David Leitch | |
---|---|
Born | [1]
Kohler, Wisconsin, U.S.
[2] | November 16, 1975
Occupations |
|
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse |
Kelly McCormick (
m. 2014) |
David M. Leitch (born November 16, 1975) [1] is an American filmmaker, stunt performer, stunt coordinator, and actor. He made his directorial debut on the 2014 action film John Wick with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. [3] Leitch then directed the 2017 thriller film Atomic Blonde, starring Charlize Theron, and 2018's Deadpool 2. In 2019, he directed Hobbs & Shaw, a spin-off of the Fast & Furious franchise, and in 2022 directed Bullet Train, starring Brad Pitt.
Leitch was born in Kohler, Wisconsin, to Leroy and Zona Leitch. As a kid, he had passion of Martial arts, so he trained himself in garage with no school. Leitch had a degree in International Relations and Education, he chose to take a teaching job and open a martial arts school right out of college.
Leitch was a stunt double for Brad Pitt five times and two times for Jean-Claude Van Damme.[ citation needed] Leitch and his crew won two awards for The Bourne Ultimatum at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. [4] He also shared a 2008 Taurus World Stunt Award with fellow stunt-person Kai Martin for high work. [5]
He wrote and starred in Confessions of an Action Star, a parody of action films and the action film industry released in 2009. [6] [7]
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, [8] although Leitch himself was not credited as co-director. Leitch executive produced the three John Wick sequels, which Stahelski solo directed.
He moved on to direct films such as Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2 and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw with his wife and creative partner Kelly McCormick serving as a producer. In 2022, he also directed Brad Pitt in the action-thriller Bullet Train.
In January 2019, Leitch signed on to direct Undying Love, based on the limited comic book series by Tomm Coker and Daniel Freedman, for Studio 8. [9] In September 2020, Leitch signed on to direct and produce stuntman drama The Fall Guy for Universal Pictures, with Drew Pearce writing the screenplay and Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt starring; the film, based on the 1980s television series of the same name, is scheduled for release on May 3, 2024. [10] [11] [12] [13] In November 2022, Leitch became attached to direct spy thriller Red Shirt, based on a pitch by Simon Kinberg and with Channing Tatum set to star; by the end of the month, the project was picked up by Amazon Studios. [14] [15]
Leitch was set to direct the action thriller Fast & Loose for Netflix and STXfilms, with Will Smith set to star, but by March 2022, he left the project to focus instead on The Fall Guy. [11] [16] Leitch was in discussions to direct a new Jurassic Park film [17] scheduled for July 2, 2025, [18] [19] but left the project over creative differences. [20] [21]
Leitch has been married to producer Kelly McCormick since 2014, and is a stepfather to his wife’s two sons from a previous marriage.[ citation needed]
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | John Wick | Uncredited | Yes | Co-directed with Chad Stahelski |
2017 | Atomic Blonde | Yes | No | |
2018 | Deadpool 2 | Yes | No | |
2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Yes | No | |
2021 | Nobody | No | Yes | |
2022 | Bullet Train | Yes | Yes | |
Violent Night | No | Yes | ||
2024 | The Fall Guy | Yes | Yes | |
2025 | With Love † | No | Yes | Filming |
Writer
Executive producer
Short film
Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
2017 | Deadpool: No Good Deed | |
2019 | Snowbrawl | Shot on iPhone 11, sponsored by Apple Inc. [22] |
Year | Title | 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 | |
2013 | Escape Plan | Ship Captain | |
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 | |
2022 | Bullet Train | Jeff Zufelt |
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 |
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" |
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
TBA | Hot Air | Yes | No | TV mini-series |
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 |
Year | Association | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | 300 | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Nominated | [23] |
The Bourne Ultimatum | Won | [4] | |||
2019 | Grammy Awards | Deadpool 2 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated | [24] |
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David Leitch | |
---|---|
Born | [1]
Kohler, Wisconsin, U.S.
[2] | November 16, 1975
Occupations |
|
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse |
Kelly McCormick (
m. 2014) |
David M. Leitch (born November 16, 1975) [1] is an American filmmaker, stunt performer, stunt coordinator, and actor. He made his directorial debut on the 2014 action film John Wick with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. [3] Leitch then directed the 2017 thriller film Atomic Blonde, starring Charlize Theron, and 2018's Deadpool 2. In 2019, he directed Hobbs & Shaw, a spin-off of the Fast & Furious franchise, and in 2022 directed Bullet Train, starring Brad Pitt.
Leitch was born in Kohler, Wisconsin, to Leroy and Zona Leitch. As a kid, he had passion of Martial arts, so he trained himself in garage with no school. Leitch had a degree in International Relations and Education, he chose to take a teaching job and open a martial arts school right out of college.
Leitch was a stunt double for Brad Pitt five times and two times for Jean-Claude Van Damme.[ citation needed] Leitch and his crew won two awards for The Bourne Ultimatum at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. [4] He also shared a 2008 Taurus World Stunt Award with fellow stunt-person Kai Martin for high work. [5]
He wrote and starred in Confessions of an Action Star, a parody of action films and the action film industry released in 2009. [6] [7]
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, [8] although Leitch himself was not credited as co-director. Leitch executive produced the three John Wick sequels, which Stahelski solo directed.
He moved on to direct films such as Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2 and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw with his wife and creative partner Kelly McCormick serving as a producer. In 2022, he also directed Brad Pitt in the action-thriller Bullet Train.
In January 2019, Leitch signed on to direct Undying Love, based on the limited comic book series by Tomm Coker and Daniel Freedman, for Studio 8. [9] In September 2020, Leitch signed on to direct and produce stuntman drama The Fall Guy for Universal Pictures, with Drew Pearce writing the screenplay and Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt starring; the film, based on the 1980s television series of the same name, is scheduled for release on May 3, 2024. [10] [11] [12] [13] In November 2022, Leitch became attached to direct spy thriller Red Shirt, based on a pitch by Simon Kinberg and with Channing Tatum set to star; by the end of the month, the project was picked up by Amazon Studios. [14] [15]
Leitch was set to direct the action thriller Fast & Loose for Netflix and STXfilms, with Will Smith set to star, but by March 2022, he left the project to focus instead on The Fall Guy. [11] [16] Leitch was in discussions to direct a new Jurassic Park film [17] scheduled for July 2, 2025, [18] [19] but left the project over creative differences. [20] [21]
Leitch has been married to producer Kelly McCormick since 2014, and is a stepfather to his wife’s two sons from a previous marriage.[ citation needed]
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | John Wick | Uncredited | Yes | Co-directed with Chad Stahelski |
2017 | Atomic Blonde | Yes | No | |
2018 | Deadpool 2 | Yes | No | |
2019 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Yes | No | |
2021 | Nobody | No | Yes | |
2022 | Bullet Train | Yes | Yes | |
Violent Night | No | Yes | ||
2024 | The Fall Guy | Yes | Yes | |
2025 | With Love † | No | Yes | Filming |
Writer
Executive producer
Short film
Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
2017 | Deadpool: No Good Deed | |
2019 | Snowbrawl | Shot on iPhone 11, sponsored by Apple Inc. [22] |
Year | Title | 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 | |
2013 | Escape Plan | Ship Captain | |
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 | |
2022 | Bullet Train | Jeff Zufelt |
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 |
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" |
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
TBA | Hot Air | Yes | No | TV mini-series |
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 |
Year | Association | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | 300 | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Nominated | [23] |
The Bourne Ultimatum | Won | [4] | |||
2019 | Grammy Awards | Deadpool 2 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nominated | [24] |
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)