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== Life and career ==
== Life and career ==


In his late teens, Knight left New Zealand and moved to [[London]], where he started work in the film and television industry. Over the years, he has worked as an actor, stuntman, writer and producer.<ref name="imdb.com">Charles Knight on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379033/</ref> Charles is also a member of the PGA ([[Producers Guild of America]]).<ref>Charles Knight's Resume http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379033/resume </ref>
In his late teens, Charles left New Zealand and moved to [[London]], where he started work in the film and television industry. In his early filmmaking career, he worked as an actor, stuntman, post supervisor and writer.


Charles developed a keen interest in stunt work during his time working with [[Koichi Sakamoto]] on the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] series [[Power Rangers]],<ref>Tankboy TV on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343678/</ref> where they worked together for 7 years. As a result, his more recent works have focused on action based drama series.
For the last 10 years, Charles has worked as a producer for US studios, namely [[Liberty Starz|Starz Entertainment]] and [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney ABC]].<ref name="imdb.com">Charles Knight on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379033/</ref>

Charles developed a keen interest in action drama during his time working with [[Koichi Sakamoto]] on the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] series [[Power Rangers]],<ref>Tankboy TV on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343678/</ref> where they worked together for 7 years.


Charles currently co-produces with legendary filmmakers [[Robert Tapert|Rob Tapert]] and Chloe Smith.
Charles currently co-produces with legendary filmmakers [[Robert Tapert|Rob Tapert]] and Chloe Smith.


Charles is a member of the PGA ([[Producers Guild of America]]).<ref>Charles Knight's Resume http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379033/resume </ref>
In 2006 Knight started performing in live action stunt shows <ref>Knight's stunt company http://www.finda.co.nz/business/listing/4y5fyn/tankboy-tv/</ref> and in 2010 started working on action based games, in particular, gaming for the [[iPhone]] platform.<ref>Tankboy Game development news http://www.tankboytv.com/news.html</ref>


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Charles Knight
A short rest during filming
Born (1967-06-11) 11 June 1967 (age 57)
Eltham, New Zealand
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1987—present

Charles Knight (nicknamed "Tankboy") is a New Zealand filmmaker.

Life and career

In his late teens, Charles left New Zealand and moved to London, where he started work in the film and television industry. In his early filmmaking career, he worked as an actor, stuntman, post supervisor and writer.

For the last 10 years, Charles has worked as a producer for US studios, namely Starz Entertainment and Disney ABC.[1]

Charles developed a keen interest in action drama during his time working with Koichi Sakamoto on the Disney series Power Rangers,[2] where they worked together for 7 years.

Charles currently co-produces with legendary filmmakers Rob Tapert and Chloe Smith.

Charles is a member of the PGA (Producers Guild of America).[3]


Filmography

Charles Knight and Jill Round - Spartacus

A selection of Charles Knight's work.[1][4]





Trivia

CannonBall Run 2011

Knight is a military vehicle, military firearms and pyrotechnic specialist. Most of the guns and vehicles used on the Tankboy TV series are part of his personal collection.[5][6]

In October 2009, Knight was involved in an incident involving one of his military vehicles. While taking a tank for a spin, a friend accidentally got injured when the tanks turret turned and squashed her, breaking four of her ribs.[7]

In Jan 2011, Knight lead a team for his first try at the prestigious CannonBall Run car rally. His team, "Team Tankboy" took third place. The vehicle they entered into the rally was his own ex-US Army, Humvee, making it the first time a Humvee had been used on the CannonBall Run.[8][9]


References

  1. ^ a b Charles Knight on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379033/
  2. ^ Tankboy TV on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343678/
  3. ^ Charles Knight's Resume http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1379033/resume
  4. ^ The Briefing Room http://blog.digitalcontentproducer.com/briefingroom/2009/05/19/music-composer-for-fox-tvs-house-and-his-company-jeco-music-debut-new-online-premium-music-library-the-score/
  5. ^ Charles Knight in the Internet Movie Firearms Database http://www.imfdb.org/index.php?title=Charles_Knight
  6. ^ Int Film & TV Production Resource http://www.mandy.com/1/services.cfm?t=newz&c=armr
  7. ^ Nash, Kieran (18 October 2009). "Tank mishap injures mum". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  8. ^ CannonBall Run Press Release http://express-press-release.net/81/Team-Tankboy-takes-third-place-CannonBall-Run-2011-16083873.php
  9. ^ Auckland MotorSports CannonBall Run placings http://www.aucklandmotorsport.co.nz/

External links

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