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Brad Allan
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Born |
Bradley James Allan
14 February 1973 Melbourne, Australia
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Died | 7 August 2021 | (aged 48)
Other names | Bai-Hu (White Tiger) Bradley Allan |
Occupation | Action choreographer, actor, stuntman, assistant director, choreographer, stunt co-ordinator, martial artist |
Years active | 1994–2021 |
Height | 1.63 m / 5ft, 4in. |
Awards | 1 won (World Stunt Awards) 3 nominated (Screen Actors Guild Awards) |
Bradley James Allan (14 February 1973 – 7 August 2021) was an Australian martial artist, action choreographer, actor, and stunt performer. He worked in the Hong Kong film industry as a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and choreographed action scenes in Hollywood films. He is best known for his role as Alan on Gorgeous (1999).
Biography
Brad Allan began boxing and karate training around age 10. He studied Wushu and gymnastics from age 14, spending two years learning under Beijing Wushu Team members Liang Chang-xing and Tang Lai-wei, compatriots of actor Jet Li. He was also trained in a number of other martial arts including Karate, Aikido, Hapkido, Taekwondo, Wing Chun, Boxing, and Kickboxing. He later spent time at the Shanghai Institute of Sport and learned Mandarin. In 1993, he made his first film appearance in the unofficial sequel film Drunken Master III. He briefly joined the Australian stunt team New Generation Stunts.
He was a member of the Australian team at the fourth World Wushu Championships in Rome, in November 1997. Later that year, he heard Jackie Chan was filming Mr. Nice Guy in Melbourne and knew some of the Australian crew. He was invited to demonstrate his martial arts style for action film director Cho Wing. Allan made a brief appearance in the film and was signed for a role in Chan's next Hong Kong film, Who Am I? (1998), where he would double for Ron Smoorenburg and Michelle Ferre. He was subsequently invited to join Chan's stunt team, 'Sing ga ban', as their first non-Asian member. Allan progressed through the stunt team, and ultimately became team leader.
In the 2000s, in addition to being a member of Chan's stunt team, Allan gained action choreography/direction roles in major Hollywood films including The Chronicles of Riddick and Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
In 2010, Allan teamed up with British director Edgar Wright for the making of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as second unit director. Allan and his team again teamed up with Wright in 2011 and 2012 for Cuban Fury and The World's End, respectively.
On 7 August 2021, Allan died at age 48. News of his death was first announced by Chan on social media. One of his final films, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, released in September 2021, is dedicated to Allan.
Filmography
Television and other work
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Raw FM | Jack | ABC TV series (Australian TV) |
Good Guys/Bad Guys | Driver | Le Mesurier Films (Australian TV) | |
1999 | Noah's Ark | Stuntman and stuntdouble | |
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 |
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1994 | Drunken Master III | Foreigner on bus | Uncredited |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2015 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Stunt co-ordinator 2nd unit director |
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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 |
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2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Stunt co-ordinator 2nd unit director |
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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 |