David Leitch

Leitch in 2014.

David Leitch is an American filmmaker, stunt coordinator, second unit director, stuntman, actor and producer. He made his directorial debut on the 2014 action film John Wick with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. Leitch then directed the 2017 thriller film Atomic Blonde, starring Charlize Theron, and 2018's Deadpool 2, the sequel to the 2016 film. He is currently directing Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, a spin-off from The Fast and the Furious franchise.

Career

He was a stunt double for Brad Pitt five times and two times for Jean-Claude Van Damme. Leitch and his crew won two awards for The Bourne Ultimatum at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. He also shared a 2008 Taurus World Stunt Award with fellow stunt-person Kai Martin for high work.

He wrote and starred in Confessions of an Action Star, a parody of action films and the action film industry released in 2009.

Leitch and Chad Stahelski opened an action design production company called 87Eleven in 1997. Then both directing John Wick (2014)

He has moved on to direct movies such as Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2 with his wife and creative partner, Kelly McCormick. Currently working on the Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw

Film

Year	Film
		Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
2005	Confessions of an Action Star	No	No	Yes
2007	Fetch	No	Executive	No	Short film
2014	John Wick	Uncredited	Yes	No	Directorial Debut Co-directed with Chad Stahelski
2017	John Wick: Chapter 2	No	Executive	No
	No Good Deed	Yes	No	No	Short film
	Atomic Blonde	Yes	No	No
2018	Deadpool 2	Yes	No	No
2019	Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw	Yes	No	No	Post-production
TBA	The Division	Yes	Yes	No	Pre-production

Second-unit director

• In Hell (2003)
• The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
• Ninja Assassin (2009)
• The King of Fighters (2010)
• The Mechanic (2011)
• Conan the Barbarian (2011)
• In Time (2011)
• Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
• Parker (2013)
• Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
• The Wolverine (2013)
• Escape Plan (2013)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
• Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
• Jurassic World (2015)
• Captain America: Civil War (2016)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Acting credits

Year	Title
		Role	Note
2002	Nine Lives	Paul
2003	In Hell	Paul
2005	Confessions of an Action Star	Frank Sledge
2007	Fetch	John "Fetch" Fetcher	Short film
2010	The King of Fighters	Terry Bogard
2011	The Mechanic	Sebastian
2012	The Bourne Legacy	The Driver
2018	Deadpool 2	Cain Marko / Juggernaut	Provided motion-capture performance on-set, while Ryan Reynolds provided facial motion-capture and voice performances

Stuntwork credits

• Perfect Target (1997)
• Orgazmo (1997)
• Almost Heroes (1998)
• BASEketball (1998)
• Blade (1998)
• Out in Fifty (1999)
• Fight Club (1999)
• The Right Hook (2000)
• Big Momma's House (2000)
• Yup Yup Man (2000)
• Bad Seed (2000)
• Men of Honor (2000)
• The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001)
• The Score (2001)
• The Mexican (2001)
• Replicant (2001)
• Ocean's Eleven (2001)
• Spy Game (2001)
• One Night at McCool's (2001)
• Ghost of Mars (2001)
• Corky Romano (2001)
• The Order (2001)
• Serving Sara (2002)
• Daredevil (2003)
• In Hell (2003)
• Seabiscuit (2003)
• S.W.A.T. (2003)
• The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
• Stuck on You (2003)
• Troy (2004)
• In Enemy Hands (2004)
• Van Helsing (2004)
• Constantine (2005)
• xXx: State of the Union (2005)
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
• The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
• Serenity (2005)
• V for Vendetta (2005)
• Underworld: Evolution (2006)
• When a Stranger Calls (2006)
• Beerfest (2006)
• 300 (2006)
• Next (2007)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
• The Invasion (2007)
• Balls of Fury (2007)
• The Gene Generation (2007)
• Mama's Boy (2007)
• Jumper (2008)
• Speed Racer (2008)
• The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
• Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
• Angels & Demons (2009)
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
• The Hangover (2009)
• Tron: Legacy (2010)
• The Mechanic (2011)
• Conan the Barbarian (2011)
• In Time (2011)
• Movie 43: "Happy Birthday" segment (2013)
• Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Television

Stunts

Year	Title	Notes
1995	Sherman Oaks	Season 1
1996	7th Heaven	Season 1
1997-2001	Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]	Season 1 - Episodes "The Harvest", "Teacher's Pet", "Angel" and "The Puppet Show"; Season 2 - Episodes "Some Assembly Required", "Reptile Boy", "The Dark Age", "Phases" and "Killed by Death"; Season 3 - Episodes "Faith, Hope & Trick", "Homecoming", "Revelations", "The Wish", "Helpless" and "Doppelgangland"; Season 5 - Episodes "No Place Like Home", "Listening to Fear", "Checkpoint" and "Intervention"
1998	CHiPs '99	TV movie
1999	The Practice	Season 4 - Episode "Day in Court"
	The Strip	Season 1
2000	The President's Man	TV movie
2001	The Pretender 2001	TV movie
	Scrubs	Season 1
2006	2006 MTV Movie Awards	TV Special; Stunt double
	General Hospital	Season 1 - "Episode #1.10967"

Acting Credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Martial Law	David Hasbro	Season 1 - Episodes "Diamond Fever", "Dead Ringers", "Funny Money" and "Trackdown"
2000	Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue	Brian	Season 1 - Episode "Up to the Challenge"
2001	Walker Texas Ranger	Floyd Jessop	Season 9 - Episode "Medieval Crimes"
2003	L.A. County 187	Earnest Cop	TV movie
2004	Charmed	Innocent	Season 7 - Episode "There's Something About Leo"

Video games

Year	Title	Credited as	Notes
1999	007: Tomorrow Never Dies	Stunts	Sony PlayStation release Developed by Black Ops Entertainment Co-published by Electronic Arts and MGM Interactive
2000	HBO Boxing	Stunt coordinator	Sony PlayStation release Developed by Acclaim Sports and Osiris Studios Published by Acclaim Entertainment

External links

• David Leitch on IMDb
• David Leitch interivewed at Kung Fu Cinema
• David Leitch as Hollywood.com
• David Leitch at TV Guild
• David Leitch as Fandango
• David Leitch at Variety.com