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John Koyama

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Stunts
  • Actor
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John Koyama
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John got his start in the film business as a stunt man in 1990 on the film The Perfect Weapon. At the age of 9, he started studying boxing, kickboxing, gung fu, kali and escrima and eventually Bruce Lee's art of Jeet Kune Do under Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo at the original Filipino Kali Academy in Torrance, California. With over 100 film and television credits he is now one of the top Stunt Coordinators and Fight Coordinators in Hollywood. HYPEBEAST named John one of the top 5 Stunt Coordinators / Fight Coordinators for his work on the Sony AMC television show Preacher. He continues to set himself apart with the ability to fight choreograph, stunt coordinate and second unit direct entire action sequences.
BornFebruary 3, 1973
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BornFebruary 3, 1973
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations

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John Koyama
John Koyama in "The Last Samurai"
John Koyama in Breaking Bad (2008)
John Koyama in "The Last Samurai"
John Koyama in "The Last Samurai"
John Koyama in "The Last Samurai"
John Koyama in "The Last Samurai"
John Koyama in Mask of the Ninja (2008)

Known for

Jensen Ackles, Laz Alonso, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, and Jack Quaid in The Boys (2019)
The Boys
8.7
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
Furious 7 (2015)
Furious 7
7.1
  • Stunts
  • 2015
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
Breaking Bad
9.5
TV Series
  • Emilio
Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
The Last Samurai
7.8
  • Omura's Bodyguard
  • 2003

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Boys
    • second unit director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Seth Rogen in An American Pickle (2020)
    An American Pickle
    • second unit director
    • 2020
  • Preacher (2016)
    Preacher
    • second unit director
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Jia
    • second unit director
    • Short
    • 2015

Stunts

  • Rebel Moon
    • Stunt Fight Coordinator, stunt coordinator
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Boys
    • supervising stunt coordinator, Supervising Stunt Coordinator
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Jensen Ackles, Laz Alonso, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, and Jack Quaid in The Boys (2019)
    The Boys
    • supervising stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Ming-Na Wen and Temuera Morrison in The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
    The Book of Boba Fett
    • assistant stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Seth Rogen in An American Pickle (2020)
    An American Pickle
    • fight coordinator
    • stunt coordinator
    • 2020
  • Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson in Black Monday (2019)
    Black Monday
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2020
  • Interrogation (2020)
    Interrogation
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
    NCIS: Los Angeles
    • stunts
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2019
  • Preacher (2016)
    Preacher
    • fight coordinator
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2019
  • Future Man (2017)
    Future Man
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Justice League (2017)
    Justice League
    • stunt performer (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Jamie Foxx in Sleepless (2017)
    Sleepless
    • assistant stunt coordinator
    • 2017
  • Eric Dane in The Last Ship (2014)
    The Last Ship
    • stunts
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
    • stunts
    • 2016
  • Jia
    • stunt coordinator
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Furious 7 (2015)
    Furious 7
    • fight coordinator
    • stunts
    • 2015
  • Dig (2015)
    Dig
    • stunt coordinator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015

Actor

  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
    • Emilio
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson in Black Monday (2019)
    Black Monday
    • Yakuza Member
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, Ken Leung, Scott Wolf, Jill Flint, Eoin Macken, James Roch, and Tanaya Beatty in The Night Shift (2014)
    The Night Shift
    • Big Bar Guy #1
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Jia
    • Takeshi
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Geico James Bond Parody Television Commercial (2015)
    Geico James Bond Parody Television Commercial
    • Henchman (as John Y. Koyama)
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Furious 7 (2015)
    Furious 7
    • Audi R8 Racer (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Out
    • Nick
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Sean Patrick Flanery and Joe Pantoliano in Deadly Impact (2010)
    Deadly Impact
    • X-Ray Agent
    • 2010
  • Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli (2010)
    The Book of Eli
    • Sniper
    • 2010
  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    • Chinese Gangster (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Mary McCormack in In Plain Sight (2008)
    In Plain Sight
    • Asian Man
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Katana (2009)
    Katana
    • Toshiro
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff, and Harold Perrineau in Felon (2008)
    Felon
    • Asian Fighter
    • 2008
  • Johnny Messner in Ring of Death (2008)
    Ring of Death
    • Crying Man (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Brandy Norwood, Coby Bell, Pooch Hall, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Wendy Raquel Robinson, and Hosea Chanchez in The Game (2006)
    The Game
    • Tattoo Artist
    • TV Series
    • 2008
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Cat's In the Bag
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Cat's In the Bag
Deadly Impact
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Deadly Impact
Only the Brave
Trailer 2:20
Only the Brave

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Johnny Kay
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • February 3, 1973

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