During a segment of the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics entitled " Happy and Glorious " , Sutton served as a stunt double of James Bond — who appeared , as played by Daniel Craig , escorting Queen Elizabeth II on a helicopter in a filmed portion of the segment . Alongside his friend Gary Connery ( who was the Queen 's stunt double for the segment ) , Sutton skydived out of the helicopter into the Olympic Stadium . Following the ceremony , the sequence was described as one of its highlights by the media
opening ceremony
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Mark Sutton