Fight Design & Stunt Work

Film

Jazz Is Dead

Savasana

Niobe

Whiskey

Forgiven

Penance

Monsters Like Chocolate

Genderfreak

The Looking Glass

Never Alone 3: Requiem

Batman vs. Superman (Fan Film)

Ninja

Touché

Trial of Courage

Chimera Tribe: The Rakai

Specter

Joshua Duncan: Time Traveler!

Guys’ Night In

The City

Blood Spatter

Camp Kill

2020

Full Circle

Active Shooter

The Ambiguous Time Space

Girls Night In (Pain)

Dreaming Don’t Make It So

Stunt Coordinator

Fight Choreographer

Stunt Performer

Whip Stunts

Knife Throwing Trainer

Hollywood Casting and Film Studios

Leviathan Productions

B Yourself Productions

Saturday Night Special Productions

Odd Frames Media

AFI/Jessica Keath, dir.

USC/Rebecca Louisell, dir.

USC/Robert Panico, dir.

DiscoveryOnstage

B$wofford Productions

Adam Dunlap, dir.

David Adam Ettedgui, dir.

Matt Franta, dir.

Bok Bok Productions

Nova Phoenix Productions

Hurlbrook Productions

Ryan Ouradnik, dir.

James Vogel, dir.

Kyle Klubal, dir.

Deer Creek Productions

Iain Carson, dir.

AFI/Chloe Okuno, dir.

LA County Sheriffs’ Department

USC/Xing-Mai Deng, dir.

Matt Franta, dir.

Derek Schweickart, dir.

Los Angeles Theatre

Hamlet

Lunatics & Actors

The Halfwits’ Last Hurrah

Reasons To Be Pretty

Shakespeare’s R & J

Bat Boy: The Musical

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Lysistrata

The Toxic Avenger

The Fantasticks

A Man of No Importance

The Video Games

Winter is Coming

A Shadow of Doubt

We Are The Tigers

Kiss Me, Kate

Orphans

The Crucible

The Center of the Universe

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Carmilla

Les Misérables

Romeo and Juliet: An ASL Love Story

Recall

Newsies

Sick and Tired

The Rimers of Eldritch

A Lie of the Mind

Burn This

Ciudad: Juarez

Play Title

Lily the Glitch

Ding! Dong! King-Dom is Dead!

Runaway Porkus

Cry Me a River...or a Swimming Pool

Queens of Bling

Burp! Bubble! Pop!: An Uplifting Tale

Evapo-Stated

A Tale of Two Sisters

The Big Top Hurricane Caper

Follow Your Heart

Problematic Portals

Magicland and the Runaway Ruby

The Drowsy Chaperone

Fight Choreographer

Whip Trainer

Four Clowns

Long Beach Playhouse

Good People Theater Company

MB Stage Productions

Heart and Flame Productions

TACFA/Chance Theater

Los Angeles New Court Theatre

Phantom Projects/La Mirada Theatre

Ricardo Montalbán Theatre

Actaeon Players

Planta Genista Productions

ASL Shakespeare

The Visceral Company

D.E.E. Studio Productions

Theatre Perception Consortium

Cerritos College

California State University, Los Angeles

Providence High Arts

DiscoveryOnstage

AMDA - Los Angeles

Training

Swordplay Fencing Studio, Burbank, CA - Tim Weske (2011-Present)

Los Angeles Bartitsu Club, Burbank, CA - Matt Franta (2013-Present)

Iron Shield Arms, Los Angeles, CA - Steve Huff (2014-Present)

Alien Fight Club, Los Angeles, CA - Paradox Pollack

Kron Medieval Martial Arts, Los Angeles, CA - HEMA Alliance

Academy of Theatrical Combat, Burbank, CA - Dan Speaker, Jan Bryant

International Stunt School, Seattle, WA - United Stuntmen’s Association

Unarmed Combat, Tackles, Foot Falls, Armed Combat (Knife, Club, Found Weapon), Martial Arts,

Stair Falls, Rappelling, Snare Harness, Ratchet, Wire Work, Body Burns, Horsemanship, High Falls

FX Master Class, Atlanta, GA - Fire and Ice Entertainment/United Stuntmen’s Association

Firearms, Squibs, Glass, Vehicle Drags, Box Rig Falls, Mortars, Pyrotechnics

Action Film Workshop, Winston-Salem, NC - Action Workshops, Inc.

2014 Paddy Crean Art of the Sword Workshop, Banff, Canada - International Order of the Sword & Pen

2008 Paddy Crean Art of the Sword Workshop, Banff, Canada - International Order of the Sword & Pen

Italian Rapier for Stage & Screen Workshop, Los Angeles, CA - Jared Kirby

CombatCon, Las Vegas, NV - Various Instructors

Bullwhip Master Class: Anthony De Longis

Lightsaber Master Class: Kyle Rowling

SoCal Swordfight, Huntington Beach, CA, - Various Instructors

[they fight] Stage Combat School, Saint Paul, MN - Don Preston

Bullwhip Academy, Minneapolis, MN - Robert Dante

Winter Wonderland Stage Combat Workshop, Elgin, IL - Society of American Fight Directors

Carnage in the Corn Stage Combat Workshop, Des Moines, IA - Society of American Fight Directors

Theatrical Firearms Safety Course, Chicago, IL - Society of American Fight Directors

Directors Lab West, Los Angeles, CA - Stage Directors & Choreographers Society/Pasadena Playhouse

Special Skills

Martial Arts: Tae Kwon Do (Black Belt), Hapkido (Black Belt), Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Wrestling, Fencing, Bartitsu; Archery; Bullwhip; Firearms; Gun Spinning; Horseback Riding, Knife Throwing, Swords, Weapons

Height: 5’11”

Weight: 170 lbs.

Phone: (818) 573-0572

E-mail: matt@mattfranta.com

Download Matt’s one-page stunt résumé

Television

The WaZoo! Show

The Story of God

Erasing Hate

Stunt Choreographer

Stunt Performer

Walden Enterprises

National Geographic Channel

Bill Brummel Productions/MSNBC

Internet/New Media

Father Dangerous: Bionic Priest

DiscoveryOnstage News Update

Pre-Camp Summer Camp Boot Camp

Walking in Circles

Bondjamesbond

1337 Lounge Live

Warrior Showdown 2

Action Events Promo

Fight Like the Movies

How to Stage a Hollywood Style Fight

Real Life Game Fights

Stunt Coordinator

Stunt Performer

Utility Stunts/Whip Trainer

Whip Stunts

Series Regular/Stunts

Host/Stunts

Guest Host/Whip Stunts

Kaiser Johnson, dir.

DiscoveryOnstage

Adam Rady, dir.

Chris Mendoza, dir.

HD Films

Wolfpack Productions

Swordplay Fencing Studio

MonkeySee.com/Knowlera Media

1337 Lounge Live

Special Events/Stunt Shows

Los Angeles Haunted Hayride

The 36th Annual Razzie Awards

The 35th Annual Razzie Awards

Pirates: Taking the Treasure Back

Bat Girl Stunt Show

Jedi Lightsaber Stunt Show

Action Events

Sword Fighting Show

Fight Choreographer

Fight Performer

Ten Thirty One Productions, CA

The Palace Theater, CA

Ricardo Montalbán Theatre, CA

Angelus Temple, CA

Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo, CA

Swordplay Fencing Studio, CA

Sheroes Entertainment, CA

Hair: Blond

Eyes: Blue

Watch Matt’s stunt reel

Awards

Best in Dance and Physical Theatre, 2015 Hollywood Fringe - The Halfwits’ Last Hurrah

Woulda Coulda Shoulda Award, Robot Teammate + The Accidental Party - The Video Games

Encore! Producers’ Award, 2015 Hollywood Fringe - The Video Games

Encore! Producers’ Award, 2015 Hollywood Fringe - Romeo and Juliet: An ASL Love Story

Regional Theatre

A Klingon Christmas Carol

Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead

The American Pilot

Titus Andronicus

The Servant of Two Masters

Amanda Tears, Teenage Detective

Number the Stars

Fight Choreographer

Commedia Beauregard, MN

Walking Shadow Theatre Company, MN

Swearing Jack Productions, MN

Pioneer Playhouse, KY

Red Eye Theater, MN

Old Gem Theater, WI