Terry English

Terry English is a British armourer, mainly designing and making arms and armour, as well as props, for film and television productions. His work is held in museums such as the UK's Royal Armouries, and in private collections.

English appeared in the 'making of' documentaries, The Making of Excalibur: Myth into Movie (1981), directed by Neil Jordan, and Behind the Sword in the Stone (2013). He had cameo roles in some of the movies for which he provided armour.

In June 2017 Adam Savage spent eight days with English at his workshop in Cornwall, making a recreation of King Arthur's armour suit from Excalibur. This was filmed and released in the Tested.com series as Adam Savage's Armor Build in October 2017.

English is listed by the UK's Heritage Crafts Association as one of the few craftspeople currently practising the art of armour- and helmet-making. A 2019 profile in Country Life described English as 'widely acknowledged as the best armourer in the world'. A life-size armour suit for an Indian elephant, designed and made by English, is displayed at Stratford Armouries. A large collection of armour by English was featured in the 2010 exhibition '75 Years of Twentieth Century Fox' at the London Film Museum. The 2016 exhibition 'Way of the Warrior: Epic Movies and Armour' at Forge Mill Needle Museum featured a full suit of armour designed and made by English for Sir Galahad in King Arthur. The 2016 exhibition 'All Monsters Great and Small' at the Royal Cornwall Museum featured English's work.

Selected films with armour and/or props designed and made by English

1965 Doctor Zhivago 1984 Sword of the Valiant 1997 Batman & Robin 1998 The Man in the Iron Mask 1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 1999 The 13th Warrior 2000 Gladiator 2001-2011 Harry Potter films 2004 King Arthur 2005 Kingdom of Heaven 2010 Clash of the Titans 2010 Robin Hood 2011 Sucker Punch 2013 Thor: The Dark World 2017 Transformers: The Last Knight 2025 Dracula