Chad Stahelski (born September 20, 1968) is an American stuntman and film director. He is known for his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and directing the 2014 film John Wick along with David Leitch, as well as solo directing its two sequels. Stahelski also doubled for Brandon Lee after the fatal accident involving Lee on the set of The Crow (1994) and replaced Lee in the film. He has worked as a stunt coordinator and second unit director on several films.
Stahelski was a friend of Brandon Lee at Inosanto Academy. Lee died from a gunshot wound on March 31, 1993, after an accidental shooting on the set of The Crow. After Lee's death, with only eight days left before wrap, his fiancée, Eliza Hutton, and his mother supported director Alex Proyas' decision to complete the film. Only a few scenes requiring Lee remained unfinished, so the story was rewritten, and Stahelski and another stunt double, Jeff Cadiente, served as Lee's double with special effects used to give them Lee's face.