Martin ‘Sharky’ Ward Video Playback Operator

Sharky Ward is a seasoned Video Operator with a distinguished career in the film and television industry. Known as a pioneer in his field, Sharky has been instrumental in shaping the video playback department. His extensive experience spans major blockbuster films and popular TV series, including ‘Mamma Mia!’, ‘Bridgerton’, ‘No Time To Die’, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, and ‘The Dark Knight’

Sharky's expertise and innovative approach have made him a key contributor to both main and second units, establishing him as a respected figure in video operation and video assist

Title Company Director Role
The Guests CB UK Ltd James Watkins Playback Operator
The Mill Studio POW Joe Stephenson Playback Operator
Scoop The Lighthouse Film and Television (Scoop) Philip Martin Playback Operator (Dailies)
My Lady Jane Lady Jane Pictures Ltd Jamie Babbit Playback Operator (Dailies)
The Regime Site Five Productions Ltd Stephen Frears / Jessica Hobbs Playback Operator (Dailies)
Bernstein Netflix Bradley Cooper Playback Operator (UK Unit)
A Town Called Malice Sky TV Jamie Donoughue Playback Operator
Bridgerton S3 Sunken Gardens / Netflix Tricia Block Playback Operator (Block 1)
After Ever After (Little Red Riding Hood) Sky TV Tracey Rooney Playback Operator
Ragdoll Sid Gentle Films Ltd Niall Maccormick / Toby Macdonald Playback Operator
No Time To Die MGM Cary Fukunaga Playback Operator
Wonder Woman 1984 Warner Bros Patty Jenkins Playback Operator
Holmes & Watson Columbia Pictures Etan Cohen Playback Operator (Additional Photography)
Voyage of Doctor Dolittle Universal Stephen Gaghan Playback Operator
The Rook Starz Sunu Gonera Playback Operator (Dailies)
Angel Has Fallen G-Base Ric Roman Waugh Playback Operator (UK Unit)
Outlaw King Netflix David Mackenzie Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Serenity CT Films Steven Knight Playback Operator (Additional Photography)
Krypton DC Comics Ciaran Donnelly Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
All the Money in the World Scott Free Productions Ridley Scott Playback Operator (Additional Photography)
Hellboy Dark Horse / Millennium Neil Marshall Playback Operator (Dailies)
Avengers: Infinity War Marvel Studios Anthony / Joe Russo Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Gold Movies and More Reema Kagti Playback Operator
Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom Universal Pictures J A Bayona Playback Operator (Dailies)
The Mountain Between Us 20th Century Fox Hany Abu-Assad Playback Operator (UK Unit)
The White Princess Company Pictures Jamie Payne / Alex Kalymnios Playback Operator (Dailies)
Sense8 Netflix Lana Wachowski / Lilly Wachowski Playback Operator (UK Unit)
Black Mirror S3: Playtest House of Tomorrow Dan Trachtenberg Playback Operator
Jason Bourne Universal Pictures Paul Greengrass Playback Operator (Dailies)
Assassin's Creed 20th Century Fox Jonathan Taylor Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Dracula Untold Universal Pictures Gary Shore Playback Operator (Additional Photography)
Wonder Woman Warner Bros Damon Caro Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Denial Shoebox Films Mick Jackson Playback Operator
The Bastard Executioner FX Productions Paris Barclay Playback Operator
Spectre EON Productions Alexander Witt Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Mission Impossible 5 Bad Robot Christopher McQuarrie Playback Operator (Austria / Morocco Units)
Galavant - pilot ABC Studios Chris Koch Playback Operator
Kingsman: The Secret Service 20th Century Fox Brad Allan Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
London Fields Muse Productions Matthew Cullen Playback Operator
World War Z Paramount Pictures Marc Forster Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Paramount Pictures Vic Armstrong Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Skyfall EON Productions Alexander Witt Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Game of Thrones S2 HBO Allen Taylor Playback Operator (Wolf Unit)
X-Men First Class 20th Century Fox Alexander Witt Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Your Highness Universal Pictures Simon Crane Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Gulliver's Travels 20th Century Fox Rob Letterman Playback Operator
The Boat that Rocked Universal Pictures Richard Curtis Playback Operator
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Infinity Features Terry Gilliam Playback Operator
The Dark Knight Warner Bros Christopher Nolan Playback Operator
Mamma Mia Universal Pictures Phyllida Lloyd Playback Operator
Doomsday Rogue Pictures Neil Marshall Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Fred Claus Warner Bros David Dobkin Playback Operator
1408 Dimension Films Mikael Håfström Playback Operator
Casino Royal EON Productions Martin Campbell Playback Operator (Bahamas Unit)
Children of Men Universal Pictures Alfonso Cuarón Playback Operator
I Could Never Be Your Woman Bauer Martinez Studios Amy Heckerling Playback Operator
Flyboys Electric Entertainment Tony Bill Playback Operator
Goal! The Dream Begins Milkshake Films Danny Cannon Playback Operator
Kingdom of Heaven 20th Century Fox Ridley Scott Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Alexander Warner Bros Oliver Stone Playback Operator
Wimbledon Universal Pictures Richard Loncraine Playback Operator
Black Hawk Down Scott Free Productions Ridley Scott Playback Operator (2nd Unit)
Spy Game Universal Pictures Tony Scott Playback Operator
Proof of Life Castle Rock Entertainment Taylor Hackford Playback Operator (South Africa Unit)
Shiner Geoff Reeve Films John Irvin Playback Operator
Just Visiting Gaumont Jean-Marie Gaubert Playback Operator
Sleepy Hollow Paramount Picures Tim Burton Playback Operator
The Mummy Universal Pictures Stephen Sommers Playback Operator
Eyes Wide Shut Warner Bros Stanley Kubrick Playback Operator