Doug Chapman (stuntman)

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

Doug Chapman
Born	December 27 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Other names	Douglas Chapman
Occupation	Stunt performer, stunt double, actor, stunt co-ordinator
Years active	1996–present

Biography

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

He grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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.

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
1996	Streetgun	Warehouse Worker #2 Stunt performer
	Carpool	Stunt performer
	Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?'	Stunt performer
1997	Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story	Klaus Dibiasi Stunt performer
	Viper: 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 Dermot 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 double for Kurt Russell
	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 double for Christian Slater
	Fantastic Four	Stunt performer Fireman
	Chaos	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 #2
	Painkiller Jane: Toy Soldiers	Federal Agent
	Seed	Stunt performer Guard #3
	Traveler: 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 medic
	The 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 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
2010	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)
	Somnolence[10]	Canterra
	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	Stunt performer (Military police) Stunt coordinator (cover days)
	Doomsday Prophecy	Military officer
2012	Toxin[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
2013	Assault on Wall Street	Stunt Coordinator
	Arrow	Stunt driver (2 episodes)
2013-2015	Motive	Stunt Coordinator (33 episodes) Dr Hanlon Bryce Conroy
2015	Hadwin's Judgement	Grant Hadwin
2016	Star Trek Beyond	Sir Olden

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-08-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Stunts Canada
2. Warner Home Video DVD 2006 "Smallville: Complete Season 5"
3. Watchmen The Film Companion, Peter Aperlo (Titan Books, 2009)
4. Video Journal #3:Prison Fire Stunt at www.watchmencomicmovie.com
5. Toxin: Zombie Annihilation
6. Taurus World Stunt Awards
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-03-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Taurus Stunt Awards 2004 Nominees
8. New Line Productions Inc. DVD 2003 "Freddy vs. Jason"
9. Leo Awards 2013
10. Somnolence
11. Toxin 3D

External links

• Douglas Chapman on IMDb Visited September 13, 2016.
• Profile at Stunts Canada from Stunts Canada. Visited September 13, 2016.
• Sergeant Cole profile from GateWorld. Visited September 13, 2016.
• Somnolence at YouTube. Visited September 13, 2016.