Stunt Work

Film

Jazz Is Dead

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

Top Dog Films

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.

Theatre

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Shakespeare’s R & J

The Halfwits’ Last Hurrah

The Video Games

Les Misérables

Orphans

The Fantasticks

A Man of No Importance

The Crucible

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

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

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

Cyrano de Bergerac

Romeo and Juliet

Fight Choreographer

Fight Performer

Long Beach Playhouse, CA

Four Clowns, CA

Make Believe Stage Productions, CA

Planta Genista Productions, CA

Los Angeles New Court Theatre, CA

Good People Theater Company, CA

Phantom Projects/La Mirada Theatre, CA

ASL Shakespeare, CA

The Visceral Company, CA

D.E.E. Studio Productions, CA

Theatre Perception Consortium, CA

Cerritos College, CA

California State University, Los Angeles

Commedia Beauregard, MN

Walking Shadow Theatre Company, MN

Swearing Jack Productions, MN

Pioneer Playhouse, KY

Red Eye Theater, MN

Old Gem Theater, WI

DiscoveryOnstage, CA

Cromulent Shakespeare Company, MN

Minnesota Opera, MN

Training

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

Alien Fight Club, Los Angeles, CA - Paradox Pollack (2012-Present)

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

Kron Medieval Martial Arts, Los Angeles, CA - HEMA Alliance (2013-Present)

Academy of Universal Martial Disciplines, Los Angeles, CA - Iron Shield Arms

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.

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

2014 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

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: [email protected]

Download Matt’s one-page stunt résumé

Television

The WaZoo! Show

Erasing Hate

Stunt Choreographer

Stunt Performer

Walden Enterprises

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

The Razzie Awards

Pirates: Taking the Treasure Back

Bat Girl Stunt Show

Jedi Lightsaber Stunt Show

Action Events

Stunt Performer

Fight Performer

Ricardo Montalbán Theatre, CA

Angelus Temple, CA

Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo, CA

Swordplay Fencing Studio, CA

Hair: Blond

Eyes: Blue

Watch Matt’s stunt reel