---
name: "David Forman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-forman-81432"
fi1m_id: "david-forman-81432"
imdb_id: "nm0286335"
tmdb_id: 81432
wikidata_id: "Q5233750"
roles: ["Stunts"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 54
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T21:29:06.762110+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Forman

## Identity

David Forman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-forman-81432
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-forman-81432
- **IMDb ID:** nm0286335
- **TMDB ID:** 81432
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5233750
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Forman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5233750, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286335/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81432

Stunts. Born in United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Work:** Stunts
- **Active:** 1984–2018
- **Also known as:** Dave Forman, David Foreman 
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 5 acting, 3 crew
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 56 (2), 1990s 63 (3), 2000s 52 (2), 2010s 60 (1)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 3, Action 2, Thriller 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $825m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Forman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5233750, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286335/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/81432

## Biography

David Forman is an English actor, stunt performer, puppeteer and stunt coordinator. He is credited as the suit performer for Leonardo and a gang member in the 1990 film *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*. He began in creature performance, appearing in suit roles such as an ape in *Greystoke* (1984) and working with Jim Henson's Creature Shop on projects including *The Bear* (1988) and *The Flintstones* (1994).

Forman represented England on the tumbling squad at the 1980 World Games before qualifying as a British stunt performer in 1985. His stunt credits include work on the James Bond films *Tomorrow Never Dies* (1997) and *Die Another Day* (2002), as well as fight arranger on *Batman Begins* (2005). He has served as stunt coordinator on series including *Game of Thrones* and films such as *Last Night in Soho* (2021). He received Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding stunt ensemble performance on *Game of Thrones* and a Taurus World Stunt Award for *The Last Samurai* (2003).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Performed in (5)

- *Ready Player One* (2018), Fi1m 60, as Hong Kong Businessman — [page](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md)
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Fi1m 54, as Samoyed Kidnapper — [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), Fi1m 54, as Henry Ho — [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (1990), Fi1m 71, as Leonardo / Gang Member — [page](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles.md)
- *Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes* (1984), Fi1m 65, as Primate — [page](https://film.one/film/greystoke-the-legend-of-tarzan-lord-of-the-apes.md)

### Crew (3) — the average rests on these

- *Die Another Day* (2002), Fi1m 50, Stunts — [page](https://film.one/film/die-another-day.md)
- *Tomorrow Never Dies* (1997), Fi1m 64, Stunts — [page](https://film.one/film/tomorrow-never-dies.md)
- *Spies Like Us* (1985), Fi1m 47, Stunts — [page](https://film.one/film/spies-like-us.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Young Sherlock* (2026), series, Stunt Coordinator
- *Last Night in Soho* (2021), Stunt Coordinator — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/last-night-in-soho.md)
- *Professor T* (2021), series, Stunt Coordinator
- *Men in Black: International* (2019), Stunts
- *Fighting with My Family* (2019), Stunt Coordinator
- *Hunter Killer* (2018), Stunts
- *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), Stunts — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md)
- *Ready Player One* (2018), as Hong Kong Businessman — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md)
- *The Foreigner* (2017), Stunts
- *Pan* (2015), Stunts
- *Blitz* (2011), Stunts
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, Stunt Coordinator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Shanghai* (2010), Stunts
- *Merlin* (2008), series, Stunt Coordinator
- *The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor* (2008), Fight Choreographer
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), as Samoyed Kidnapper — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *Shadow Man* (2006), Stunts
- *Batman Begins* (2005), Fight Choreographer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-begins.md)
- *Wimbledon* (2004), Stunt Coordinator
- *Die Another Day* (2002), Stunts — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/die-another-day.md)
- *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider* (2001), Utility Stunts
- *Tomorrow Never Dies* (1997), Stunts — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/tomorrow-never-dies.md)
- *Into Thin Air: Death on Everest* (1997), as Taiwanese Climber #1
- *Smilla's Sense of Snow* (1997), Stunt Double
- *The NeverEnding Story III* (1994), as Junior Rockchewer
- *Bernard and the Genie* (1991), as Leonardo
- *The Chief* (1990), series, as Cheng Rui
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (1990), as Leonardo / Gang Member — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles.md)
- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), as Henry Ho — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)
- *Soursweet* (1988), as 14K Member
- *Empire State* (1987), as Stevie Kwon
- *Rockliffe's Babies* (1987), series, as Ken Lee
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, Stunt Coordinator
- *Spies Like Us* (1985), Stunts — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/spies-like-us.md)
- *Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes* (1984), as Primate — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/greystoke-the-legend-of-tarzan-lord-of-the-apes.md)

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