David Leitch (Directing)

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...Read More