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Jan Bryant(II)

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Jan Bryant
Jan Bryant is one of the only women in the world to be considered a Sword Master - an expert choreographer, performer and instructor of the art of sword fighting for major motion pictures. She is also an actress, appearing frequently as elegant noblewomen and sword fighting sirens. With her lean, muscular physique Jan not only stunt doubles for female stars but also often plays men in intense combat scenes.

From childhood Jan was fascinated with weaponry and movement as an art form but began her career in dance because "little girls don't play with swords." After getting her Bachelor's Degree at U. C. Berkeley she rectified that by taking a workshop in sword fighting while working professionally as a dance and character movement choreographer for Bay Area and regional theaters. When she accepted an offer to choreograph movement and dance at a theater in central California she met her husband to be, Sword Master Dan Speaker. Together they moved to Hollywood where they combined their talents into the creation of a unique system of teaching and choreographing sword fights for the motion picture industry. This unique system and the quality and integrity of their work enabled them to work with top actors and directors on some of Hollywood's biggest pictures, putting together action scenes with some of the finest stunt coordinators in the business.

Nowadays, Jan coordinates entire action sequences, continues to Sword Master films and is much in demand for her work teaching and choreographing; but she is more and more in front of the camera acting and performing her own sword fights and action scenes - enjoying the best of both worlds.
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Known for

Antonio Banderas in The Mask of Zorro (1998)
The Mask of Zorro
6.8
  • Stunts
  • 1998
Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
7.4
  • Stunts
  • 2003
Viggo Mortensen in Hidalgo (2004)
Hidalgo
6.7
  • Stunts
  • 2004
Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Hot Shots! Part Deux
6.6
  • Additional Crew
  • 1993

Credits

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Stunts

  • Skin Deep
    • Completed
  • Frank Gerrish in Oishi: Demon Hunter (2018)
    Oishi: Demon Hunter
  • Amy Schumacher, Veronica Roy, and Juliette Kendall in Light/Less (2018)
    Light/Less
  • Amy Schumacher and Jayme Woj in Trials of Ember (2018)
    Trials of Ember
  • Promised Neverland (2017)
    Promised Neverland
  • Margaux in America (2017)
    Margaux in America
  • Curse Named Love (2017)
    Curse Named Love
  • Shelby's Vacation (2017)
    Shelby's Vacation
  • Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular
  • Iris (2016)
    Iris
  • Ashley Boettcher, Sloane Morgan Siegel, and Drew Justice in Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (2014)
    Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street
  • Stacey Moseley and John E. Phillips in Goblin Queen (2016)
    Goblin Queen
  • Tales of the Sword (2014)
    Tales of the Sword
  • Harmony (2014)
    Harmony
  • The 2nd Annual Geekie Awards (2014)
    The 2nd Annual Geekie Awards
  • Legacy of the Tengu (2014)
    Legacy of the Tengu

Actress

  • Man of Fire
    • Completed
  • I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019)
    I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
  • Cats & Swords
  • Preface to Being Jaded (2014)
    Preface to Being Jaded
  • The Skyrim Parodies (2012)
    The Skyrim Parodies
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
    How I Met Your Mother
  • Bloodbath
  • The New Adventures of Robin Hood (1997)
    The New Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins (1994)
    Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins
  • By the Sword (1991)
    By the Sword
  • Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991)
    Wizards of the Demon Sword
  • Empire of the Dark (1990)
    Empire of the Dark
  • Time Barbarians (1990)
    Time Barbarians

Additional Crew

  • Fangs (2002)
    Dracula's Guest
  • Corbin Bernsen and Candice King in Pirate Camp (2007)
    Pirate Camp
  • Jonathan Cake, Colm Feore, and Santiago Cabrera in Empire (2005)
    Empire
  • Russell Crowe in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  • Ring of Steel (1994)
    Ring of Steel
  • Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
    Hot Shots! Part Deux
  • Embeth Davidtz and Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness (1992)
    Army of Darkness
  • Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Robin Williams, Bob Hoskins, Dante Basco, David Crosby, Robert Amico, Jasen Fisher, Stephanie Furst, Raushan Hammond, James Madio, Regina Russell Banali, Alex Zuckerman, and Paul Babb in Hook (1991)
    Hook
  • By the Sword (1991)
    By the Sword

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