David Leitch
David Leitch (/liːtʃ/; born November 16, 1975) is an American filmmaker, stunt performer, coordinator, and actor. He made his directorial debut in the action film John Wick(2014) with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. He later also directed the films Atomic Blonde (2017), Deadpool 2(2018), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Bullet Train(2022), and The Fall Guy (2024). Leitch graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations in 1993. Leitch was a stunt double for Brad Pitt five times and twice 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 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 coordinators 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 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 Pitt in the action-thriller Bullet Train. In September 2020, Leitch signed on to direct and produce the stuntman drama The Fall Guy for Universal Pictures. Drew Pearce wrote the screenplay, and Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt starred. Based on the 1980s television series of the same name, the film was released in the United States on May 3, 2024. 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. In July 2022, it was announced that Leitch would direct the television miniseries Hot Air, starring Andrew Garfield as Richard Branson, based on the book Dirty Secrets by Martyn Gregory. 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. 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. Leitch was in discussions to direct a new Jurassic Park film scheduled for July 2, 2025, but left the project over creative differences; Gareth Edwards ultimately directed the film. Leitch dated actress Maggie Q from 2009 to 2011. He has been married to executive producer Kelly McCormick since 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Leitch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Nine Lives
(Paul)
The King of Fighters
(Terry Bogard)
Confessions of an Action Star
(Frank Sledge)
Next
(US Marine Edgemond (uncredited))
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
(Self)
Don't F*#% With John Wick
(Self)
The Matrix Reloaded
(Merovingian's Thug (uncredited))
Bullet Train
(Jeff Zufelt)
King of Iron Fist Tournament
(Paul Phoenix)
Escape Plan
(Second Lieutenant)
Ninja Assassin
(Europol Door Guard)
V for Vendetta
(Convenience Store V)
Once Upon a Deadpool
(Ground Chuck Mutant)
The Mechanic
(Sebastian)
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
(Eteon Helicopter Pilot)
Deadpool 2
(Ground Chuck Mutant)
The Wolverine: Path of a Ronin
(Self)
In Hell
(Paul)
Fetch
(John 'Fetch' Fetcher)
The Bourne Legacy
(The Driver)
The Dukes of Hazzard
(Puncher)
The Order
(Mike Moran)
Ocean's Eleven
(Security Guard / X-Bag Man #1 (uncredited))
Blood, Sweat And Terrors
(John Fetcher (segment "Fetch"))
Martial Law
(David Hasbro)
Charmed
(Innocent)
Action
(Self)
Conan the Barbarian
(Second Unit Director)
The Fall Guy
(Producer)
Confessions of an Action Star
(Writer)
Baby Driver
(Thanks)
Troy
(Stunts)
In Hell
(Stunt Coordinator)
Skeleton Tree
(Executive Producer)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
(Stunt Double)
John Wick: Chapter 4
(Executive Producer)
Nobody 2
(Producer)
Bang!
(Director)
John Wick
(Producer)
Conan the Barbarian
(Stunt Coordinator)
Kate
(Executive Producer)
Violent Night
(Producer)
Atomic Blonde
(Director)
Bang!
(Producer)
TRON: Legacy
(Stunt Coordinator)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(Stunt Coordinator)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
(Second Unit Director)
V for Vendetta
(Stunts Coordinator)
Undying Love
(Director)
Next
(Stunts)
Red Shirt
(Director)
Red Shirt
(Producer)
In Time
(Stunt Coordinator)
In Time
(Second Unit Director)
Deadpool 2
(Director)
John Wick: Chapter 2
(Executive Producer)
Ballerina Overdrive
(Producer)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
(Stunt Coordinator)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(Second Unit Director)
John Wick
(Co-Director)
Love Hurts
(Producer)
Beerfest
(Stunts)
Beerfest
(Fight Choreographer)
Fetch
(Executive Producer)
Perfect Target
(Stunts)
Orgazmo
(Stunts)
Almost Heroes
(Stunts)
BASEketball
(Stunts)
Blade
(Stunts)
Perfect Assassins
(Stunts)
CHiPs '99
(Stunts)
Out in Fifty
(Stunts)
The President's Man
(Stunt Double)
Big Momma's House
(Stunts)
Men of Honor
(Stunts)
The Right Hook
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Pretender 2001
(Stunts)
The Mexican
(Stunt Double)
One Night at McCool's
(Stunts)
The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option
(Stunts)
Replicant
(Stunt Double)
The Score
(Stunt Coordinator)
Ghosts of Mars
(Stunts)
Corky Romano
(Stunts)
Spy Game
(Stunts)
Spy Game
(Stunt Double)
Ocean's Eleven
(Stunt Double)
The Order
(Stunt Double)
Serving Sara
(Stunt Double)
Daredevil
(Stunts)
The Matrix Reloaded
(Stunts)
Seabiscuit
(Stunts)
S.W.A.T.
(Stunts)
The Matrix Revolutions
(Stunts)
Stuck on You
(Stunts)
In Enemy Hands
(Stunt Double)
Van Helsing
(Stunt Double)
Constantine
(Stunts)
xXx: State of the Union
(Stunts)
The Dukes of Hazzard
(Fight Choreographer)
Underworld: Evolution
(Stunts)
When a Stranger Calls
(Stunts)
The Bourne Ultimatum
(Stunts)
The Invasion
(Stunts)
Balls of Fury
(Stunts)
The Gene Generation
(Stunt Double)
Mama's Boy
(Stunt Coordinator)
Jumper
(Stunts)
Speed Racer
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Midnight Meat Train
(Stunt Coordinator)
Bangkok Dangerous
(Stunt Coordinator)
Angels & Demons
(Stunts)
The Hangover
(Stunts)
Ninja Assassin
(Stunt Coordinator)
The King of Fighters
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Mechanic
(Fight Choreographer)
The Bourne Legacy
(Stunts)
Movie 43
(Stunt Coordinator)
In Hell
(Second Unit Director)
Ninja Assassin
(Second Unit Director)
The King of Fighters
(Action Director)
The Mechanic
(Second Unit Director)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
(Second Unit Director)
Parker
(Second Unit Director)
The Host
(Second Unit Director)
The Wolverine
(Second Unit Director)
Escape Plan
(Second Unit Director)
Untitled Just Cause Film
(Producer)
300
(Stunts)
Fight Club
(Stunts)
Analog
(Producer)
Jurassic World
(Second Unit Director)
V for Vendetta
(Stunt Double)
V for Vendetta
(Stunt Coordinator)
Nobody
(Producer)
Snow Ponies
(Executive Producer)
Deadpool: No Good Deed
(Director)
Ruiner
(Producer)
Hitman: Agent 47
(Action Director)
Dracula Untold
(Second Unit Director)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
(Second Unit Director)
The Midnight Meat Train
(Second Unit Director)
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
(Executive Producer)
Versus
(Producer)
Kung Fu
(Director)
Kung Fu
(Producer)
Once Upon a Deadpool
(Director)
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
(Director)
Serenity
(Stunts)
Fast and Loose
(Producer)
Bullet Train
(Director)
Bad Seed
(Stunts)
Bullet Train
(Producer)
Captain America: Civil War
(Second Unit Director)
Jupiter Ascending
(Stunt Coordinator)
The Fall Guy
(Director)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
(Stunts)
Violent Night 2
(Producer)
Ocean's 14
(Director)
Atomic Blonde 2
(Director)
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
(Executive Producer)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(Stunts)
Action
(Executive Producer)