About
James Young
Overview
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).
Known for
Acting |
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| 2011 | Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight | Actor | Naruto Clone #2 | 59 Average |
Directing |
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| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday | Directing | Second Unit Director | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Jackpot! | Directing | Second Unit Director | 61 Fair |
| 2022 | The Gray Man | Directing | Second Unit Director | 68 Fair |
| 2015 | Awaken | Directing | Second Unit Director | 56 Average |
Crew |
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| 2025 | The Electric State | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | 63 Fair |
| 2025 | Captain America: Brave New World | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | 60 Fair |
| 2024 | Jackpot! | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | 61 Fair |
| 2022 | The Gray Man | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | 68 Fair |
| 2021 | Black Widow | Crew | Fight Choreographer | 71 Good |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Crew | Fight Choreographer | 81 Very good |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Crew | Fight Choreographer | 81 Very good |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Crew | Fight Choreographer | 75 Good |
| 2017 | The Veil | Crew | Stunts | 56 Average |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Crew | Fight Choreographer | 74 Good |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Crew | Stunts | 72 Good |
| 2014 | Lingaa | Crew | Fight Choreographer | 57 Average |
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Crew | Fight Choreographer | 78 Good |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Crew | Stunt Double | 76 Good |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Crew | Fight Choreographer | 76 Good |
| 2013 | Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter | Crew | Fight Choreographer | 67 Fair |
| 2013 | Raze | Crew | Fight Choreographer | 56 Average |
| 2013 | It's Dark Here | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight | Crew | Stunt Coordinator | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight | Crew | Fight Choreographer | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Limitless | Crew | Stunts | 71 Good |