David Leitch

Actor, Director
David Leitch
Gender:
Male
Height:
5' 11" (1.8 m)

Biography

David Leitch is a billion dollar film director, actor, stuntman, writer, producer, and stunt coordinator. He co-directed John Wick (2014) with Chad Stahelski, which he also served as producer. David directed Atomic Blonde (2017) starring Charlize Theron. David also directed the box office smash and critically acclaimed Deadpool 2 (2018). He is the director of Fast and Furious spin off: Hobbs and Shaw (2019).

Leitch was a stunt double for Brad Pitt five times, Matt Damon multiple times as well, including Bourne Ultimatum.

Spouse

Kelly McCormick (? - present)
 

Trivia

  • Martial artist, skilled in several arts such as: Muay Thai, Shootwrestling, boxing, wrestling, movie fights, and was a national competitor in Kickboxing.
  • Leitch's passion for martial arts came at a young age, watching Kung Fu Theater. Having no martial arts schools in Kohler, Wisconsin, Leitc fed his obsession with books and magazines. Training himself in the garage, and then finally finding classes at the Dan Inosanto academy while studying at the University of Minnesota.
  • With a degree in International Relations and Education, David chose to take a teaching job and open a martial arts school right out of college.
  • On the martial arts circuit, he met Chad Stahelski, who was living in LA, starting his career as a stuntman.

 

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Awards

2019
Nominee
Grammy

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at Deadpool 2 (2018)
Shared with:
John Houlihan (music supervisor)
Ryan Reynolds (compilation producer)

2018
Winner
CinEuphoria

Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award at Atomic Blonde (2017)

2018
Nominee
Dragon Award

Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie at Deadpool 2 (2018)
Shared with:
Rhett Reese
Paul Wernick
Ryan Reynolds

2018
Nominee
HFCS Award

Best New Filmmaker at Atomic Blonde (2017)

2017
Nominee
Audience Award

Best Action Feature at Atomic Blonde (2017)

2017
Nominee
Variety Piazza Grande Award

Atomic Blonde (2017)

2017
Nominee
Taurus World Stunt Award

Best Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director at Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Shared with:
Sam Hargrave
Chad Stahelski
Spiro Razatos
Andy Gill

2008
Nominee
Taurus Award

Best High Work at The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Shared with:
Kai Martin
Roof top foot chase. No wires were used. The chase ends with a jump from a balcony through a window where no wires or safety cables were used for the stunt double.

2004
Nominee
Taurus Award

Best Fight at The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Shared with:
Ousaun Elam
Tiger Hu Chen
Brad Martin
David Will No
Chad Stahelski
Marcus Young
Lead character takes on several henchmen in a chateau. Using wires, ancient weapons and martial arts, the stunt men crash into walls, fight around a grand staircase and destroy statues.

2014
Nominee
ICP Award

Best First Feature at John Wick (2014)
Shared with:
Chad Stahelski
9th place.

2014
Nominee
TFCA Award

Best First Feature at John Wick (2014)
Shared with:
Chad Stahelski

2008
Winner
Actor

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture at The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Shared with:
Evangelos Grecos (stunt coordinator)
Jeff Imada (stunt coordinator)
Miguel Pedregosa (stunt coordinator)
Gary Powell (stunt coordinator)
Darrin Prescott (stunt coordinator)
Scott Rogers (stunt coordinator)
My Rachid Abbad
Don Abbatiello
G.A. Aguilar
Brian Keith Allen
Guiomar Alonso
Bill Anagnos
Roy T. Anderson
Scott Armstrong
Luis Miguel Arranz
Chris Barnes
Randy Beckman
Said Belaamim
Nikki Berwick
Michael Bornhütter
Tim Buchanan
Paul Bucossi
Peter Bucossi
Mike Burke
Bruce Cain
Chris Cenatiempo
John Cenatiempo
Nick Chopping
Bob Colletti
Chris Colombo
George B. Colucci Jr.
Gilbert B. Combs
Aris Comninos
Ben Cooke
Benito Benitez Crespo
Eugenio Jiménez
J. Patrick Daily
Juan Carlos Delgado
Kelly Dent
Jacob Dewitt
Miguel Diaz-Aboitiz
George R. Doering III
Levan Doran
Norman Douglass
Geoffrey Dowell
Ben Dimmock
Georg Ebinal
Rick English
Peter Epstein
Jonathan Eusebio
Roy Farfel
Adil Farsi
John R. Favre
Frank Ferrara
Stephanie Finochio
Dean Forster
Glenn Foster
Tanner Foust
Marvin Francis
Jeremy Fry
Tim Gallin
David Garrick
Andy Godbold
Eduardo Gomez
Mohamed Gouyd
James Grogan
Tarick Hadouch
Richard Hansen
Gene Harrison
Frank Henson
Adolfo Heredia
Rob Herring
Cort Hessler
Donald John Hewitt
Don Hewitt
Jery Hewitt
Jorge Huergo
Jason Hunjan
Rob Hunt
Rob Inch
Rowley Irlam
Martin Ivanov
Viktor Ivanov
Keone Kim
Adam Kirley
Mike Lambert
Joanne Lamstein
Lasfer Abdelghni
Derek Lea
Maurice Lee
Antonio Lemos
Samir Machtioui
John E. Mack
Steve Mack
Guillermo Maestre
Stephen Mann
Paul Marini
Erik Martin
Boris Martinez
Santiago Martinez
Anna Mastroianni
Darren Maynard
Nick McKinless
Jeff Medeiros
Erol Mehmet
Andy Merchant
Peter Miles
Lee Millham
Gareth Milne
Lee Morrison
Mark Mottram
Dino Muccio
Ray Nicholas
Brian Nickels
James O'Donnell
Chris O'Hara
Shawn O'Neil
Mick O'Rourke
Oscar Outerino
Janet Paparazzo
Peter Pedrero
Dave Pope
Greg Powell
Dominic Preece
Susan Purkhiser
Eva Raboso
Markus Ranglack
Buster Reeves
John Roney
Markos Rounthwaite
Alison Ryan
Johan Saentz
Lutz Schleisner
Kevin Scott
Gordon Seed
Terry Serpico
Diz Sharpe
Matt Sherren
David Shumbris
Keith Siglinger
Craig Frosty Silva
Tony Van Silva
Peter B. Simpson
Brian Smyj
Mark Southworth
Marvin Campbell
Matthew Stirling
John Street
Gary Tacon
Alberto Zapata
Roy Taylor
Shawnna Thibodeau
Arran Topham
Mustapha Touki
Greg Tracy
Manuel Valle
Aaron Vexler
Vincent Wang
Dave Ware
Dean Watt
Reg Wayment
Ronnie Wechselberger
Jose Zorrilla

2008
Nominee
Actor

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture at 300 (2006)
Shared with:
Damon Caro (stunt coordinator)
Richard Cetrone
Tim Connolly
Scott Cosgrove
Jared S. Eddo
Jonathan Eusebio
Tad Griffith
Daniel Hernandez
Mike Mukatis
Tim Rigby
Matthew Rugetti
Guillermo Grispo