Damien Walters

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Damien Walters (born April 6, 1982) is a former

British gymnast of Derbyshire specialising in tumbling. He participated in four Trampoline World Championships. In 2003, he was one of four members of the British team winning the World Title in the team competition.^[1] In the years 2001 and 2007 he ranked 4th with the team. Besides, he finished 5th in singles competition in 2003 and 2005. In addition he won the European Title with the British team in 2006, just after he placed 2nd in team and 8th in singles competition two years earlier.^[2] Since then he has not participated in further tournaments and has focused on his other projects, mainly his career as a stuntman, but he also appeared in a few commercials and performed in acrobatic shows.^[3]

Walters has had the role of stunt double or stunt performer in the films:

Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Ninja Assassin, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Eagle, Steven Spielberg's I Am Number Four, Blitz, Colombiana, and Captain America: The First Avenger. In Kick-Ass, he was credited as both a stunt double and assistant fight coordinator. He will also appear in the films Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and 47 Ronin.^[4] In 2010, he won the Taurus World Stunt Awards for "Best Fight" in the film Ninja Assassin.^[5]

Damien Walters also has a passion for

Parkour and Freerunning where he incorporates his gymnastic skills as well as his stuntman abilities. On YouTube he is one of the most watched Freerunners with his videos having a total of over 40 million views.^[6]

Currently he is running his own gym in

Derbyshire and shooting films

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Walters

http://www.youtube.com/user/damienwalters

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