Charles F. Stahelski (born September 20, 1968) is an American stuntman, stunt actor, and filmmaker. He is considered a highly influential figure in the action film genre. He first achieved prominence as a stunt performer and coordinator, notably as the key stunt double for Keanu Reeves on The Matrix (1999) and as the martial arts stunt coordinator on its first two sequels. He subsequently directed the 2014 film John Wick, starring Reeves, and its three sequels.
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Primarily2026 Wicked Game Producer
2025 Snow Ponies Executive Producer
2025 From the World of John Wick: Caine Producer
2025 Highlander Producer, Director
2025 Untitled Animated John Wick Prequel Producer
2025 Bella Producer
2025 Karoshi Producer
2025 The Professionals Producer
2025 Sentinel Producer
2025 Loose Cannons Producer
2025 Rainbow Six Director, Executive Producer
2025 Sifu Producer
2025 The Man from Nowhere Producer
2025 Analog Director, Producer
2025 Ballerina Producer
2025 Wick Is Pain as Self Executive Producer
2024 Keanu Reeves: The One and Only as Himself
2023 Albert Pyun: King of Cult Movies as Self
2023 The Continental: From the World of John Wick Executive Producer
2023 John Wick: Chapter 4 Producer, Director
2022 Day Shift Producer
2021 The Matrix Resurrections as Chad
2020 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Second Unit Director
2019 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Director, Executive Producer
2018 Deadpool 2 Stunts
2017 Baby Driver Thanks
2017 Friends, Confidantes: The Keanu/Chad Partnership as Self
2017 Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene as Self
2017 As Above, So Below: The Underworld of 'John Wick' as Self
2017 John Wick Chapter 2: Wick-vizzed as Self
2017 John Wick: Chapter 2 Director, Executive Producer
2016 Captain America: Civil War Second Unit Director
2016 Grimsby Second Unit Director
2015 Hitman: Agent 47 Action Director
2015 John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry as Self
2015 Don't F*#% With John Wick as Self
2014 John Wick Director
2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
2013 Escape Plan Second Unit Director
2013 The Wolverine Stunts
2013 Man of Tai Chi Martial Arts Choreographer
2013 After Earth Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
2012 The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games as Self - Second Unit Director
2012 The Expendables 2 Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
2012 Safe Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
2012 The Hunger Games Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
2011 Killer Elite Stunt Coordinator
2011 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Stunts
2011 The Mechanic as Vaughn's Bodyguard (uncredited)
2010 TRON: Legacy Stunt Coordinator
2010 Faster Stunts
2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' as Self
2010 The Expendables Stunt Coordinator
2010 Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary as Self
2010 Iron Man 2 Utility Stunts
2010 The Odds Stunt Coordinator
2009 Ninja Assassin Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Stunts
2008 Speed Racer Stunt Coordinator
2008 Jumper Stunts
2008 Rambo Stunt Coordinator
2007 Balls of Fury Fight Choreographer
2007 Live Free or Die Hard as Terrorist (uncredited) Stunts
2007 Next as US Marine (uncredited) Stunts
2007 Fetch as Sunny Executive Producer, Stunts
2007 300 Stunt Coordinator
2006 Beerfest Stunt Coordinator
2006 V for Vendetta as Storm Saxon Stunts Coordinator
2005 Serenity Stunt Coordinator
2005 Thumbsucker Stunt Double
2005 The Dukes of Hazzard Stunt Double
2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Utility Stunts
2005 xXx: State of the Union Stunts
2005 Constantine as Demon in Hospital (uncredited) Fight Choreographer
2004 Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon Stunt Coordinator
2004 Spider-Man 2 Stunts
2004 Van Helsing Fight Choreographer
2004 Switchfoot Live in San Diego as Himself
2003 The Matrix Revolutions Stunt Coordinator
2003 The Matrix Reloaded Stunt Coordinator
2002 Dead Above Ground Stunts
2002 Kung Pow: Enter the Fist as Masked Fighter Stunts
2001 The Matrix Revisited as Self - Stuntman (archive footage)
2001 Corky Romano Stunts
2001 Rock Star Stunts
2001 Ghosts of Mars Stunts
2001 Tomcats Stunts
2000 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Stunts
2000 The Replacements Stunt Double
2000 Picking Up the Pieces Stunts
2000 The Gift Stunts
1999 Wild Wild West Stunts
1999 The Matrix Stunt Double
1999 8MM Stunts
1999 My Favorite Martian Stunts
1998 Vampires as Male Master #4
1998 CHiPs '99 Stunts
1998 Orgazmo Stunts
1998 Almost Heroes Stunts
1998 Recoil as Henchman (uncredited) Stunts
1998 The Hunted as FBI Agent #2 Stunt Coordinator
1997 Alien Resurrection Stunts, Stunt Double
1997 Perfect Target Stunts
1997 Bean Stunts
1997 True Vengeance Fight Choreographer
1996 Bloodsport III as Max Omega Fight Choreographer
1996 Riot Stunts
1996 The Glimmer Man as Carjacker / Thug (uncredited)
1996 Escape from L.A. Stunts
1996 Nemesis 3: Time Lapse as Nebula
1996 Bloodsport II as Fighter
1995 Nemesis 2: Nebula as Nebula
1995 Heatseeker as Budokam Fighter
1995 Fist of the North Star Stunts
1995 Spitfire as Whit
1995 The Feminine Touch Stunts
1994 Hong Kong 97 as Leong
1994 The Crow Stunt Double
1993 Brain Smasher... A Love Story Stunts
1993 Knights Stunts
1992 Mission of Justice as The Gauntlet