BARE ARMS - MILITARY ADVISERS TO FILM & TV

The theatrical industry's one-stop-shop for Military Advisers, specialist performers & Firearms Training For Actors

Bare Arms was created in 2015 to provide expert military support to the theatrical industries. We work across film, television, theatre and video games, behind and in front of the camera. Bare Arms are the consulting armourers for the English National Opera. 

Jack Ryan, specialist performers
Jack Ryan
The Capture, Military advisers, firearms training, military training, specialist performers, uniforms
The Capture
Treason
Treason
Citadel
Citadel
Misson Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt1
Misson Impossible: Dead Reckoning Pt1
SAS: Rogue Heroes S1
SAS: Rogue Heroes S1
The Crown S5
The Crown S5
Midwich Cuckoos, military advisers, military extras, military vehicles, military equipment
The Midwich Cuckoos
Sex Education, armourers, military advisers, military instructors, military extras
Sex Education
The Crown S6
The Crown S6
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Bodyguard, specialist performers,
Bodyguard
Baghdad Central - Military Advisers and Specialist Performers, Military extras
Baghdad Central
Blue Story, armourers, vehicles, specialist performers
Blue Story
Accused
Accused
Good Boy
Good Boy
Deadshot
Deadshot
Sumotherhood
Sumotherhood
Hitman's Bodyguard's Wife, specialist performers
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Here We Go
Here We Go
Code 404, CTSFO armed police, specialist performers, armed police uniforms
Code 404
The Witcher, military amputees
The Witcher
The Mummy, military equipment
The Mummy
Suspicion, specialist performers
Suspicion
Humans, specialist performers
Humans S3
Alan Wake II
Alan Wake II
House of Ashes, military adviser, armourers
House of Ashes
Trust Me, military advisers, specialist performers, military extras, military uniform
Trust Me S2

Portraying the Military On-Screen

Our comprehensive set of services for productions that feature military, police or firearms in general, can prove invaluable both in front and behind the camera. These services include; 

Technical advisers, specialist trained performers, armourers, firearms & equipment, props & costumes, vehicles & aircraft; everything a production needs to realistically portray the military on screen in a safe and professional manner.

Firearms Training For Actors

Bare Arms is the home of the Theatrical Firearms Course, the industry’s best way for actors to learn how to use firearms safely in a theatrical setting. We run regular courses and training workshops for all levels of professional performer.

We provide trained supporting artists with specialist skills to productions and our performers are setting a new standard for safe firearms handling within the industry.

Bare Arms Specialist Supporting Artists playing Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officers (CTSFO) on The Bodyguard
Frank the Tank, a replica MkIV WW1 tank that has appeared in many films including Transformers
Bare Arms Specialist performers doing motion capture at Centroid Studios
Cast Training for SAS: Rogue Heroes
The Capture, Afghanistan flashback scenes with Bare Arms Specialist performers, uniform and equipment
Bare Arms Theatrical Firearms Course students learning to use firearms
Bare Arms Specialist Performers playing armed police for Luther the feature film
Bare Arms Specialist performers portraying L Detachment and LRDG soldiers for SAS: Rogue Heroes
A WW2 Dakota plane at White Waltham airfield for SAS Rogue Heroes
Bare Arms Specialist Performers playing Honourable Artillery Company soldiers (HAC) on parade for The Crown (Netflix)
Bare Arms Theatrical Firearms Course students learning to use firearms
Bare Arms Specialist Performers playing military personnel for The Crown and the Hong Kong Handover
A Humvee as dawn breaks during filming of Baghdad Central
Baghdad Central, Bare Arms specialist performers playing mercenaries

TESTIMONIALS

"I can’t recommend Bare Arms highly enough. Shooting SAS: Rogue Heroes without them would be unthinkable. The guys brought an incredible level of skill, knowledge and professionalism to the project. They made an incredible contribution to SAS: Rogue Heroes."
Tom Shankland Director
“There are two great reasons to work with Bare Arms. First, you can trust that any and all issues of realism and accuracy are completely sorted. They hit the ground running and see to everything. Second, everything they do is carried out with military discipline and flexibility."
Ben Williams Director