Chad Stahelski

Director and former stuntman

American director and former stuntman, creator of the John Wick action style.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth9/20/1968

Country of OriginUnited States

Biography

He trained in Jeet Kune Do at the Inosanto Academy and worked for years as a stuntman and double. As a director he pushed for long unbroken takes and visible full-body work — the exact opposite of the fast cutting that had dominated action film until then.

Associated Martial Arts

Jeet Kune DoNotable figure→

Bruce Lee's system from the late 1960s, rejecting closed styles. He started from wing chun but concluded that any fixed system is a limitation.

Filmography

A screen role does not mean the person actually practises the art — that is listed above.

John Wick2014

director