Mark Sutton (13 April 1971 – 14 August 2013)[3] was a British stuntman who took part in the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony by parachuting from a helicopter above the stadium as James Bond.
Alongside his friend Gary Connery (who was The Queen's double for the segment), Sutton skydived out of the helicopter above the Olympic Stadium.
On 14 August 2013, Sutton jumped alongside Tony Uragallo (both equipped with multiple video cameras) in a short "warm-up" flight near Les Grandes Otanes scheduled to last about a minute.
However, tragedy struck only 20 seconds into the flight; as he jumped from the helicopter at 10,800 feet (3,300 m), travelling at speeds of up to 155 mph (249 km/h), Sutton veered off-course and crashed into a mountain ridge.
[6][1] Among those to pay tribute to Sutton were Sebastian Coe, Gary Connery,[7] and Danny Boyle who said that his death was a "huge loss to his profession".