Dark Roc Training — Est. 2023 · North Wales, UK

WE
NEVER LEFT.

While we were on set. In Lagos. On Amazon blockbusters. Doubling for the world's biggest action films. We were doing exactly what we teach you to do. Dark Roc is back — and the standard is higher than ever.

Book a Course Meet the Founders
Production Supervisor — Son of the Soil (2025)
Variety · Deadline · Screen Daily · Netflix Africa
Stunt Performer — Heads of State (2025)
Amazon MGM · Idris Elba · John Cena
SECTION 5 TRUSTED SERVANTS HEADS OF STATE — AMAZON MGM 2025 SON OF THE SOIL — NETFLIX AFRICA UP TO 4 INSTRUCTORS · MAX 12 STUDENTS PROFESSIONAL DOP ON EVERY COURSE EST. 2023 · NORTH WALES WE CREATE. THEY COPY. TIER 1 PERFORMERS SECTION 5 TRUSTED SERVANTS HEADS OF STATE — AMAZON MGM 2025 SON OF THE SOIL — NETFLIX AFRICA UP TO 4 INSTRUCTORS · MAX 12 STUDENTS PROFESSIONAL DOP ON EVERY COURSE EST. 2023 · NORTH WALES WE CREATE. THEY COPY. TIER 1 PERFORMERS
The Difference
Most trainers have industry experience.
We have industry careers.

The Fundamentals
Give You Away

Performers consistently give themselves away not by what they do under pressure but by what they forget before it starts. Grip, stance, muzzle awareness, movement — these are the details that pull an audience out of a scene the moment they go wrong.

Experienced eyes on set will see it immediately. A stunt coordinator, an armourer, a director who knows what real looks like — they will notice. The fundamentals are not the boring part of training. They are the entire point of training!

Every Dark Roc course is built around them. Whatever level you come in at, whatever course you attend — the fundamentals run through everything we do.

2–4
Instructors on
Every Course
12
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2
Section 5
Trusted Servants
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The
Founders

02 Active Practitioners

01
Co-Founder

TY
HOPKINS

Section 5 Trusted Servant Production Supervisor Close Protection Specialist Tactical Instructor

Ty is not a trainer who used to work in film. He is an active production supervisor and Section 5 Trusted Servant whose credits span major Netflix productions, Disney+ series and international feature films. Son of the Soil — a UK/Nigeria co-production he supervised on location, coordinated action and trained actors — received theatrical releases across Africa, the UK and the US, won multiple awards at AFRIFF 2025 and is now streaming on Netflix Africa. He has lectured action film production students on how firearms operate in real productions and brings a background in close protection operating in high-risk and tangible threat environments.

Selected Credits

Son of the SoilNetflix Africa

Production Supervisor — UK/Nigeria Feature

Run AwayNetflix

Armourer

Take CoverSky

Armourer

The AcolyteDisney+

Body Double

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Co-Founder · Women in Action Lead

REDD
NICHOLSON

Section 5 Trusted Servant Active Stunt Performer Martial Artist Women in Action Lead

Redd is one of a tiny number of women in the UK who holds Section 5 Trusted Servant status alongside active working stunt credentials. On Heads of State — the Amazon MGM blockbuster starring Idris Elba and John Cena released globally on Prime Video in July 2025 — Redd served as the second stunt double for Priyanka Chopra. She leads Dark Roc's Women in Action programme from a position no other instructor in this space can claim: she is doing this work right now at the highest level.

Selected Credits

Heads of StateAmazon Prime

2nd Stunt Double — Priyanka Chopra

Missing YouNetflix

Armourer

The Family Man S3Amazon Prime

Stunts

AnimalNetflix

Armourer

Courses

Every course is delivered by a minimum of 2 and up to 4 instructors for a maximum of 12 students. And every course is filmed by a professional Director of Photography — not a cameraman with a phone, not documented evidence that training happened, but a properly produced record of your performance under pressure. What you leave with is a showcase of your capabilities, shot in a genuine production environment, that demonstrates your skill set to casting directors, coordinators and producers. We are the only training company that does this as standard. Every course begins the same way: with the fundamentals.

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Actors · Stunt Performers · Action Performers
Urban Action
Close quarters tactics in urban and confined environments — the scenarios productions actually shoot. Covering muzzle discipline, weapons transitions, tactical entry, room clearance, cover and concealment and movement under pressure. Performers are coached on screen presence, character physicality and authentic weapon handling. This is where most performers have the biggest gaps and where Dark Roc makes the biggest difference.
£550 with media · 2 days ▼ Book Now
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21–22 March 2025
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What's Included
  • 2 full days of urban tactical training at our purpose-built North Wales facility
  • Minimum 2 and up to 4 instructors — maximum 12 students
  • Professional Director of Photography filming your performance throughout both days
  • Professionally produced showreel scene — a showcase of your capabilities, not just evidence of attendance — included with media package
  • Water, tea, coffee and snacks provided throughout — no hot food
  • All equipment and weapons provided on the day
  • Fundamentals, tactical movement, entries, CQB drills and performance under pressure
  • Training delivered by active Section 5 Trusted Servants with current production credits
Select Your Package
With Media
Includes professionally produced showreel scene
£550
Training Only
Full 2-day course, no showreel production
£450
Secure Your Place — 21–22 March
Pay by Card — StripeA £100 deposit secures your place. Balance due 7 days before the course.
Pay by Bank TransferMessage us and we'll send our bank details. A £100 deposit secures your place with balance due 7 days before the course.
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Booking with a friend?
If you're booking alongside a friend or colleague, get in touch and ask about our group discount. Message us on WhatsApp or email [email protected] and we'll sort it.

Message us on WhatsApp and we'll confirm your place within 24 hours.

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Actors · Agents · Managers · Acting Coaches
Reel Action
Firearms performance in scripted, dialogue-led scenes — filmed under production conditions. Not tactical problem-solving but credible, safe performance in the environment where acting and action meet. You leave with a professionally produced scene that showcases your capabilities to casting directors, coordinators and producers.
£550 with media · 2 days ▼ Full Details
What's Included
  • Firearms safety and handling for dialogue-based scenes
  • Movement and positioning within scripted action — blocking, timing and spatial awareness
  • Working with weapons under camera observation — continuity and camera awareness
  • Simple scenario work built around scripted dialogue in a production-style environment
  • Professional set etiquette and working practices
  • Professional Director of Photography — your performance filmed as it would be on a real production
  • Professionally produced scene included — a usable, compelling piece of showreel footage
  • Water, tea, coffee and snacks throughout — no hot food
  • All equipment and weapons provided. No prior firearms experience required.
Also Suitable For
  • Agents and managers placing multiple clients — group bookings ensure a consistent training standard and comparable filmed output for your whole roster
  • Acting coaches who want to understand and support their clients' firearms performance development
About This Course

Reel Action is built for actors who need to operate convincingly with firearms in scripted scenes. Where Urban Action focuses on tactical movement and pressure, this course focuses on performance within a filmed scene — how firearm handling, movement and performance choices interact with dialogue, blocking and camera placement.

Professional filming is integrated throughout to replicate the pace and pressure of working on set. The underlying principles of safety, professionalism and on-set realism are the same as all Dark Roc courses. The application is specific to the actor's world.

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Dates for Reel Action are being confirmed now. Message us to register your interest and be first to know when bookings open.

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We'll confirm dates and contact you within 24 hours.

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Stunt Performers · People Training for Stunts
Stunt Action
High-level tactical performance incorporating wire work, fighting and falls alongside firearms. Built for working stunt performers and those training towards a stunt career. All fundamentals apply — the standard here is simply higher.
Coming Soon
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Female Actors · Female Stunt Performers
Women in Action
The same standard. An instructor who has lived it. Led by Redd Nicholson — Section 5 Trusted Servant, active stunt performer, Heads of State. Not a softer course. The full standard with someone who got there.
Coming Soon
Our Position

We innovate.
They copy.
You decide.

Dark Roc created this standard. Every course format, every scenario design, every approach to integrating real production experience into performer training — we built it first. The evidence is in the credits. The standard is in our students.

REDD
NICHOLSON
Heads of State · Amazon Prime · 2025
Section 5 Trusted Servant · Active Stunt Performer

Women
In Action

There is no other course like this in the UK. Not because we've made it easier. Because we've made it real.

Redd isn't leading this programme because she's a woman. She's leading it because she is a Section 5 Trusted Servant and active working stunt performer who just came off Heads of State — one of the biggest Amazon action productions of 2025.

The same standard. No compromise. An instructor who got there.

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Let's
Talk

Questions about a course? Want to discuss dates, group bookings or a bespoke training package? Message us directly on WhatsApp or drop us an email — we respond fast.

Location & Logistics
  • Purpose-built training facility — North Wales
  • Exact location confirmed on booking
  • Water, tea, coffee and snacks included on all courses — no hot food
  • All weapons and equipment provided
  • DBS check required — details provided on booking

Are you a production company, stunt coordinator or action director looking for pre-production tactical preparation, on-set armoury support or bespoke performer training?

Both founders are active Section 5 Trusted Servants with current major production credits. We don't just prepare your performers — we understand what your production actually needs because we've just come off one.

Production Enquiries