The Foreground Action Team

Foreground Action was set up by Mike Loades, Gordon Summers, Dr Tobias Capwell and John Thompson. All are expert riders, archers and swordsmen and experienced in creating action scenes for the camera. Until 2006 they competed together as the “Freelance” jousting team and won several major tournaments. Dr Capwell is curator of arms and armour at The Wallace Collection in London and a respected scholar in his field. Gordon Summers works extensively as a fight arranger.

Mike Loades	Gordon Summers	Toby Capwell	John Thompson

The Foreground Action Team includes a network of actors and actresses who have a wide range of historical action skills. The gallery below is a selection of our top performers but we have access to a much wider pool of talent, which we can recruit according to the job requirements.

Tim Dow	Natalie Dakin	Adam Des Forges	Lockhart Oglivie
Andy Deane	Dominic Sewell	Steve Mallet	Liz Keates
Ludwig Bonin	Dominic Kinaird	Daniel Kobbina	Simon Johns
Marcello Marascalchi	Dickon Savage	Richard Fish	Bob Dow

As well as fighting actors we have close connections with re-enactment groups of all periods and know the individuals in those groups who are a cut above the rest. We blend the best in with our Foreground Action sequences and wrangle the background to keep the frame looking full and busy.

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