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| | character=[[Bar Patron]] (uncredited)<br />Soldier #1
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| '''Ernest "Ernie" Jackson''' is a Canadian stunt performer, fight choreographer, second unit director, and actor. He appeared uncredited as a bar patron who brawls with [[Kara Thrace]] aboard [[Cloud 9|''Cloud 9'']] in the [[Re-imagined Series]] episode "[[Colonial Day]],"<ref group="external" name="imdb_colonial_day_fullcredits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0519765/fullcredits#:~:text=Ernie%20Jackson|title="Battlestar Galactica" Colonial Day (TV Episode 2005) – Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref> and was credited as Soldier #1 (under his full name, Ernest Jackson) in ''[[Razor]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_razor_fullcredits_jackson">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0991178/fullcredits/#:~:text=stunt%20actor%3A%20Soldier%20%231|title=Battlestar Galactica: Razor (TV Movie 2007) – Full cast & crew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref>
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| A member of [[w:Stunts Canada|Stunts Canada]] and the [[w:Directors Guild of Canada|Directors Guild of Canada]], Jackson has built a career spanning more than three decades in the Vancouver film industry, working as a stunt performer, stunt coordinator, fight choreographer, and second unit director on a wide range of film and television productions.<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_jackson_profile">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/ernest-jackson/#:~:text=DGC%202ND%20Unit%20Director%20with%2020%20years%20experience|title=Ernest Jackson|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref>
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| == Career ==
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| Jackson trained extensively in martial arts and competitive kickboxing, earning the WKA Canadian Middleweight Kickboxing Championship, which he held from 1984 to 1987, along with the Pacific Northwest Light Heavyweight Kickboxing Championship and the BC Super Middleweight Kickboxing Championship. He also attained a world ranking with the World Kickboxing Association from 1982 to 1987 and holds a Black Sash instructor certification in Kung Fu.<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_jackson_resume_training">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RESUME-1.pdf#:~:text=WKA%20Canadian%20Middleweight%20Kickboxing%20Champion%201984|title=Ernest Jackson – Resume|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref>
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| His film stunt career dates to the late 1980s, with early credits including ''[[w:Bird on a Wire (film)|Bird on a Wire]]'' (1990), ''[[w:The Long Kiss Goodnight|The Long Kiss Goodnight]]'' (1996), and ''[[w:Timecop|Timecop]]'' (1994).<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_jackson_resume_stuntperforming">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RESUME-1.pdf#:~:text=Bird%20On%20A%20Wire|title=Ernest Jackson – Resume|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref> He has performed stunts on numerous high-profile productions filmed in British Columbia, including ''[[w:Romeo + Juliet|Romeo + Juliet]]'' (1996), ''[[w:Fear (1996 film)|Fear]]'' (1996), ''[[w:X2 (film)|X2: X-Men United]]'' (2003), ''[[w:Fantastic Four (2005 film)|Fantastic Four]]'' (2005), ''[[w:X-Men Origins: Wolverine|X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]'' (2009), ''[[w:Rise of the Planet of the Apes|Rise of the Planet of the Apes]]'' (2011), ''[[w:Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'' (2013), ''[[w:Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' (2014), and ''[[w:The Last of Us (TV series)|The Last of Us]]'' (2023–2025).<ref group="external" name="imdb_jackson_filmography">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0413505/#:~:text=Rise%20of%20the%20Planet%20of%20the%20Apes|title=Ernie Jackson|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_jackson_resume_features">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RESUME-1.pdf#:~:text=X2%3A%20X-Men%20United|title=Ernest Jackson – Resume|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref>
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| Jackson has doubled for numerous prominent actors over the course of his career, including [[w:Idris Elba|Idris Elba]], [[w:Ice Cube|Ice Cube]], [[w:Wesley Snipes|Wesley Snipes]], [[w:Cuba Gooding Jr.|Cuba Gooding Jr.]], [[w:Harold Perrineau|Harold Perrineau]], [[w:Giancarlo Esposito|Giancarlo Esposito]], and [[w:Mario Van Peebles|Mario Van Peebles]], among others.<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_jackson_actors_doubled">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/ernest-jackson/#:~:text=Idris%20Elba|title=Ernest Jackson|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref>
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| Alongside his stunt performing work, Jackson has served as stunt coordinator on many productions. His television coordinating credits include ''[[w:Highlander: The Series|Highlander: The Series]]'', ''[[w:Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda|Andromeda]]'', ''[[w:Blade: The Series|Blade: The Series]]'', ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'' (seasons 7 and 8), the ''[[w:V (2009 TV series)|V]]'' pilot and first season, ''[[w:Wayward Pines (TV series)|Wayward Pines]]'' (season 1), ''[[w:iZombie|iZombie]]'' (seasons 1 through 4), ''[[w:Beyond (TV series)|Beyond]]'' (seasons 1 and 2), and the ''Mortal Kombat'' web series.<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_jackson_resume_tv_coordination">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RESUME-1.pdf#:~:text=Smallville%20%E2%80%93%20Season%207|title=Ernest Jackson – Resume|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref> Feature film coordination credits include ''[[w:Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco|Homeward Bound II]]'' (1996), ''[[w:Duets (film)|Duets]]'' (2000), ''[[w:Underworld: Evolution|Underworld: Evolution]]'' (2006), ''[[w:Trick 'r Treat|Trick 'r Treat]]'' (2007), ''[[w:The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn|The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn]]'' (2011, as assistant stunt coordinator), and ''[[w:Descendants (2015 film)|Descendants]]'' (2015).<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_jackson_resume_feature_coordination">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RESUME-1.pdf#:~:text=Underworld%202%3A%20Evolution|title=Ernest Jackson – Resume|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref>
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| Jackson also transitioned into second unit directing, with credits on productions including ''Andromeda'', ''Blade: The Series'', ''[[w:The L Word|The L Word]]'', ''iZombie'', and ''Beyond''.<ref group="external" name="stuntscanada_jackson_resume_2ndunit">{{cite web|url=https://stuntscanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/RESUME-1.pdf#:~:text=2ND%20UNIT%20DIRECTING|title=Ernest Jackson – Resume|publisher=Stunts Canada|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref>
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| === Awards and recognition ===
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| Jackson received two nominations at the inaugural [[w:Taurus World Stunt Awards|Taurus World Stunt Awards]] ceremony in 2001 for his stunt work in films released in 2000. He was nominated for Best Fire Work for ''[[w:Reindeer Games (film)|Reindeer Games]]'', in which he doubled [[w:Clarence Williams III|Clarence Williams III]] in a full-body fire burn sequence set inside a casino—a stunt requiring him to burn while backing through a window and falling onto a car below.<ref group="external" name="imdb_reindeergames_awards_taurus">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184858/awards/#:~:text=Best%20Fire%20Work|title=Reindeer Games (2000) – Awards|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref> He also received a nomination for Best Fight for ''[[w:Romeo Must Die|Romeo Must Die]]'', as part of a five-stunt-performer team involved in an extended bar fight sequence opposite [[w:Russell Wong|Russell Wong]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_romeomustdie_awards_taurus">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165929/awards/#:~:text=Best%20Fight|title=Romeo Must Die (2000) – Awards|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref>
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| In 2012, Jackson was nominated for Best Stunt Coordination in a Feature Length Drama at the [[w:Leo Awards|Leo Awards]], British Columbia's film and television awards, for his work on ''Marilyn''.<ref group="external" name="villagegamer_2012_leo_nominees">{{cite web|url=http://www.villagegamer.net/2012/05/02/2012-leo-nominees-announced/#:~:text=Ernest%20Jackson%20%E2%80%93%20Marilyn|title=2012 Leo Nominees Announced|publisher=Village Gamer|date=May 2, 2012|accessdate=April 4, 2026}}</ref>
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| == Re-imagined Series ==
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| Jackson appeared in two productions from the Re-imagined Series. In the first-season episode "[[Colonial Day]]," he appeared uncredited as a bar patron aboard the luxury liner ''[[Cloud 9]]'' who engages in a fight with [[Kara Thrace|Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_colonial_day_fullcredits" />
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| Jackson returned to the franchise in "[[Razor]]" (2007), receiving a credited on-screen role as Soldier #1—a stunt acting part listed under his full name, Ernest Jackson.<ref group="external" name="imdb_razor_fullcredits_jackson" /> Both appearances drew directly on his background as a fight choreographer and experienced stunt performer, consistent with his extensive work on Vancouver-based genre productions throughout the same period.
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| == References ==
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| === External Sources ===
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