Jeff Habberstad

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John Jeffrey "Jeff" Habberstad is an American stuntman, actor, second unit director, and film director, best known of his work on the 2001-2006 show Alias , on films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , and with director M. Night Shyamalan.

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Life and career

Habberstad started his career in stunts with the 1984 films The Terminator and A Nightmare on Elm Street before moving into second unit directing work.

He has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy in the Outstanding Stunt Coordination category for his work on the TV show Alias 4 times between 2002 and 2005, winning in 2003. [1] He is a member of the Blue Ribbon Committee at the Taurus World Stunt Awards. [2]

Films he has served as second unit director on include Shooter , Jarhead , This Means War , Spider-Man , The Last Airbender , and Alien vs Predator: Requiem . [3]

Filmography

YearTitle Stunts Second unit director Director
1984 The Terminator YesNo James Cameron
A Nightmare on Elm Street YesNo Wes Craven
1991 Point Break YesNo Kathryn Bigelow
1994 It Could Happen to You YesYes Andrew Bergman
On Deadly Ground YesNo Steven Seagal
Stargate YesNo Roland Emmerich
1995 Congo YesNo Frank Marshall
1996 Broken Arrow YesNo John Woo
1997 Face/Off YesNo
1998 Men in Black YesNo Barry Sonnenfeld
The Mark of Zorro YesNo Martin Campbell
Blade YesNo Stephen Norrington
1999 The Sixth Sense YesNo M. Night Shyamalan
2000 Mission: Impossible II YesNoJohn Woo
Mission to Mars YesNo Brian De Palma
Unbreakable YesNoM. Night Shyamalan
2001–2004 Alias YesYesVarious; television series, 61 episodes
2001 Vanilla Sky YesNo Cameron Crowe
2002 Spider-Man YesYes Sam Raimi
Minority Report YesNo Steven Spielberg
Signs YesNoM. Night Shyamalan
2004 Walking Tall YesYes Kevin Bray
2005 Jarhead YesYes Sam Mendes
2006 Lady in the Water YesNoM. Night Shyamalan
2007 Shooter NoYes Antoine Fuqua
There Will Be Blood YesNo Paul Thomas Anderson
Live Free or Die Hard YesNo Len Wiseman
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem NoYes The Brothers Strause
2008 The Happening YesYesM. Night Shyamalan
The Day the Earth Stood Still NoYes Scott Derrickson
2009 Whiteout YesNo Dominic Sena
2010 Hot Tub Time Machine NoYes Steve Pink
The Last Airbender YesYesM. Night Shyamalan
Eat Pray Love YesNo Ryan Murphy
2011 X-Men: First Class YesNo Matthew Vaughn
2012 This Mean War NoYes McG
2013 After Earth YesYesM. Night Shyamalan
Iron Man 3 YesYes Shane Black
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past YesNo Bryan Singer
Divergent YesNo Neil Burger
American Sniper YesNo Clint Eastwood
2015 Barely Lethal YesYes Kyle Newman
Ant-Man YesYes Peyton Reed
2016 Doctor Strange YesYesScott Derrickson
X-Men: Apocalypse YesNoBryan Singer
2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp NoYesPeyton Reed
2019 Captain Marvel NoYes Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
2020 Call of the Wild NoYes Chris Sanders
The Old Guard NoYes Gina Prince-Bythewood
2021 Black Widow NoYes Cate Shortland
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness NoYes Sam Raimi
2023 The Mother NoYes Niki Caro
2024 The Out-Laws NoYes Tyler Spindel

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References

  1. "Jeff Habberstad - Emmy Awards, Wins, and Nominations" . Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. "The Blue Ribbon Committee - Taurus World Stunt Awards". 2 March 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. "Jeff Habberstad - Turner Classic Movies" . Retrieved 31 October 2024.