Below are brief profiles of The Operatives deployed during missions in Africa, Central America and Asia. At the bottom is a full list of film crew, volunteers and many others that helped make this awesome show happen. Our team is forever grateful to these amazing people.
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MATT GRIFFIN
Operatives 2
Former US Marine
Personal Trainer, Cross Fit Instructor
Olympic Weightlifting Coach
Maritime Operations, Weapons
Jungle Warfare
STEPHANE RUGGIERO
Operatives 2
SAS (France 1er Unit)
Counter Terrorism, Maritime Operations
HALO / HAHO Operations
Urban Combat, Jungle and Desert Warfare
Closed Quarter Battle, Long Range Reconnaissance
NICOLA GUNARY
Operatives 2
Team Biologist
Bachelor of Science
Divemaster
Presenter – The Operatives
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BRIAN MEAD
Executive Producer
Bachelor of Arts (Film and Television)
Producer – The Operatives S1 and S2
Director – Tales from NZ
Producer – Legit Television (legit-tv.com)
Offline Editor – USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand
CAPTAIN PETE BETHUNE
CEO – Earthrace
MBA, BE (mech), BSc (app math)
Master 500 ton Captain’s License
World Record Holder – Global Circumnavigation by Powerboat
Executive Producer – The Operatives (season 1 and 2)
Published Author – Whale Warrior (Hodder Moa), Earthrace (Hachette Livre)
BRYCE MAHONEY
Operatives 1
US Marine
Jiu Jitsu
Personal Trainer
Closed Quarter Battle
Maritime Operations
JACK WALDRON
Operatives 1
Paratrooper – New Zealand
HALO / HAHO Operations
Closed Quarter Battle
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RICK CLARKE
Operatives 1
US Navy SEAL (Team 6)
Maritime Operations, Long Range Reconnaissance
HALO / HAHO Operations
Urban Combat, Jungle and Desert Warfare
Closed Quarter Battle
RICHARD MCKEE
Operatives 1
USASOC
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CHARISSA MOEN
Operatives 1
Drone Pilot
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Crew and Volunteers that made the show happen
Andrew Allen, Christina Bakhoum, Alison Banks, Rob Barrett, Oloff Bergh, Captain Pete Bethune, Gina Di Teodoro Bryant, Scotty Bowman, Liz Bronstein, Brad Brown, Ian Bryant, Michael Carey,Chatrick Clarke, Martin Cleave, Gareth Dick, Tim Firkin, Steve Fisher, James Gardner, Andrew Goddard, Matt Griffin, Nicola Gunary, Dr. Raj Gupta, Dale Hancock, Luke Hudson-Bennett, Toby List, Jassim Jaffer, Riaan Laubsher, Robert Marc Lehmann, Larisa Kellett, Bryce Mahoney, Rob McCafferty, Pierre Minnie, Richard McKee, Brian Mead, Charissa Moen, Kerry O’Brien, Sam Osborne, Campbell Parlour, Tim Pirruccello, Marilinda Rivera, Larry Routledge, Stéphane Ruggiero, Stewart Seini, Leon Senf, Cody Shuttleworth, Alex Sletten, Alicia Snyder, Megan Stewart, Anton van de Merwe, Rian van der Walt, Jack Waldron, Nonuk Walter, Victoria Watts, Ann Wloch, Phillip Wynkoop,