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3David Leitch (born November 16, 1975 in Kohler, Wisconsin) is an American stuntman, producer, and director.
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5He is best known for his directing work on various action movies, notably helping Creator/ChadStahelski to kickstart the ''Franchise/JohnWick'' franchise.
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7!!Partial Filmography:
8!!!'''As Director'''
9[[index]]
10* ''Film/JohnWick'' (2014, uncredited[[note]]Co-directed with Chad Stahelski, credited as producer[[/note]])
11* ''Film/AtomicBlonde'' (2017)
12* ''Film/Deadpool2'' (2018)
13* ''Film/HobbsAndShaw'' (2019)
14* ''Film/BulletTrain'' (2022, also producer)
15* ''Film/{{The Fall Guy|2024}}'' (2024, also producer)
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17!!!'''As Producer'''
18[[index]]
19* ''Franchise/JohnWick'':
20** ''Film/JohnWick'' (2014)
21** ''Film/JohnWickChapter2'' (2017)
22** ''Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum'' (2019)
23** ''Film/JohnWickChapter4'' (2023)
24* ''Film/{{Nobody}}'' (2021)
25* ''Film/{{Kate}}'' (2021)
26* ''Film/ViolentNight'' (2022)
27[[/index]]
28!!Tropes Associated With This Creator:
29* ActionGenre: Much of his filmography thus far consists of films categorized as action.
30* CreatorCameo: Starting with ''Deadpool 2'', he appears sporadically in the films he has directed. [[spoiler:His role in ''Bullet Train'' crosses into DeathByCameo.]]
31* CreatorThumbprint: It seems that the neo-noir nightclub-like lighting of ''John Wick'' was his idea, as many of his directorial efforts to date have an abundance of scenes being lit by neon lights. This goes for the movies he has produced as well.
32* ProductionPosse:
33** Jonathan Sela, his cinematographer on [[Film/JohnWick all]] [[Film/AtomicBlonde of]] [[Film/Deadpool2 his]] [[Film/HobbsAndShaw films]] [[Film/BulletTrain to]] [[Film/TheFallGuy2024 date]].
34** Tyler Bates, his score composer from ''John Wick'', ''Atomic Blonde'', ''Deadpool 2'', and ''Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw''.
35*** Dominic Lewis counts as this starting with ''Bullet Train'', ''Violent Night'', and ''The Fall Guy''.

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