Richard trained as an actor in the UK, having been in the British fencing team from 1982-1985. He also worked as a diver on the oil rigs in the North Sea before starting stunt work in 1994. He is a widely respected performer not only in the water & with a sword but as a ground pounder & in a car. After 9 years of work in the film industry his brother-in-law Hugh Jackman (then a rising star) asked him to work with him on X-Men 2 & following that has requested him as double on Van Helsing, X-Men 3 & Wolverine. More recently Richard has been Stunt Coordinator on many commercials in addition to the credits shown here.