Colby Boothman

"The pieces fell into place and I fell in love."
―Colby Boothman[1]

Colby Boothman is an American actor and swordsman, best known for playing Leon in Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World and performing motion capture work for Star Wars Battlefront.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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  1. ↑ Premium-Era-real From Warwick to Jurassic World by Tony Pacitti on www.providenceonline.com (June 14, 2015) (backup link archived on October 20, 2021)
  2. ↑ Premium-Era-real R.I. native Colby Boothman-Shepard plays raptor handler in 'Jurassic World' by Pelletier, Jenna on The Providence Journal (June 12, 2015) (backup link archived on March 4, 2016)
  3. ↑ Premium-Era-real Colby Boothman about his work on Star Wars Battlefront 3, Jurassic World and Lego! on playtopia.com.au (October 23, 2015) (backup link archived on November 18, 2015)
  4. ↑ Premium-Era-real WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE MYTHBUSTERS STAR WARS SPECIAL by Marnell, Blair on nerdist.com (September 8, 2015) (backup link archived on June 16, 2018)

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