Stuart Baird Biography

Fast Facts

• A student at University College in London, England, film screenings at the Slade School of Fine Art inspired Baird to pursue a film career and he soon served as an assistant to director Lindsay Anderson on the 1969 film "If․"
• Quote: "(On directing at a late stage in his career) "It doesn't make you a good director when you go on the floor and handle actors, but I always got on well with actors․ I always though I should sort my own messes out rather than continuing sorting other people's messes out․""
• First theatrical cutting experience was as assistant editor on director Ken Russell's controversial horror film "The Devils․"
• Producer Joel Silver hired Davis to assist in fixing certain films that were not successful in their current state, including buddy cop film "Tango & Cash" and sci-fi action film "Demolition Man․"
• Hired for re-cuts on the action films "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" and "Mission: Impossible II" at Paramount Pictures to get the job as director of the tenth Star Trek feature film "Star Trek: Nemesis․"
• Known to many as the leading editor for action films, Baird helped revive the beloved James Bond films with his work on "Casino Royale" in 2006 and then "Skyfall" in 2012
• His time on the 1976 horror film "The Omen" helped establish a longtime relationship with director Richard Donner, a partnership which earned him his first Oscar nomination for the action blockbuster "Superman" in 1978