David Forman

Biography

David Forman is an English actor, stuntman and puppeteer who has worked extensively inside suits built by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, most visibly as Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). A former tumbling squad member for England at the 1980 World Games, he was brought into films by Rick Baker, who cast him as an ape in Greystoke (1984). He has also acted without a costume, appearing in Nuns on the Run (1990) and Empire State (1987), and on television in an episode of The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes. His stunt credits range from Spies Like Us (1985) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) to The World Is Not Enough (1999), and he later arranged fights for Batman Begins (2005) and coordinated stunts on Doctor Who. In 2004 he won a World Stunt Awards Taurus Award for best fire stunt work on The Last Samurai.

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 7 years1990 to 1997

Every film, newest first

1997Into Thin Air: Death on EverestIMDb rating 5.7
1990Nuns on the RunIMDb rating 6.0
1990Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesIMDb rating 6.8

Genres

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First role
Forman was on England's tumbling squad at the 1980 World Games. Soon after, Rick Baker brought him in to portray an ape in Greystoke.
Own stunts
Forman was the fight arranger on Batman Begins, which came out in 2005, and he also took the stunt coordinator job for the new Doctor Who series.

David Forman movies on Netflix

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest1997IMDb rating 5.7as Taiwanese Climber #1
Nuns on the Run1990IMDb rating 6.0as Henry Ho
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990IMDb rating 6.8as Leonardo / Gang Member

Worked with

David Forman shares two films with Nicholas Hewetson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Nicholas HewetsonNigel Fan

Christopher McDonald

Richard Jenkins

Elias Koteas

Robbie Coltrane

Steve BarronDirector, 1 film

Jonathan LynnDirector, 1 film Robert MarkowitzDirector, 1 film

Films together

Nicholas Hewetson2 films together, 1990 to 1997
Nicholas Hewetson's page
- Into Thin Air: Death on Everest1997IMDb rating 5.7Forman as Taiwanese Climber #1Hewetson as Tim Madsen
- Nuns on the Run1990IMDb rating 6.0Forman as Henry HoHewetson as Louis
Nigel Fan2 films together, 1990 to 1997
Nigel Fan's page
- Into Thin Air: Death on Everest1997IMDb rating 5.7Forman as Taiwanese Climber #1Fan as Taiwanese Climber #2
- Nuns on the Run1990IMDb rating 6.0Forman as Henry HoFan as Dwayne Lee
Christopher McDonald1 film together, 1997
Christopher McDonald's page
- Into Thin Air: Death on Everest1997IMDb rating 5.7Forman as Taiwanese Climber #1McDonald as Jon Krakauer
Richard Jenkins1 film together, 1997
Richard Jenkins's page
- Into Thin Air: Death on Everest1997IMDb rating 5.7Forman as Taiwanese Climber #1Jenkins as Beck Weathers
Elias Koteas1 film together, 1990
Elias Koteas's page
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990IMDb rating 6.8Forman as Leonardo / Gang MemberKoteas as Casey Jones
Robbie Coltrane1 film together, 1990
Robbie Coltrane's page
- Nuns on the Run1990IMDb rating 6.0Forman as Henry HoColtrane as Charlie McManus
Steve BarronDirector, 1 film, 1990
All films by Steve Barron
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990IMDb rating 6.8Forman as Leonardo / Gang Member
Jonathan LynnDirector, 1 film, 1990
All films by Jonathan Lynn
- Nuns on the Run1990IMDb rating 6.0Forman as Henry Ho
Robert MarkowitzDirector, 1 film, 1997
All films by Robert Markowitz
- Into Thin Air: Death on Everest1997IMDb rating 5.7Forman as Taiwanese Climber #1

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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