Doug Chapman is a stunt performer and actor, a member of Stunts Canada , who works in film and television.

Biography

Height: 5ft 10in

He graduated in 1994 from the California State University, Chico with a Bachelor of Arts in Information and Communication Design in Media Arts.

Career

He has been a stunt double for Kurt Russell and Robert Englund, and worked on TV shows from X-Files to Smallville, and films from I, Robot to 300. He has also performed stunts for many commercials, including precision driving for commercials for Honda and Chrysler. Notable acting roles include Sergeant Cole in Stargate Atlantis.

Chapman was uncredited for a stunt in the Smallville episode "Splinter" (Season 5, episode 7) where he was a stunt double for James Marsters. In the DVD commentary, Marsters says of Chapman, "...he was supposed to just land on top of the thing and the wine case and then slowly go down, and he got sent straight through it...that was such a nasty gag... but he was fine man, he’s a pro.

Award Nominations

He was nominated for a Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Fire Stunt in 2004 for a stunt performed for the film Freddy vs. Jason (2003). He doubled for Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger in a full body burn and wire stunt. In the DVD production commentaries Robert Englund said of Doug Chapman, "I've a great stunt double on this, and Doug's really making me look good.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role
1996	Streetgun	Warehouse Worker #2 Stunt performer
	Carpool	Stunt performer
	Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?'	Stunt performer
1997	Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story	Klaus Dibiasi Stunt performer
	Viper: Out From Oblivion	Simpkins
	Silencing Mary	Stunt Double for Kirby Morrow
1998	Voyage of Terror	Stunt performer
	Misbegotten	Stunt performer
	Wrongfully Accused	Stunt performer
	Disturbing Behaviour	Stunt performer
	Rupert's Land	Stunt performer
	Futuresport	Stunt performer
	Don't Look Down	Stunt double for Terry Kinney
	Perfect Little Angels	Stunt performer
	The Outer Limits: To Tell the Truth	Stunt double for Gregory Harrison
1999	Fatal Error	Stunt double for David Lewis
	Can of Worms	Stunt performer
	Atomic Train	Stunt performer
	Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby	Stunt performer
	Y2K	Stunt performer
2000	Mission to Mars	stunt double for Peter Outerbridge
	Trixie	stunt double for Dermont Mulroney
	Scary Movie	Stunt performer
	The Man Who Used to Be Me	stunt double for William Devane
	Blood	Stunt performer
	Just Deal	Stunt performer
2001	The Stickup'	Stunt performer
	Valentine	Stunt performer
	Head Over Heels	Stunt performer
	Los Luchadores	Stunt double
	3000 Miles to Graceland	Stunt performer
	Mindstorm	Stunt performer
	Love and Treason	Stunt performer
	Along Came a Spider	Stunt double for Michael Wincott
	Replicant	stunt double for Michael Rooker
	Class Warfare	Stunt performer
	Return to Cabin by the Lake	Stunt performer
	Dark Water	Truck driver
	Out Cold	Stunt performer
2002	My Brother's Keeper	Stunt performer
	Dead in a Heartbeat	Stunt performer
	Greenmail	Stunt performer
	Dead Heat	Stunt performer
	Extreme Ops	Stunt double for Devon Sawa
	Jeremiah: Things Left Unsaid	stunt double for Alex Zahara
2003	Final Destination 2	Stunt performer
	House of the Dead	Stunt performer
	John Doe: Psychic Connection	Uniformed Cop
	Agent Cody Banks	Stunt performer
	The Core	Stunt double for Tcheky Karyo
	X2	Stunt performer
	Freddy vs. Jason	Stunt double for Robert Englund
	Elf	Stunt performer
	Scary Movie 3	Stunt performer
	Smallville: Magnetic	Deputy
	Paycheck	Stunt performer
2004	The Thing Below	Stunt performer
	The Collector: The Ice Skater	Stunt performer
	Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed	Stunt performer
	Walking Tall	Stunt double for Ryan Robbins
	10.5	Stunt performer
	The Chronicles of Riddick	Stunt performer
	The Collector: The Prosecutor	Guard #1
	White Chicks	Stunt performer
	I, Robot	Stunt performer
	Catwoman	Stunt performer
	The Dead Zone: Speak Now	Angry husband of bridesmaid
2005	Smallville: Splinter	Stunt double for James Marsters
	Smallville: Lexmas	Stunt double for Kenneth Walsh
	Blade: Trinity	Stunt performer
	Alone In The Dark	Stunt performer
	Fantastic Four	Stunt performer Fireman
	Chaos	Stunt double for Jason Statham
2006	Underworld: Evolution	Stunt double for John Mann
	Stargate Atlantis: Michael	Sergeant Cole
	A Little Thing Called Murder	Stunt coordinator
	Scary Movie 4	Stunt performer
	X-Men: The Last Stand	Stunt performer
	Snakes on a Plane	Stunt performer
	Fido	Stunt double
	300	Stunt performer
2007	In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale	Stunt double for Jason Statham
	Code Name: The Cleaner	Stunt performer Agent #2
	Painkiller Jane: Toy Soldiers	Federal Agent
	Seed	Stunt performer Guard #3
	Traveler: The Tells	Murden
	Battle in Seattle	Stunt double for Martin Henderson
	Martian Child	Stunt performer
	Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem	Stunt performer
2008	Ace of Hearts	Stunt coordinator
	Shred (post-production)	Stunt coordinator
	The Day the Earth Stood Still (post-production)	Stunt performer Army medic
	I Love You Beth Cooper (post-production)	Stunt double for Jared Keeso

References

External links

• Douglas Chapman at the Internet Movie Database Visited July 3, 2008.
• Profile at Stunts Canada from Stunts Canada. Visited July 3, 2008.
• Character Entry from Wikipedia. Visited July 3, 2008.
• Character Summary from GateWorld. Visited July 3, 2008.