992)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Alien³(1992)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Far and Away(1992)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hudson Hawk(1991)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Nightbreed(1990)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Licence to Kill(1989)

    Special Effects Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen(1988)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Willow(1988)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Living Daylights(1987)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Link(1986)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Delta Force(1986)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Lifeforce(1985)

    Special Effects

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Supergirl(1984)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Krull(1983)

    Special Effects Technician

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Saturn 3(1980)

    Special Effects Assistant

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles from 1980 to 2022.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 49: 3 only acting, 0 with another roleOther crew46 of 49: 46 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1980s10 · crew1990s16 · crew2000s10 · 3 acting · 7 crew2010s10 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Chris Corbould's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 45; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed8

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Chris Corbould work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Corbould's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rob Done shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers