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 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as a second unit director on Captain America: Brave New World (2025) and Avengers: Doomsday (2026).
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| Department | Job | Movie / TV Show | Genres | Release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | Fight Choreographer | Black Widow | 72% · 10,805 | ||
| Avengers: Endgame | 82% · 26,825 | ||||
| Avengers: Infinity War | 82% · 31,034 | ||||
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | 76% · 22,330 | ||||
| Captain America: Civil War | 74% · 23,456 | ||||
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 79% · 28,942 | ||||
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 77% · 19,455 | ||||
| Stunt Coordinator | The Gray Man | 69% · 3,958 | |||
| Stunt Double | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 77% · 19,455 | |||
| Stunts | Avengers: Age of Ultron | 73% · 23,778 | |||
| Limitless | 72% · 11,044 | ||||
| Directing | Second Unit Director | The Gray Man | 69% · 3,958 |