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David Leitch

Producer, actor and director, also writer · Born November 16, 1975 (50) · Kohler, Wisconsin, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

David Leitch (/liːtʃ/; born November 16, 1975) is an American filmmaker, stunt performer, stunt coordinator, and actor. He made his directorial debut on the action film John Wick (2014) with Chad Stahelski, though only Stahelski was credited. He later also directed the films Atomic Blonde (2017), Deadpool 2 (2018), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), Bullet Train (2022), The Fall Guy (2024), and How to Rob a Bank (2026). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Leitch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 16, 1975 (50)
From
Kohler, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Producer, actor and director, also writer
Titles
102 on MovieCove · 130 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are David Leitch's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Bonds
18%
Self
17%
Survival
15%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Society
3%
Redemption10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 6 · Wry 2 · Earnest 12

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 11

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 12

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Thrilling
14
Absurd
11
Dread
3
Hopeful
3
Other
19

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Leitch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 77 of their 102 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Leitch's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

130 credits, 102 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Jason Statham Stole My Bike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Director · Producer

  • Violent Night 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • How to Rob a Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer

  • Over Your Dead Body(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Pretty Lethal(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Nobody 2(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Love Hurts(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Action(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Fall Guy(2024)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Continental(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • John Wick: Chapter 4(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Violent Night(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Bullet Train(2022)

    Director · Producer · as Jeff Zufelt

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Kate(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Nobody(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw(2019)

    Director · as Eteon Helicopter Pilot

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Deadpool(2018)

    Director · as Ground Chuck Mutant

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Blood, Sweat and Terrors(2018)

    as John Fetcher (segment "Fetch")

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool 2(2018)

    Director · as Ground Chuck Mutant

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Atomic Blonde(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Baby Driver(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Deadpool: No Good Deed(2017)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • John Wick: Chapter 2(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows(2016)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Captain America: Civil War(2016)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hitman: Agent 47(2015)

    Action Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Jurassic World(2015)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Jupiter Ascending(2015)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • John Wick(2014)

    Co-Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dracula Untold(2014)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2014)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Escape Plan(2013)

    Second Unit Director · as Second Lieutenant

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Wolverine(2013)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Host(2013)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Movie 43(2013)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Parker(2013)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters(2013)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Legacy(2012)

    Stunts · as The Driver

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • In Time(2011)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Conan the Barbarian(2011)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Mechanic(2011)

    Fight Choreographer · Second Unit Director · as Sebastian

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Tron: Legacy(2010)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The King of Fighters(2009)

    Action Director · Stunt Coordinator · as Terry Bogard

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Ninja Assassin(2009)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator · as Europol Door Guard

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Hangover(2009)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine(2009)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Angels & Demons(2009)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Bangkok Dangerous(2008)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Midnight Meat Train(2008)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Speed Racer(2008)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jumper(2008)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mama's Boy(2007)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Gene Generation(2007)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Balls of Fury(2007)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Invasion(2007)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Ultimatum(2007)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Next(2007)

    Stunts · as US Marine Edgemond (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fetch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer · as John 'Fetch' Fetcher

  • 300(2006)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Beerfest(2006)

    Fight Choreographer · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • V for Vendetta(2005)

    Stunt Coordinator · Stunt Double · Stunts Coordinator · as Convenience Store V

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • When a Stranger Calls(2006)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Underworld: Evolution(2006)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Serenity(2005)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Dukes of Hazzard(2005)

    Fight Choreographer · as Puncher

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith(2005)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • xXx: State of the Union(2005)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Constantine(2005)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sledge: The Untold Story(2005)

    Writer · as Frank Sledge

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Troy(2004)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Van Helsing(2004)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • In Enemy Hands(2004)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Stuck on You(2003)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • In Hell(2003)

    Second Unit Director · Stunt Coordinator · as Paul

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Matrix Revolutions(2003)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2003)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Seabiscuit(2003)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Matrix Reloaded(2003)

    Stunts · as Merovingian's Thug (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Daredevil(2003)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • L.A. County 187(2003)

    as Earnest Cop

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Nine Lives(2002)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Serving Sara(2002)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Eleven(2001)

    Stunt Double · as Security Guard / X-Bag Man #1 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Spy Game(2001)

    Stunt Double · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Corky Romano(2001)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Ghosts of Mars(2001)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Score(2001)

    Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Replicant(2001)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Order(2001)

    Stunt Double · as Mike Moran

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option(2001)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • One Night at McCool's(2001)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Mexican(2001)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Pretender 2001 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Stunts

  • The Right Hook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Stunt Coordinator

  • Men of Honor(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Bad Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Stunts

  • Big Momma's House(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The President's Man(2000)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Fight Club(1999)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Out in Fifty(1999)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Perfect Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Stunts

  • CHiPs '99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Stunts

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Innocent

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 5 episodes · as David Hasbro

  • Blade(1998)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • BASEketball(1998)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Orgazmo(1997)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Almost Heroes(1998)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Stunts

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)

    Show 18 episodes · Stunts

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Analog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Bang! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Fast and Loose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Gears of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Just Cause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • King of Iron Fist Tournament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Paul Phoenix

  • Knight Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Kung Fu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Limited Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Ocean's Fourteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Ruiner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Skeleton Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Snow Ponies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • The Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Worst Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Versus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 129 titles, 109 of them dated from 1993 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Deadpool 2 (2018)

$786M worldwide

Highest rated

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Bullet Train (2022)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting24 of 129: 6 only acting, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting14 of 129: 3 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thWriting1 of 129: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing34 of 129: 25 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew82 of 129: 70 only other crew, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

129 titles, 25 with more than one role.

By decade

1990s13 · 3 acting · 10 crew2000s55 · 12 acting · 54 crew2010s29 · 7 acting · 28 crew2020s12 · 1 acting · 12 crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award from 3 major nominations, 2008–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
  2. 2008
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do David Leitch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 97; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 102 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th28
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th25

Shape of the crowd

38 of their 102 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed12
  • Mixed35

Most divisive · actor, writer

Sledge: The Untold Story (2005)

94th percentile spread · 67% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

V for Vendetta (2005)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David Leitch's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles58–93 · median 90 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles18–62 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles57–89 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles34–64 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles42–76 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Leitch work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Leitch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kelly McCormick shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles