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Chad Stahelski is an American stuntman and director. He is best known as the director of the John Wick trilogy starring Keanu Reeves. He was brought in as a body double for Brandon Lee in the 1994 film The Crow following Brandon’s death.

Career[]

Following Brandon Lee’s death in an on set accident on March 31, 1993, Chad was brought in as a body double to finish filming some of the scenes that Brandon was supposed to be in.

From 1999 to 2003, Chad was the stunt double for Keanu Reeves in The Matrix franchise and later served as a stunt coordinator for the films.

In 1997, Stahelski co-founded action design company 87Eleven with David Leitch

In 2014, Chad co-directed the thriller film John Wick alongside David Leitch. Chad directed the next two sequels by himself. He was also the producer for the first and third John Wick films.

Trivia[]

  • Chad trained with Brandon Lee at the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts and he was one of Brandon’s close friends
  • Chad wore a mask of Brandon Lee’s face on the set of The Crow, and according to some of the cast and crew the mask was very realistic
  • Some of the scenes he had to film include Eric putting on makeup at the mirror and a romantic scene with Shelly, played by Sofia Shinas.
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