J.J. Perry
Birthdate – October 25, 1967 (56 Years Old)
Birthplace – Stamford, Texas
J.J. Perry (birthname: Jordan Andrew “J.J.” Perry) is an action movie director who started his movie career as a stunt player in 1990 (performing in over 100 credited roles), in such movies as The Glimmer Man (1996), Batman & Robin (1997), Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997), Blade (1998), Wild Wild West (1999), Three Kings (1999), Planet of the Apes (2001), Anger Management (2003), Constantine (2005), Domino (2005), Black Dawn (2005), Alpha Dog (2006), Beowulf (2007), Edge of Darkness (2010), The Adventures of Tintin (2011), Django Unchained (2012), Olympus Has Fallen (2013), After Earth (2013), Machete Kills (2013), Ender’s Game (2013), John Wick (2014), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2023).
Perry graduated to stunt coordinator and second unit director in 2004, training a roster of actors in their stunts, including Dwayne Johnson, Hugh Jackman, Jason Statham, Sammo Hung, Will Smith, Steven Seagal, Lucy Liu, Joss Whedon, Kate Beckinsale, Gerard Butler, Tom Hardy, Chuck Norris, Gina Carano, Milla Jovovich, and Scott Adkins, as well as working as a stunt double for stars such as John Travolta.
Perry was a fight choreographer starting with Deadly Ransom (1998), followed by The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008), X-Men: Origins: Wolverine (2009), Warrior (2011), and The Expendables 3 (2014), as well as a fight coordinator on Bullet to the Head (2012), Oldboy (2013), Divergent (2014), and Mechanic: Resurrection (2016), The Dark Tower (2017), The Fate of the Furious (2017). Perry served as a second unit director on over twenty features, including Spy (2015), Bloodshot (2020), F9 (2021), and Blue Beetle (2023).
J.J. Perry had his first director credit on the vampire comedy streamed via Netflix, Day Shift (2022), starring Jamie Foxx, but Perry’s first theatrical feature as director was The Killer’s Game (2024), based on Jay Bonansinga’s 1997 novel and starring Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Terry Crews, Pom Klementieff, and Ben Kingsley, and released by Lionsgate. Perry then directed the much-delayed post-apocalyptic sci-fi action movie, Afterburn (date to be announced), produced and starring Bautista and co-starring Samuel L. Jackson and Olga Kurylenko.
Personal Details
J.J. Perry was born in Stamford, Texas, and was raised by his grandparents. Perry competed in Tae Kwan Do after starting his training at age seven in his local school under the tutelage of the ex-coach of the official U.S. Tae Kwan Do team. Perry attended and graduated from Dulles High School in 1986. Perry, with several martial arts titles under his belt, then enlisted in a martial arts program in the U.S. Army, serving in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Corps from 1986 to 1990, during which time he was a two-time All-Army champion and a member of the U.S. Tae Kwan Do Olympics 1990 team. Perry was also Texas state champion and twice National Junior Olympian in Tae Kwon Do. Perry was two-time California state champion in Tae Kwan Do after his Army service before starting his movie and TV career as a stunt performer. Perry is married with one daughter. Perry’s height is 6’.
Filmography
The Killer’s Game
(2024)
Some Facts About J.J. Perry
What’s in a Name?: J.J. Perry’s longtime nickname among stunt players is “Loco.”
Martial Artist: Perry has over two decades of martial arts training and has earned a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do at age 12), a fifth-degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, and a second-degree Black Belt in Hapkido.
Hobbies: J.J. Perry’s vigorous hobbies include bike riding, rodeo, and weightlifting.
Fluent: Perry is fluent in Spanish, Hebrew, and Korean.
Awards
Winner, Male Stuntman of the Year, World Stunt Awards (2004).
