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David Leitch(I)

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David Leitch
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David Leitch is a billion dollar film director, actor, stuntman, writer, producer, and stunt coordinator. He co-created the franchise of John Wick (2014) with Chad Stahelski, on which he also served as producer. David directed Atomic Blonde (2017) starring Charlize Theron. David also directed the box office smash and critically acclaimed Deadpool 2 (2018). He is also the director of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019).

Leitch was a stunt double for Brad Pitt five times, Matt Damon multiple times as well, including The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
BornNovember 16, 1975
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BornNovember 16, 1975
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Known for

    Brad Pitt, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Zazie Beetz, and Bad Bunny in Bullet Train (2022)
    Bullet Train
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2022
    Keanu Reeves in John Wick (2014)
    John Wick
    7.5
    • Producer(p.g.a.)
    • 2014
    Charlize Theron in Atomic Blonde (2017)
    Atomic Blonde
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2017
    Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Dwayne Johnson, Eiza González, and Vanessa Kirby in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
    Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2019

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    Director



    • How to Rob a Bank
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Undying Love
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Hot Air
      • Director
      • Turnaround
      • TV Mini Series
    • Gears of War
      • Director
      • Script
    • Fight
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Button Man
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series



    • Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy (2024)
      The Fall Guy
      6.8
      • directed by
      • 2024
    • Brad Pitt, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Zazie Beetz, and Bad Bunny in Bullet Train (2022)
      Bullet Train
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Snowbrawl (2019)
      Snowbrawl
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Dwayne Johnson, Eiza González, and Vanessa Kirby in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
      Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
      6.4
      • directed by
      • 2019
    • Ryan Reynolds in Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
      Once Upon a Deadpool
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Deadpool 2: Deleted/Extended Scenes (2018)
      Deadpool 2: Deleted/Extended Scenes
      6.7
      Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Céline Dion in Céline Dion: Ashes (2018)
      Céline Dion: Ashes
      8.1
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
      Deadpool 2
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Charlize Theron in Atomic Blonde (2017)
      Atomic Blonde
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Deadpool: No Good Deed (2017)
      Deadpool: No Good Deed
      7.9
      Video
      • Director (uncredited)
      • 2017

    Producer



    • How to Rob a Bank
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Violent Night 2
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Undying Love
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Three Hitmen and a Baby
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • The Division
      • producer
      • Development Unknown
    • Skeleton Tree
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Ruiner
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Over Your Dead Body
      • producer
      • Completed
    • Just Cause
      • producer
      • Script
    • Fight
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Fast and Loose
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Button Man
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Ballerina Overdrive
      • producer
      • Completed



    • Bob Odenkirk in Nobody 2 (2025)
      Nobody 2
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Ke Huy Quan in Love Hurts (2025)
      Love Hurts
      5.3
      • produced by (p.g.a.)
      • 2025
    • Action (2024)
      Action
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy (2024)
      The Fall Guy
      6.8
      • producer (p.g.a)
      • 2024
    • The Oscars (2024)
      The Oscars
      6.7
      TV Special
      • producer: stunts sequence
      • 2024
    • Colin Woodell in The Continental (2023)
      The Continental
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Ryan Gosling in The Chase for Carrera (2023)
      The Chase for Carrera
      7.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
      John Wick: Chapter 4
      7.6
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • David Harbour in Violent Night (2022)
      Violent Night
      6.7
      • produced by (p.g.a.)
      • 2022
    • Brad Pitt, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Zazie Beetz, and Bad Bunny in Bullet Train (2022)
      Bullet Train
      7.3
      • produced by (p.g.a.)
      • 2022
    • Woody Harrelson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Miku Martineau in Kate (2021)
      Kate
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Bob Odenkirk in Nobody (2021)
      Nobody
      7.4
      • produced by (p.g.a.)
      • 2021
    • Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
      John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
      John Wick: Chapter 2
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger in Arch: The Story (2016)
      Arch: The Story
      8.1
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016

    Stunts



    • Rupert Friend and Hannah Ware in Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
      Hitman: Agent 47
      5.7
      • action choreographer: additional scenes (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum in Jupiter Ascending (2015)
      Jupiter Ascending
      5.3
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2015
    • William Fichtner, Will Arnett, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Johnny Knoxville, Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, and Pete Ploszek in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
      Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
      5.8
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2014
    • Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
      Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
      6.1
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2013
    • Richard Gere, Kate Winslet, Halle Berry, Seann William Scott, Anna Faris, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Emma Stone, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Movie 43 (2013)
      Movie 43
      4.4
      • stunt coordinator (segment "Happy Birthday")
      • 2013
    • Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
      The Bourne Legacy
      6.6
      • stunt actor (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried in In Time (2011)
      In Time
      6.7
      • stunt coordinator (as David M. Leitch)
      • 2011
    • Rose McGowan, Stephen Lang, Jason Momoa, and Rachel Nichols in Conan the Barbarian (2011)
      Conan the Barbarian
      5.2
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2011
    • The Mechanic (2011)
      The Mechanic
      6.5
      • fight designer
      • 2011
    • Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, and Garrett Hedlund in Tron: Legacy (2010)
      Tron: Legacy
      6.8
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2010
    • Sean Faris, Will Yun Lee, and Maggie Q in The King of Fighters (2009)
      The King of Fighters
      3.1
      • action designer
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2009
    • Ninja Assassin (2009)
      Ninja Assassin
      6.3
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2009
    • Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms in The Hangover (2009)
      The Hangover
      7.7
      • stunts (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Tom Hanks in Angels & Demons (2009)
      Angels & Demons
      6.7
      • stunts (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
      X-Men Origins: Wolverine
      6.5
      • action coordinator
      • 2009

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    Videos12

    How 'The Fall Guy' Celebrates the Art of Stunt Performing
    Clip 2:22
    How 'The Fall Guy' Celebrates the Art of Stunt Performing
    'Deadpool 2' Stars Choose Their MCU Teammates
    Interview 1:13
    'Deadpool 2' Stars Choose Their MCU Teammates
    'Deadpool 2' Stars Choose Their MCU Teammates
    Interview 1:13
    'Deadpool 2' Stars Choose Their MCU Teammates
    'Deadpool 2' Stars on Becoming Their Characters
    Interview 2:47
    'Deadpool 2' Stars on Becoming Their Characters
    'Deadpool 2' Stars Audition for X-Force
    Interview 1:16
    'Deadpool 2' Stars Audition for X-Force
    Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    Trailer
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    Trailer 2:53
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    • Alternative names
      • David Leich
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • November 16, 1975
    • Spouse
      • Kelly McCormick? - present
    • Parents
        Bryon

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      On the martial arts circuit, he met Chad Stahelski, who was living in Los Angeles, starting his career as a stuntman.

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