Chad Stahelski

Chad Stahelski is one of those rare filmmakers who genuinely earned his seat in the director's chair the hard way — not through film school, but by spending decades throwing himself off buildings and through windows. The guy was Keanu Reeves' stunt double on The Matrix, which is already a wild enough résumé line on its own, but then he co-directed John Wick with David Leitch in 2014 and essentially reinvented what American action cinema could look like. The gun-fu choreography, the long uncut takes, the sheer commitment to making violence feel consequential — that all comes from someone who has personally felt what a hit costs. He went on to direct the entire John Wick franchise solo, and each installment pushed the craft further. For my money, he's the most exciting pure action director working today, and the fact that he came up through stunts rather than prestige festivals makes every frame feel more honest.

Name (English)

Chad Stahelski

Name (Japanese)

チャド・スタエルスキー

Reading

ちゃど・すたえるすきー

Born

September 20, 1968 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Monkey

Origin

Palmer, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

actor / kickboxer / stunt performer / film producer / film director

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD

Tags

• Massachusetts
• actor
• kickboxer
• stunt performer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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