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- " The pieces fell into place and I fell in love."
- ―Colby Boothman
Colby Boothman (born July 4, 1992 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actor and swordsman, best known for playing Leon in Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World and performing Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Battlefront.[1]
He began his swordsmanship as a fencer in the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime and later learned Lightsaber combat from Star Wars stunt coordinator Nick Gillard.[2]
Boothman was the guest star of the Mythbusters Star Wars: The Myths Strike Back special on the Discovery Channel, teaching Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman lightsaber combat, and deflecting high-speed projectiles with his sword.[3]
Sources
- Mythbusters Star Wars: The Myths Strike Back
- Putting Star Wars to the MythBusters Test on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link (community/news/rocks/f20060127/) not verified!)
- Discovery UK Star Wars Special - The Myths Strike Back
Notes and references
See also
External links
- Official site
- Colby Boothman at the Internet Movie Database
- Colby Boothman on Wikipedia
- Colby Boothman (@ColbyBoothman) on Twitter