David Leitch

For other people named David Leitch, see David Leitch (disambiguation).

David Leitch
Leitch in 2018
Born	(1975-11-16) November 16, 1975 Kohler, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupations	Filmmaker actor stunt performer stunt coordinator
Years active	1995–present

David Leitch (born November 16, 1975) is an American filmmaker, actor, stunt performer, and stunt coordinator who 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. In 2019, he directed Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, a spin-off from The Fast and the Furious franchise.

Career

Leitch 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. In 2009, Stahelski and Leitch were second-unit directors and stunt co-ordinators on Ninja Assassin. The two co-directed the 2014 film John Wick, although Leitch himself was not credited as co-director. Leitch executive produced the two John Wick sequels, which Stahelski solo directed.

He eventually moved on to direct films such as Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2 with his wife and creative partner, Kelly McCormick serving as a producer. In 2019, he directed The Fast and the Furious spin-off, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film
		Director	Producer	Writer	Notes
2005	Confessions of an Action Star	No	No	Yes
2014	John Wick	Uncredited	Yes	No	Directorial debut; Co-directed with Chad Stahelski
2017	Deadpool: No Good Deed	Yes	No	No	Short film
	Atomic Blonde	Yes	No	No
2018	Deadpool 2	Yes	No	No
2019	Hobbs & Shaw	Yes	No	No
	Snowbrawl	Yes	No	No	Short film shot on iPhone 11 sponsored by Apple Inc.
2020	Nobody	No	Yes	No	Post-production
TBA	Kate	No	Yes	No	Post-production

Executive Producer

• Fetch (2007) (Short film)
• John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
• John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)

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)

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 Reloaded/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)

Acting credits

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	The Order	Det. Mike Moran
2002	Nine Lives	Paul
2003	In Hell	Paul
2005	V for Vendetta	Convenience Store V
	Confessions of an Action Star	Frank Sledge
	The Dukes of Hazzard	Puncher
2007	Fetch	John "Fetch" Fetcher	Short film
2009	Ninja Assassin	Europol Door Guard
2010	The King of Fighters	Terry Bogard
2011	The Mechanic	Sebastian
2012	The Bourne Legacy	The Driver
2018	Deadpool 2	Cain Marko / Juggernaut Ground Church Mutant	Leitch provided motion-capture performance on-set, while Ryan Reynolds provided facial motion-capture and voice performances
2019	Hobbs & Shaw	Helicopter Pilot

Television

Stunts

Year	Title	Notes
1995	Sherman Oaks	Season 1
1996	7th Heaven
1997-2001	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	18 episodes
1998	CHiPs '99	TV movie
1999	The Practice	Episode: "Day in Court"
	The Strip
2000	The President's Man	TV movie
2001	The Pretender 2001
	Scrubs
2006	2006 MTV Movie Awards	TV Special; Stunt double
	General Hospital	Episode 10967

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Martial Law	David Hasbro	Episodes "Diamond Fever", "Dead Ringers", "Funny Money" and "Trackdown"
2000	Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue	Brian	Episode "Up to the Challenge"
2001	Walker Texas Ranger	Floyd Jessop	Episode "Medieval Crimes"
2003	L.A. County 187	Earnest Cop	TV movie
2004	Charmed	Innocent	Episode "There's Something About Leo"
2019	Songland	Himself	Episode "Aloe Blacc"

Video games

Year	Title	Credited as	Notes
1999	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

References

https://ew.com/movies/2019/01/14/dwayne-johnson-jason-statham-idris-elba-hobbs-shaw-photo/

External links

• David Leitch at 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