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Brian Smrz

Brian Smrz

DirectingCrewDirectorActor 1981–2023 (42 year career)
5.9 avg rating

Biography

Brian Smrz (/smɜːrʃ/; born c. 1960), also Brian Delaney Smrz, is a Hollywood stunt coordinator and second unit director of projects such as Mission: Impossible 2, Live Free or Die Hard, Taxi, Eagle Eye, Night at the Museum, Windtalkers, Iron Man 3, and Superman Returns, among others. He is also the director of Hero Wanted, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ray Liotta, and of 24 Hours to Live, starring Ethan Hawke and Xu Qing. He won the Taurus Award twice and was nominated for a third time. Smrz h…

Known For

Jurassic Park
Film

Jurassic Park

Stunts
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Film

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Second Unit Director
Back to the Future Part III
Film

Back to the Future Part III

Stunts
Iron Man 3
Film

Iron Man 3

Second Unit Director
X-Men: First Class
Film

X-Men: First Class

Second Unit Director
Men in Black
Film

Men in Black

Stunt Coordinator
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Film

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Second Unit Director
Minority Report
Film

Minority Report

Second Unit Director

Filmography

Crew (102)

Movies (102)

Expend4bles

Expend4bles

2023

Second Unit Director

6.1
Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

2023

Second Unit Director

6.4
The Adam Project

The Adam Project

2022

Second Unit Director

7.0
The Adam Project

The Adam Project

2022

Stunt Coordinator

7.0
Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

2021

Second Unit Director

6.7
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

Second Unit Director

7.3
Love and Monsters

Love and Monsters

2020

Second Unit Director

7.3
Dark Phoenix

Dark Phoenix

2019

Second Unit Director

6.0
The Predator

The Predator

2018

Second Unit Director

5.6
The Predator

The Predator

2018

Stunt Coordinator

5.6
24 Hours to Live

24 Hours to Live

2017

Director

5.9
X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016

Second Unit Director

6.5
Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

2015

Second Unit Director

4.4
X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014

Second Unit Director

7.5
Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

2013

Second Unit Director

6.9
This Means War

This Means War

2012

Second Unit Director

6.2
Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011

Second Unit Director

7.3
The Hangover Part II

The Hangover Part II

2011

Second Unit Director

6.5
X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011

Second Unit Director

7.3
Knight and Day

Knight and Day

2010

Second Unit Director

6.2
Surrogates

Surrogates

2009

Second Unit Director

6.1
Whiteout

Whiteout

2009

Second Unit Director

5.6
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009

Second Unit Director

6.3
X-Men Origins: Wolverine

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009

Stunts

6.3
Eagle Eye

Eagle Eye

2008

Second Unit Director

6.5
Hero Wanted

Hero Wanted

2008

Director

5.3
Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard

2007

Second Unit Director

6.6
Live Free or Die Hard

Live Free or Die Hard

2007

Stunt Coordinator

6.6
Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum

2006

Second Unit Director

6.6
Superman Returns

Superman Returns

2006

Second Unit Director

5.8
Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

2005

Second Unit Director

5.8
Taxi

Taxi

2004

Second Unit Director

5.5
Taxi

Taxi

2004

Stunt Coordinator

5.5
Paycheck

Paycheck

2003

Second Unit Director

6.2
X2

X2

2003

Second Unit Director

7.0
Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

Second Unit Director

7.3
Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

Stunt Coordinator

7.3
Signs

Signs

2002

Stunt Coordinator

6.7
Windtalkers

Windtalkers

2002

Second Unit Director

6.3
Windtalkers

Windtalkers

2002

Stunt Coordinator

6.3
Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

2001

Stunt Coordinator

6.8
Unbreakable

Unbreakable

2000

Stunts

7.1
Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

2000

Second Unit Director

6.1
Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

2000

Stunt Coordinator

6.1
Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

1999

Stunt Coordinator

4.5
Blade

Blade

1998

Stunts

6.8
What Dreams May Come

What Dreams May Come

1998

Stunts

7.2
Dead Man on Campus

Dead Man on Campus

1998

Stunts

5.5
Men in Black

Men in Black

1997

Stunt Coordinator

7.2
Face/Off

Face/Off

1997

Stunt Coordinator

7.1
The Relic

The Relic

1997

Stunt Coordinator

6.0
Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1996

Stunt Coordinator

6.1
Barb Wire

Barb Wire

1996

Stunts

4.1
Casper

Casper

1995

Stunts

6.3
Get Shorty

Get Shorty

1995

Stunt Coordinator

6.5
Congo

Congo

1995

Stunts

5.6
Sudden Death

Sudden Death

1995

Stunt Coordinator

6.0
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995

Stunts

6.9
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

3 Ninjas Knuckle Up

1995

Stunts

5.0
The Flintstones

The Flintstones

1994

Stunts

5.4
Color of Night

Color of Night

1994

Stunts

5.7
On Deadly Ground

On Deadly Ground

1994

Stunts

5.2
Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

1993

Stunts

8.0
Alive

Alive

1993

Stunts

6.9
The Sandlot

The Sandlot

1993

Stunts

7.5
A Perfect World

A Perfect World

1993

Stunts

7.5
Warlock: The Armageddon

Warlock: The Armageddon

1993

Stunts

5.3
Cyborg 2

Cyborg 2

1993

Stunts

4.3
Batman Returns

Batman Returns

1992

Stunts

6.9
Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

1992

Stunts

5.4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

1991

Stunts

6.2
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

1991

Stunts

4.5
Sorority Girls and the Creature from Hell

Sorority Girls and the Creature from Hell

1991

Stunts

3.0
Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

1990

Stunts

7.5
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

1990

Stunts

5.5
Contra Conspiracy

Contra Conspiracy

1990

Second Unit Director

3.0
Contra Conspiracy

Contra Conspiracy

1990

Stunt Coordinator

3.0
Syngenor

Syngenor

1990

Stunts

3.8
The Haunting of Morella

The Haunting of Morella

1990

Stunts

4.7
Street Asylum

Street Asylum

1990

Stunt Coordinator

4.5
Second Sight

Second Sight

1989

Stunts

4.3
Time Trackers

Time Trackers

1989

Stunts

3.2
Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988

Stunts

7.5
The Dead Pool

The Dead Pool

1988

Stunts

6.3
The Killing Game

The Killing Game

1988

Stunts

1.7
Off Limits

Off Limits

1988

Stunts

5.6
Twice Dead

Twice Dead

1988

Stunts

5.2
Beach Balls

Beach Balls

1988

Stunts

3.1
Messenger of Death

Messenger of Death

1988

Stunts

6.0
Side Roads

Side Roads

1988

Stunt Coordinator

1.8
Death by Dialogue

Death by Dialogue

1988

Stunt Coordinator

3.2
Deadly Stranger

Deadly Stranger

1988

Stunt Coordinator

6.0
Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

1987

Stunts

5.7
Big Bad Mama II

Big Bad Mama II

1987

Stunts

4.8
Ruthless People

Ruthless People

1986

Stunts

6.6
F/X

F/X

1986

Stunts

6.6
Quiet Cool

Quiet Cool

1986

Stunts

6.7
The Protector

The Protector

1985

Stunts

6.0
Grace Quigley

Grace Quigley

1985

Stunt Driver

5.9
Key Exchange

Key Exchange

1985

Stunts

4.2
Exterminator 2

Exterminator 2

1984

Stunts

4.0
Taps

Taps

1981

Stunts

6.8