Stuart Baird (born November 30, 1947) is an Academy Award nominated English film editor, producer, and director who is mainly associated with action films. Baird worked for a number of years with Richard Donner. He has directed three films: Executive Decision (1996), U.S. Marshals (1998), and Star Trek Nemesis (2002). He was the editor and executive producer of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).
The second director of a "Star Trek" movie not to come from North America, and the third director of a "Star Trek" movie not to come from the United States.
Did re-cuts on "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" and "Mission: Impossible 2" for Paramount in order to get the job directing "Star Trek: Nemesis".
Coincedentally, the three movies he directed (Executive Decision (1996), U.S. Marshals (1998) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)) all contain a scene in which a flying transport depressurizes.
