
John Koyama
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.
Career stats
133Films
7045Posters
32Years active
2011Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres
Selected work
134 postersPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides · 2011
Man of Steel · 2013
Batman Forever · 1995
Spider-Man · 2002
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End · 2007
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra · 2009
Fast & Furious 7 · 2015
The Book of Eli · 2010
Tropic Thunder · 2008
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 · 2012
Total Recall · 2012
500 Days of Summer · 2009
Frequent collaborators
30 repeat partners
Al Goto
Stunts · 29 films together

David Wald(I)
Stunts · 26 films together

Hiro Koda
Stunts · 26 films together

Steven D. Ito
Stunts · 25 films together

Eddie J. Fernandez
Stunts · 24 films together

Eddie Perez
Stunts · 24 films together
Brian Imada
Stunts · 23 films together

Simon Rhee
Stunts · 23 films together











