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Jeff Habberstad

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Stunts
  • Actor
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Jeff Habberstad
Jeff Habberstad has been working in film for over 30 years. Starting as a stuntman specializing in aerial work, Jeff quickly made a name for himself, winning the award for "Best Aerial Stunt" in one of the first ever Stunt Awards. Jeff has gone on to receive 4 Emmy nominations, winning the Emmy for an action sequence he directed for the TV series, "Alias". Before starting in the film business, Jeff attended college in Washington State, specializing in the odd but productive combination of Engineering, Business and Film. This, along with a natural mechanical ability has led to some great innovations in wire work. Jeff has established himself as a creative and innovative 2nd Unit Director. His many notable credits include "Spider-man", "The Sixth Sense", "There Will Be Blood", the "X-Men" series and multiple Marvel films, including "Doctor Strange", for which he directed nearly the entire 3rd act. As seen on his resume, he has collaborated with many great filmmakers. Jeff is married to his wife, Debbie. They have 3 kids. The oldest, Trevor, an established stuntman and Stunt Coordinator, passed away at 27 from a rare form of cancer, delivering the worst possible blow to our family. Shane is a USC grad and is quickly advancing in the film business. The youngest is our daughter Allie, a USC grad, and the first of the kids to marry.
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
    Iron Man 3
    7.1
    • Stunts
    • 2013
    Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
    X-Men: Days of Future Past
    7.9
    • Stunts
    • 2014
    Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange (2016)
    Doctor Strange
    7.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2016
    Jennifer Garner in Alias (2001)
    Alias
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Gorge (2025)
      The Gorge
      6.7
      • second unit director
      • 2025
    • Pierce Brosnan, Ellen Barkin, Nina Dobrev, and Adam Devine in The Out-Laws (2023)
      The Out-Laws
      5.4
      • second unit director: aerial sequence
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Lopez in The Mother (2023)
      The Mother
      5.6
      • second unit director
      • 2023
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
      Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
      6.9
      • second unit director
      • 2022
    • Rachel Weisz, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Winstone, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, and Florence Pugh in Black Widow (2021)
      Black Widow
      6.6
      • second unit director: descent unit
      • 2021
    • Charlize Theron, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli, Marwan Kenzari, and KiKi Layne in The Old Guard (2020)
      The Old Guard
      6.7
      • second unit director
      • 2020
    • Harrison Ford in The Call of the Wild (2020)
      The Call of the Wild
      6.7
      • second unit director
      • 2020
    • Brie Larson in Captain Marvel (2019)
      Captain Marvel
      6.7
      • second unit director
      • 2019
    • Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Walton Goggins, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and Hannah John-Kamen in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
      Ant-Man and the Wasp
      7.0
      • second unit director
      • 2018
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange (2016)
      Doctor Strange
      7.5
      • second unit director
      • 2016
    • Barely Lethal (2015)
      Barely Lethal
      5.4
      • second unit director
      • 2015
    • Will Smith and Jaden Smith in After Earth (2013)
      After Earth
      4.8
      • second unit director
      • 2013
    • Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, and Chris Pine in This Means War (2012)
      This Means War
      6.3
      • second unit director
      • 2012
    • The Last Airbender (2010)
      The Last Airbender
      3.9
      • second unit director
      • 2010
    • John Cusack, Chevy Chase, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, Brook Bennett, Aliu Oyofo, and Jake Rose in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
      Hot Tub Time Machine
      6.4
      • second unit director: aerial unit (uncredited)
      • 2010

    Stunts



    • Wyatt Russell, David Harbour, Olga Kurylenko, Sebastian Stan, Hannah John-Kamen, Lewis Pullman, and Florence Pugh in Thunderbolts* (2025)
      Thunderbolts*
      7.1
      • stunt performer
      • 2025
    • Daniel Brühl, Wyatt Russell, Emily VanCamp, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, and Erin Kellyman in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
      The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • stunt performer
      • 2021
    • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, and Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange (2016)
      Doctor Strange
      7.5
      • stunts (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
      X-Men: Apocalypse
      6.8
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2016
    • Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Corey Stoll, Mark Knapton, and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man (2015)
      Ant-Man
      7.2
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2015
    • Barely Lethal (2015)
      Barely Lethal
      5.4
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2015
    • Bradley Cooper in American Sniper (2014)
      American Sniper
      7.3
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2014
    • Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
      X-Men: Days of Future Past
      7.9
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2014
    • Shailene Woodley and Theo James in Divergent (2014)
      Divergent
      6.6
      • stunts
      • 2014
    • Will Smith and Jaden Smith in After Earth (2013)
      After Earth
      4.8
      • stunt performer
      • 2013
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2013
    • Louis C.K. in Louie (2010)
      Louie
      8.5
      TV Series
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2011
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Kenneth Choi, Chris Evans, JJ Feild, Neal McDonough, Bruno Ricci, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke, Sebastian Stan, and Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
      Captain America: The First Avenger
      6.9
      • utility stunts: Los Angeles
      • 2011
    • Kevin Bacon, Julianne Moore, Marisa Tomei, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
      Crazy, Stupid, Love.
      7.4
      • stunts
      • 2011
    • Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class (2011)
      X-Men: First Class
      7.7
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2011

    Actor



    • Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Alicia Keys, and Chris Pine in Smokin' Aces (2006)
      Smokin' Aces
      6.6
      • Top Coated Gunman
      • 2006
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme in Sudden Death (1995)
      Sudden Death
      5.9
      • Lewis (as Jeff Habbersted)
      • 1995
    • Chuck Norris and Roland Harrah III in Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
      Braddock: Missing in Action III
      4.9
      • U.S. Helicopter Pilot
      • 1988
    • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
      Magnum, P.I.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Catman Burglar
      • 1985

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      • John Jeffery Habberstad
    • Spouse
      • Deborah HabberstadAugust 1, 1987 - present (3 children)
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      He has been nominated for the "Outstanding Stunt Coordination" Emmy the first 4 years the category has been in existence. In most cases, he also Directed the Emmy-winning scenes.

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