Doug Chapman (stuntman) explained

Doug Chapman
Othername:Douglas Chapman
Occupation:Stunt performer, stunt double, actor, stunt co-ordinator
Years Active:1996–present

Doug Chapman is a stunt coordinator, stunt performer and actor, a member of Stunts Canada,[1] who works in film and television.

Biography

He graduated in 1994 from the California State University, Chico with a Bachelor of Arts in Information and Communication Design in Media Arts.

Career

He has been a stunt double for Kurt Russell, Robert Englund and Christian Slater. He worked on TV shows from The X-Files to Smallville, and films from I, Robot to 300. He has also performed stunts for many commercials, including precision driving for commercials for Honda and Chrysler. Notable acting roles include Sergeant Cole in Stargate Atlantis and Roy Chess in Watchmen. He has continued to work in stunt coordination and stunt performer roles in top TV series and films to date.

Chapman was uncredited for a stunt in the Smallville episode "Splinter", where he was a stunt double for James Marsters. In the DVD commentary, Marsters says of Chapman, "...he was supposed to just land on top of the thing and the wine case and then slowly go down, and he got sent straight through it...that was such a nasty gag... but he was fine man, he's a pro."[2]

In the film Watchmen, Doug performed the first ever bare-skin burn stunt performance in a feature film.[3] In a production video diary on the film website showing some of the preparation for the stunt, Doug quips to the camera, "It's not a good week unless you burn at least a couple of times."[4]

Doug's character in the Industry Works's film Toxin by Tom Raycove - Lt. John Paxton - features as the perspective of a first-person shooter game for smartphones, Toxin: Zombie Annihilation - made by DisruptedLogic.[5]

Chapman's fire burn live on stage at the 2007 World Stunt Awards was used as a front page banner for the 2014 website.[6]

Award nominations

He was nominated for a Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Fire Stunt in 2004[7] for a stunt performed for the film Freddy vs. Jason (2003). He doubled for Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger in a full body burn and wire stunt. In the DVD production commentaries, Englund said of him, "I've a great stunt double on this, and Doug's really making me look good."[8]

He was nominated for a Leo Award in 2013 for Best Stunt Coordination in a Motion Picture for Assault on Wall Street.[9]

Filmography

Year Film Role
1996StreetgunWarehouse Worker #2
Stunt performer
CarpoolStunt performer
Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?Stunt performer
1997Klaus Dibiasi
Stunt performer
Viper

Out From Oblivion

Simpkins
Silencing MaryStunt Double for Kirby Morrow
1998Voyage of TerrorStunt performer
MisbegottenStunt performer
Wrongfully AccusedStunt performer
Disturbing BehaviourStunt performer
Rupert's LandStunt performer
FuturesportStunt performer
Don't Look DownStunt double for Terry Kinney
Perfect Little AngelsStunt performer
The Outer Limits

To Tell the Truth

Stunt double for Gregory Harrison
1999Fatal ErrorStunt double for David Lewis
Can of WormsStunt performer
Atomic TrainStunt performer
Stunt performer
Y2KStunt performer
2000Mission to Marsstunt double for Peter Outerbridge
Trixiestunt double for Dermot Mulroney
Scary MovieStunt performer
The Man Who Used to Be Mestunt double for William Devane
BloodStunt performer
Just DealStunt performer
2001The StickupStunt performer
ValentineStunt performer
Head Over HeelsStunt performer
Los LuchadoresStunt double
3000 Miles To GracelandStunt double for Kurt Russell
MindstormStunt performer
Love and TreasonStunt performer
Along Came a SpiderStunt double for Michael Wincott
Replicantstunt double for Michael Rooker
Class WarfareStunt performer
Return to Cabin by the LakeStunt performer
Dark WaterTruck driver
Out ColdStunt performer
2002My Brother's KeeperStunt performer
Dead in a HeartbeatStunt performer
GreenmailStunt performer
Dead HeatStunt performer
Extreme OpsStunt double for Devon Sawa
Jeremiah

Things Left Unsaid

stunt double for Alex Zahara
2003Final Destination 2Stunt performer
House of the DeadStunt performer
John Doe

Psychic Connection

Uniformed Cop
Agent Cody BanksStunt performer
The CoreStunt double for Tcheky Karyo
X2Stunt performer
Freddy vs. JasonStunt double for Robert Englund
ElfStunt performer
Scary Movie 3Stunt performer
Smallville

Magnetic

Deputy
PaycheckStunt performer
2004The Thing BelowStunt performer
The Collector

The Ice Skater

Stunt performer
Stunt performer
Walking TallStunt double for Ryan Robbins
10.5Stunt performer
The Chronicles of RiddickStunt performer
The Collector

The Prosecutor

Guard #1
White ChicksStunt performer
I, RobotStunt performer
CatwomanStunt performer
The Dead Zone

Speak Now

Angry husband of bridesmaid
2005Smallville

Splinter

Stunt double for James Marsters
Smallville

Lexmas

Stunt double for Kenneth Welsh
Stunt performer
Alone In The DarkStunt double for Christian Slater
Fantastic FourStunt performer
Fireman
ChaosStunt double for Jason Statham
2006Stunt double for John Mann
Stargate Atlantis: MichaelSergeant Cole
A Little Thing Called MurderStunt coordinator
Scary Movie 4Stunt performer
Stunt performer
Snakes on a PlaneStunt performer
FidoStunt double
300Stunt performer
2007Stunt double for Jason Statham
Stunt performer
Agent #2
Painkiller Jane

Toy Soldiers

Federal Agent
SeedStunt performer
Guard #3
Traveler

The Tells

Murden
Battle in SeattleStunt double for Martin Henderson
Martian ChildStunt performer
Stunt performer
2008Ace of HeartsStunt coordinator
ShredStunt coordinator
stunt performer (snowmobile driver)
The Day the Earth Stood StillStunt performer
Army medic
The BetrayedHenchman
Beyond Loch NessStunt double for Paul McGillion
The Andromeda strainStunt performer
Far CryStunt performer, Mercenary Russell
2009WatchmenStunt coordinator (Canada)
Roy Chess
Stunt double for Stephen McHattie
Stunt performer
I Love You Beth Cooper Stunt double for Jared Keeso
Merlin and the Book of Beasts Stunt performer - guard #1
Fireball Stunt double
Rampage stunt performer (police officer)
Defying Gravity stunt performer
Revenge of the Boarding School Dropouts Stunt coordinator
2nd Unit Director
stunt performer (snowboard rep)
Case 39 stunt performer (dock worker, rescue diver)
The Hole Normal Dad
V (2009 TV series) V Guard
Stunt double for Scott Wolf
stunt performer
2010Hot Tub Time MachineStunt coordinator
Agent O'Keefe
Life Unexpected Stunt coordinator (cover days)
Inception Stunt performer
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Stunt performer
2011Final Destination 5Stunt performer (driver)
Somnolence[10] Canterra
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Stunt performer (Military police)
Stunt coordinator (cover days)
Doomsday Prophecy Military officer
2012Toxin[11] Lt. John Paxton
Dawn Rider Chase
Shadowplay Specialist
Stunt coordinator
True Justice Stunt coordinator, Stunt actor, stunt double
Arrow Stunt performer (27 episodes 2012-14)
Hell on Wheels Stunt performer
Continuum BS Cop #2
Earth's Final Hours Agent
2013Assault on Wall StreetStunt Coordinator
ArrowStunt driver (2 episodes)
2013-2015MotiveStunt Coordinator (33 episodes)
Dr Hanlon
Bryce Conroy
2015Hadwin's JudgementGrant Hadwin
2016Star Trek BeyondSir Olden
2016-18Travelers (TV series)stunt coordinator, and also plays "Luca"
2021Resident Alien (TV series)Man who falls off cliff
2022Peacemaker (TV series)stunt performer
2023The Last of Us (TV series)stunts
2024Agent Tyler

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stunts Canada - Since 1970 . 2007-08-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071008112923/http://www.stuntscanada.com/home.php . 2007-10-08 . Stunts Canada
  2. Warner Home Video DVD 2006 "Smallville: Complete Season 5"
  3. Watchmen The Film Companion, Peter Aperlo (Titan Books, 2009)
  4. http://www.watchmencomicmovie.com/060608-watchmen-movie-video-journal.php
  5. https://archive.today/20130629010821/http://www.disruptedlogic.com/toxin/
  6. http://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/
  7. Web site: NOMINEES / WINNERS 2004 - TAURUS World Stunt Awards . 2008-03-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080411024823/http://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/index.php?cmd=cmdPastNominees&year=2004 . 2008-04-11 . Taurus Stunt Awards 2004 Nominees
  8. http://www.freddyvsjason.com/
  9. http://leoawards.com/2013/nominees_by_name_2013.html
  10. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1846743/
  11. http://www.toxin3d.com/