Martin Campbell (born October 24, 1943) is a New Zealand director. Campbell is credited with breathing new life into the James Bond franchise when he directed "GoldenEye" (1995), the first film starring Pierce Brosnan as the famous British spy, and Daniel Craig's debut Bond film, "Casino Royale" (2006).

Campbell moved to London, where he began his career as a cinematographer. He then served as producer on the controversial British film "Scum" (1979), as well as "Black Joy" (1977), which was selected for the competition program of the Cannes Film Festival. Campbell made his directorial debut on the British police action series "The Professionals" (1977), after which he continued working on the popular BBC series "The Thin Line" (1979) and the Thames TV series "Minder" (1979).

By the mid-1980s he was considered one of Britain's best directors; he directed the highly acclaimed British television film "Reilly: Ace of Spies" (1983). For his work on "Edge of Darkness" (1985), a five-hour BBC miniseries about nuclear contamination in England that depicts murder and corruption at the highest levels of power, he received six BAFTA awards.

Campbell's first Hollywood film was "Criminal Law" (1988), after which he directed "Defenseless" (1991) and "No Escape" (1994). Among his American works are directing the HBO television film "Cast a Deadly Spell" (1991) and two episodes of the NBC series "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993), among others. He also directed the epic romantic drama "Beyond Borders" (2003), starring Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen.