Gary Hymes is an American stuntman, second unit director, and film actor.
Life and career Hymes's son (Collin) was involved in a stunt during the filming of The Untouchables as an infant.
In 2025, Hymes won the AMA District 37 Desert motorcycle Racing Championship in the Legend Class and, in a rare feat, also won the Hare and Hound, Sprint Enduro, and European Scrambles Championships that year. Hymes is also a member of the renowned Checkers Motorcycle Club, which has a prestigious 75-year history. He has appeared on the cover of numerous major motorcycle racing publications.
Hymes has served as stunt coordinator on the first two Jurassic Park films, as well as serving as second unit director (uncredited) on the first one.
In 1994, Hymes served as stunt coordinator on the film Speed under the direction of Jan De Bont. Hymes, along with stunt performers, Brian Smrz, Jimmy Ortega, Edward "Eddie" Matthews, and William Morts, won "Best Stunt Ensemble" at the Awards Circuit Community Awards.
He has also worked on the TV show ER, which aired on NBC from 1994 to 2009. In 2007, Hymes was nominated at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards in the category "Outstanding Stunt Coordination". He has also won the Taurus World Stunt Award for "Best Stunt Coordinator and/or Second unit Director" for the film "Fast and Furious 5" .
Hymes served as second unit director and stunt coordinator on The Punisher for Jonathan Hensleigh. For his work on the film, he was nominated at the Taurus World Stunt Awards in the category of "Best Stunt Coordinator or 2nd Unit Director".
Other films Hymes has served as second unit director on include Pineapple Express, The Flintstones, Yes Man, Alex Cross, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Broken Arrow, and Bless the Child.
Filmography Year Title Stunts Second unit director Director 1982 Megaforce Hal Needham 1983 Scarface Brian De Palma 1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension W. D. Richter 1985 To Live and Die in L.A. William Friedkin 1986 Back to School Alan Metter 1987 The Untouchables Brian De Palma 1988 Shoot to Kill Roger Spottiswoode Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach Alan Myerson The Blob Chuck Russell 1989 Loverboy Joan Micklin Silver K-9 Rod Daniel 1990 Tango & Cash Andrei Konchalovsky and Albert Magnoli Internal Affairs Mike Figgis The Bonfire of the Vanities Brian De Palma 1991 One Good Cop Heywood Gould 1992 Toys Barry Levinson 1993 Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg Addams Family Values Barry Sonnenfeld 1994 The Flintstones Brian Levant Speed Jan De Bont 1996 Broken Arrow John Woo 1997 For Richer or Poorer Bryan Spicer The Lost World: Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg 1998 Black Dog Kevin Hooks 1999 Bowfinger Frank Oz The Out-of-Towners Sam Weisman 2000 Bless the Child Chuck Russell 2001 The One James Wong What's The Worst That Could Happen? Sam Weisman 2003 The Italian Job F. Gary Gray 2004 The Punisher Jonathan Hensleigh 2005 Batman Begins Christopher Nolan 2006 Stick It Jessica Bendinger 2007 Urban Justice Don E. FauntLeRoy 2008 Pineapple Express David Gordon Green Wanted Timur Bekmambetov Yes Man Peyton Reed 2009 Observe and Report Jody Hill Beyond Reasonable Doubt Peter Hyams Funny People Judd Apatow 2010 The Town Ben Affleck 2011 Horrible Bosses Seth Gordon Fast Five Justin Lin 2012 Argo Ben Affleck Seven Psychopaths Martin McDonagh Alex Cross Rob Cohen 2013 Gangster Squad Ruben Fleischer Identity Thief Seth Gordon Iron Man 3 Shane Black The Hangover Part III Todd Phillips 2014 Ride Along Tim Story 2015 Terminator Genisys Alan Taylor Ant-Man Peyton Reed Straight Outta Compton F. Gary Gray 2016 War Dogs Todd Phillips Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Jake Szymanski Ride Along 2 Tim Story 2017 Logan James Mangold Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Jake Kasdan
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