Carter Ferguson

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| name = Carter Ferguson

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| nationality = Scottish

| alma_mater = Queen Margaret University

| years_active = 1996-Present

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| Fast Romance

| Taggart

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| occupation = Film Director, Actor
Fight Choreographer

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Carter Ferguson is an international fight choreographer, mental health advocate and podcaster. As a director, his 1st feature film Fast Romance[http://film.britishcouncil.org/fast-romance Fast Romance British Film Council Listing] won the Audience Award, voted for by the public, at the 2011 British Academy Scotland Awards.[http://www.bafta.org/scotland/awards/ceremony/nominees-winners/british-academy-scotland-awards-winners-in-2011 British Academy Scotland Awards Full List of Winners & Nominations 2011] The film also screened at the 2011 edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/films/2011/fast-romance/credits Edinburgh Film Festival Listing]

Carter trained at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University School of Drama.

Television

From 2004 to 2005, he played PC Harry Black in the soap opera River City.{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Jeff |date=2011-06-10 |title=Derek’s looking for love ... but does he get the girl? |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/dereks-looking-love--girl-2568753 |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}

Filmography

Carter has directed fight sequences on over 800 productions and works mostly in Scotland. Recent credits include Guilt, River City, Shetland and The Nest.