Brad Allan, Stuntman and Jackie Chan Protege, Dies at 48
Allan shared over a dozen screen credits with Chan, dating back to 1997’s “Mr. Nice Guy”
He was not on the list.
Brad Allan, the prolific stuntman known for his work on Jackie Chan films and other blockbusters such as “Wonder Woman” and the “Kingsman” series, has died. He was 48.
A representative for the veteran action choreographer confirmed his passing on Saturday. Although a cause of death has not been released to the public, a post from Chan’s official website says that an “illness” was to blame.
“I never imagined that just a few days later, today, I received another unbelievable and heartbreaking news,” Chan wrote in a blog post in which he also mourned the recent passing of another team member, Yang Sheng. “A fourth generation JC Stunt team member, Bradley James Allan, also passed away from illness.”
“Many years ago while I was filming ‘Mr. Nice Guy,’ he was just a fan and I remember him coming to visit the set,” Chan continued. “At that time, he was crazy about Chinese Kung Fu and had practiced it for many years. It was because of his amazing skills and talent, he transformed from being a fan to a stuntman, and eventually joined my JC Stunt Team. He even fought with me in ‘Gorgeous,’ and I think a lot of people remember this skillful boxer in the movie. He has also contributed to many of my movies.”
He went on: “Over the years, he’s made masterpieces that has amazed many people in film industry, including ‘Kingsman’ film series, ‘Wonder Woman’ and many others, making him a very well known action choreographer in Hollywood, and also an excellent role-model to many action stars.”
Prior to Allan’s uncredited stunt work in “Mr. Nice Guy” in 1997, he had been studying martial arts, boxing, gymnastics and Chinese circus arts since he was 10-years-old, according to IMDb. At the age of 22, he returned to his native Australia after several years of studying language and martial arts in Asia. It was there that he had a chance meeting with Chan, who he considered his idol. That encounter led to a 12-year run on the illustrious Jackie Chan Stunt Team.
Allan eventually carved out a space in Hollywood as one of the best in his craft. After serving as both a stunt actor and coordinator on a string of movies with Chan, including “Shanghai Noon” and “Rush Hour 2,” he went on to design action scenes for movies like, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” “Wonder Woman,” “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and the “Kingsman” series.
By the time of his death, Allan had also completed work on “The King’s Man” and Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” which hits theaters next month.
Filmography
Television and other work
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Raw FM Jack ABC TV series (Australian TV)
1998 Good Guys/Bad Guys Driver Le Mesurier Films (Australian TV)
1999 Noah's Ark Stuntman and stuntdouble
1999 Thunderstone Stuntdouble TV series
2000 Saturday Night Live Opening monologue thug Episode: "Jackie Chan/Kid Rock"
Uncredited
2002 Mutant X Computer sparring partner Episode: "Interface"
Uncredited
2011 Our Deal Stunt coordinator Music video director: Drew Barrymore
Films
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Drunken Master III Foreigner on bus Uncredited
1995 Deep Shit Stunts
1997 Mr. Nice Guy Stunt performer Uncredited
1998 Who Am I? as Bradley Allan
Hot War Uncredited
1999 Gorgeous as Bradley Allan
Gen-X Cops
Jackie Chan: My Stunts
2000 Shanghai Noon Stunt performer
Assistant fight choreographer
2001 The Accidental Spy Stunt performer
Stunt co-ordinator
as Bradley James Allen
Rush Hour 2 Stunt performer as Bradley James Allan
2002 The Tuxedo Stunt performer
2003 Shanghai Knights Stunt performer
Action choreographer Uncredited (S.P.)
The Medallion Stunt performer as Bradley James Allan
Peter Pan Fight co-ordinator
2004 New Police Story Stunt choreographer
The Chronicles of Riddick Stunt co-ordinator
2005 The Pacifier Stunt performer
Fight choreographer Uncredited (S.P.)
2006 Eragon Stunt rigger
2007 Rush Hour 3 Stunt co-ordinator as Bradley James Allan
2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Action director
Stunt co-ordinator
Bedtime Stories Action choreographer
2009 Ninja Assassin Stunt performer
A Christmas Carol Stunts
Avatar Stunts Uncredited
2010 Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief Stunts Uncredited
Kick-Ass Stunt co-ordinator
A Nightmare on Elm Street Fight choreographer
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Stunt co-ordinator
2nd unit director
2011 Mars Needs Moms Stunts
I Am Number Four Stunt co-ordinator
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Stunts Uncredited
2012 Chinese Zodiac Action co-ordinator
2013 Pacific Rim Action designer
The World's End Action co-ordinator
Iceman Action co-ordinator
2014 Cuban Fury Stunt co-ordinator
Wolves Action co-ordinator
2nd Unit director
2015 Kingsman: The Secret Service Stunt co-ordinator
2nd unit director
Little Boy Stunt co-ordinator
Insidious: Chapter 3 Stunts
Sinister 2 Stunts
2017 Wonder Woman Stunts
2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Stunt co-ordinator
2nd unit director
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Stunt co-ordinator
2nd unit director
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Supervising Stunt co-ordinator
2nd unit director Posthumous release
2021 The King's Man Stunt co-ordinator
2nd unit director Posthumous release; Final film
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