James Young
Biography
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 MCU as a second unit director on Captain America: Brave New World (2025).
Known For
Crew
as Stunt Coordinator
as Stunt Coordinator
as Stunt Coordinator
as Fight Choreographer
as Fight Choreographer
as Fight Choreographer
as Stunt Double
as Stunt Double
as Fight Choreographer
as Fight Choreographer
as Stunt Coordinator
Director
as Second Unit Director
as Second Unit Director
as Second Unit Director
as Second Unit Director
Actor
as Self
as Naruto Clone #2