James Young
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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.
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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
Avengers: Infinity War
April 25, 2018
Guardians of the Galaxy
July 30, 2014
Avengers: Endgame
April 24, 2019
Avengers: Age of Ultron
April 22, 2015
Captain America: Civil War
April 27, 2016
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
April 25, 2017
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
March 20, 2014
Limitless
March 17, 2011
Black Widow
July 7, 2021
The Gray Man
July 13, 2022
Captain America: Brave New World
February 12, 2025
Supergirl
June 24, 2026
Behind the camera22
- 2026Supergirl Stunt Coordinator
- 2025The Electric State Stunt Coordinator
- 2025Captain America: Brave New World Stunt Coordinator
- 2024Jackpot! Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- 2022The Gray Man Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- 2021Black Widow Fight Choreographer
- 2019Avengers: Endgame Fight Choreographer
- 2018Avengers: Infinity War Fight Choreographer
- 2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Fight Choreographer
- 2017