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Doug Chapman Born Date of birth unknown
Place of birth unknownOther names Douglas Chapman Occupation Stunt performer, stunt double, actor, stunt co-ordinator Years active 1996–present Doug Chapman is a stunt performer and actor, a member of Stunts Canada,[1] who works in film and television.
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Biography
Height: 5 ft 10in [2]
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 and Robert Englund, and worked on TV shows from 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.
Chapman was uncredited for a stunt in the Smallville episode "Splinter" (Season 5, episode 7) 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."[3]
In the film Watchmen, Doug performed the first ever bare-skin burn stunt performance in a feature film.[4] 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." [5]
Award nominations
He was nominated for a Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Fire Stunt in 2004 [6] 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 Robert Englund said of Doug Chapman, "I've a great stunt double on this, and Doug's really making me look good."[7]
Filmography
Year Film Role 1996 Streetgun Warehouse Worker #2
Stunt performerCarpool Stunt performer Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?' Stunt performer 1997 Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story Klaus Dibiasi
Stunt performerViper: Out From Oblivion Simpkins Silencing Mary Stunt Double for Kirby Morrow 1998 Voyage of Terror Stunt performer Misbegotten Stunt performer Wrongfully Accused Stunt performer Disturbing Behaviour Stunt performer Rupert's Land Stunt performer Futuresport Stunt performer Don't Look Down Stunt double for Terry Kinney Perfect Little Angels Stunt performer The Outer Limits: To Tell the Truth Stunt double for Gregory Harrison 1999 Fatal Error Stunt double for David Lewis Can of Worms Stunt performer Atomic Train Stunt performer Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby Stunt performer Y2K Stunt performer 2000 Mission to Mars stunt double for Peter Outerbridge Trixie stunt double for Dermont Mulroney Scary Movie Stunt performer The Man Who Used to Be Me stunt double for William Devane Blood Stunt performer Just Deal Stunt performer 2001 The Stickup' Stunt performer Valentine Stunt performer Head Over Heels Stunt performer Los Luchadores Stunt double 3000 Miles to Graceland Stunt performer Mindstorm Stunt performer Love and Treason Stunt performer Along Came a Spider Stunt double for Michael Wincott Replicant stunt double for Michael Rooker Class Warfare Stunt performer Return to Cabin by the Lake Stunt performer Dark Water Truck driver Out Cold Stunt performer 2002 My Brother's Keeper Stunt performer Dead in a Heartbeat Stunt performer Greenmail Stunt performer Dead Heat Stunt performer Extreme Ops Stunt double for Devon Sawa Jeremiah: Things Left Unsaid stunt double for Alex Zahara 2003 Final Destination 2 Stunt performer House of the Dead Stunt performer John Doe: Psychic Connection Uniformed Cop Agent Cody Banks Stunt performer The Core Stunt double for Tcheky Karyo X2 Stunt performer Freddy vs. Jason Stunt double for Robert Englund Elf Stunt performer Scary Movie 3 Stunt performer Smallville: Magnetic Deputy Paycheck Stunt performer 2004 The Thing Below Stunt performer The Collector: The Ice Skater Stunt performer Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Stunt performer Walking Tall Stunt double for Ryan Robbins 10.5 Stunt performer The Chronicles of Riddick Stunt performer The Collector: The Prosecutor Guard #1 White Chicks Stunt performer I, Robot Stunt performer Catwoman Stunt performer The Dead Zone: Speak Now Angry husband of bridesmaid 2005 Smallville: Splinter Stunt double for James Marsters Smallville: Lexmas Stunt double for Kenneth Welsh Blade: Trinity Stunt performer Alone In The Dark Stunt performer Fantastic Four Stunt performer
FiremanChaos Stunt double for Jason Statham 2006 Underworld: Evolution Stunt double for John Mann Stargate Atlantis: Michael Sergeant Cole A Little Thing Called Murder Stunt coordinator Scary Movie 4 Stunt performer X-Men: The Last Stand Stunt performer Snakes on a Plane Stunt performer Fido Stunt double 300 Stunt performer 2007 In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Stunt double for Jason Statham Code Name: The Cleaner Stunt performer
Agent #2Painkiller Jane: Toy Soldiers Federal Agent Seed Stunt performer
Guard #3Traveler: The Tells Murden Battle in Seattle Stunt double for Martin Henderson Martian Child Stunt performer Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Stunt performer 2008 Ace of Hearts Stunt coordinator Shred Stunt coordinator
stunt performer (snowmobile driver)The Day the Earth Stood Still Stunt performer
Army medicThe Betrayed Henchman Beyond Loch Ness Stunt double for Paul McGillion The Andromeda strain Stunt performer Far Cry Stunt performer, Mercenary Russell 2009 Watchmen Stunt coordinator (Canada)
Roy Chess
Stunt double for Stephen McHattie
Stunt performerI 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 performer2010 Hot Tub Time Machine Stunt coordinator Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball Agent O'Keefe Life Unexpected Stunt coordinator (cover days) Inception Stunt performer Diary of a Wimpy Kid Stunt performer 2011 Final Destination 5 Stunt performer (driver) Rise of the Planet of the Apes Stunt performer (Military police)
Stunt coordinator (cover days)References
- ^ [1] Stunts Canada
- ^ [2] info at Stunts Canada
- ^ Warner Home Video DVD 2006 "Smallville: Complete Season 5"
- ^ Watchmen The Film Companion, Peter Aperlo (Titan Books, 2009)
- ^ [3] Video Journal #3:Prison Fire Stunt at www.watchmencomicmovie.com
- ^ [4] Taurus Stunt Awards 2004 Nominees
- ^ [5] New Line Productions Inc. DVD 2003 "Freddy vs. Jason"
External links
- Douglas Chapman at the Internet Movie Database Visited August 10, 2011.
- Profile at Stunts Canada from Stunts Canada. Visited August 10, 2011.
- Character Summary from GateWorld. Visited August 9, 2010.
Categories:- Living people
- California State University, Chico alumni
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian television actors
- Canadian stunt performers
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