Fire Stunts & Safety
Full body burns, partial burns and fire gags — rigged, rehearsed and put out safely, take after take.
JohnMulvey
Stunt Performer · Fire Coordinator · Stunt Double
Fire is the speciality — full body burns, fire gags and the safety plan that surrounds them. Falls, car hits and fight work make up the rest. Screen credits across Vikings, Valhalla, The Last Duel, Cocaine Bear and Into the Badlands.
7in 30 seconds
Guinness World Record
Most backwards somersaults on fire in 30 seconds
Seven backward somersaults in thirty seconds, coordinated on a full body burn. Coordinated by John Mulvey.
What I do
Built for the shots nobody else wants
Fire Coordination
Running the burn from risk assessment and fuel choice through to safety crew briefing and the call on set.
Falls
High falls, stair falls and descenders — performed to camera and landed on the mark.
Car Hits
Vehicle knockdowns and impacts staged for the lens with the speed and angle the shot needs.
Fights & Weapons
Unarmed, sword and shield, knife, broadsword, rapier and dagger, firearms — period or modern.
Stunt Doubling
Matching a lead's build, movement and timing so the cut never gives the double away.
- 2012
- In stunts since
- 20+
- Film & TV productions
- 1
- Guinness World Record
Selected work
Screen credits
Television
- VikingsSeasons 3, 4, 5, 6
- Vikings: ValhallaSeasons 1, 2, 3
- Vikings: BloodaxeSeasons 1, 2
- Into the BadlandsStunt double — Nick Frost
- The RainmakerStunt double — Dan Fogler
- KinStunts
Film
- The Last DuelStunts
- Cocaine BearStunt double — Leo Hanna
- The WonderStunts
- OdysseyStunts
- Wild MenStunt double — Rasmus Bjerg
- WWE's The Marine 6Stunts
Gallery
Straight into the fire
Stunt doubling
Doubled for these actors
Nick Frost
Into the Badlands
TV series
Dan Fogler
The Rainmaker
TV series
Rasmus Bjerg
Wild Men
Feature film
Leo Hanna
Cocaine Bear
Feature film
Instruction
Teaching the burn
Alongside performing, John trains actors and stunt performers in action for camera and in fire — how to prepare a burn, how to work inside one, and how the safety crew keeps it clean.
Workshops & TrainingBow Street Academy
Instructor — Action for Camera
Dublin, Ireland
Teaching screen performers how action is built, shot and sold to camera — from safe contact and timing to hitting a mark under pressure.
ID Fights
Fire Instructor — Fire Stunt Workshops
London, United Kingdom
Leading the fire module on ID Fights' stunt workshops: burn preparation, gel and fuel work, safety crew procedure and performing on fire.
Got a shot that needs fire?
Available for stunt performance, stunt doubling, fire coordination and workshops. Based in Ireland · Working worldwide.