Gary Connery is a British skydiver, BASE jumper and professional stuntman. Connery has performed stunt-work in films such as James Bond, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, and Batman. He has also acted as the stunt-double for Gary Oldman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Rowan Atkinson and John Hurt. He is acknowledged as the first skydiver to land after a wingsuit jump without using a parachute. He made his first parachute jump at age 23, as part of his army training. He is one of Britain's best known BASE jumpers. He was the stunt-double of the Queen during the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics in what became the "most talked-about" segment of the opening ceremonies. He has performed 880 skydives and 450 BASE jumps. He has jumped from locations such as the Eiffel Tower, Nelson's Column, the London Eye, London's Tower Bridge and from inside the Millennium Dome.