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Allan Poppleton

  • Stunts
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
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Allan Poppleton and Dustin Clare in Spartacus (2010)
Allan Poppleton was born on 14 July 1971 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is an assistant director and actor, known for Heart of the Beast (2026), Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025) and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005).
BornJuly 14, 1971
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BornJuly 14, 1971
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Brad Pitt in Heart of the Beast (2026)
    Heart of the Beast
    • Stunts
    • 2026
    Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)
    Spartacus: House of Ashur
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Stunts
    Michael Madsen, Liam Neeson, Dawn French, Jim May, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Cameron Rhodes, Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Skandar Keynes, Shane Rangi, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
    6.9
    • Stunts
    • 2005
    Jason Statham in Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
    Mechanic: Resurrection
    5.8
    • Stunts
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Stunts

    • Heart of the Beast
      • stunt coordinator
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Kate Fitzpatrick, Mark Hadlow, Angus Sampson, Madeleine West, Rosie Simei Zhao, Wenhan Li, Richard Crouchley, Dylan Torrell, Clint Elvy, Molly Belle Wright, Tony Zhou, Chrissy Jin, Fei Li, Justin Fong, Gavin Lee, Elijah Tamati, Xiaolei Yu, TJ Ampofo, Bridget Ho, Jemma Atherleigh, Pawan Sharma, Shania Goh, Muche Marare, Wendy Wei Huang, Damien Endt, Rosemary Li, Samuel Silvera, Michael Cardelle, Rarmian Newton, Sonia Dorado, John De Luca, Rob Kipa-Williams, Kelly Gale, Lucy Barrett, Priya Jain, Ryan Bown, Jacqueline Lee Geurts, and Lakota Johnson in Deep Water (2026)
      Deep Water
      5.4
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2026
    • Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)
      Spartacus: House of Ashur
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2025–2026
    • Jason Flemyng, Cliff Curtis, Temuera Morrison, Miriama Smith, Matia Mitai, Paku Fernandez, Kataraina Howden-Borell, Hinerangi Harawira-Nicholas, Te Wakaunua Te Kurapa, Naatana Mika, Te Rawhitiroa Bosch, Taaroto Tuapiki, Tuwhanauroa Rangihau, Matariki Whatarau, Jack Barry, and Ria Paki in In the Fire of War (2024)
      In the Fire of War
      6.3
      • stunt performer
      • 2024
    • Jennifer Lopez, Mark Strong, Sterling K. Brown, Greg Cohan, and Simu Liu in Atlas (2024)
      Atlas
      5.7
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2024
    • Jesse Lee Soffer, Christina Wolfe, Carter Redwood, Eva-Jane Willis, and Vinessa Vidotto in FBI: International (2021)
      FBI: International
      6.7
      TV Series
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2021–2022
    • John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, and Daniella Pineda in Cowboy Bebop (2021)
      Cowboy Bebop
      6.7
      TV Series
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2021
    • Archie Yates in Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)
      Home Sweet Home Alone
      3.6
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2021
    • John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Alex Hassell, and Daniella Pineda in Cowboy Bebop: The Lost Session (2021)
      Cowboy Bebop: The Lost Session
      7.2
      TV Short
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2021
    • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
      Jungle Cruise
      6.5
      • fight coordinator
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2021
    • Portia Doubleday, Lucy Hale, and Charlotte McKinney in Fantasy Island (2020)
      Fantasy Island
      4.9
      • stunt rigging (as Alan J. Poppleton)
      • 2020
    • The Meg (2018)
      The Meg
      5.7
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2018
    • Dwayne Johnson in Skyscraper (2018)
      Skyscraper
      5.8
      • supervising fight coordinator
      • supervising stunt coordinator
      • 2018
    • Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
      Rampage
      6.1
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2018
    • Veeram (2017)
      Veeram
      6.3
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2017
    • Dean O'Gorman, James Rolleston, and Ashleigh Cummings in Pork Pie (2017)
      Pork Pie
      6.4
      • stunt driver
      • 2017

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Heart of the Beast
      • second unit director
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)
      Spartacus: House of Ashur
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • second unit director
      • 2025–2026
    • Jesse Lee Soffer, Christina Wolfe, Carter Redwood, Eva-Jane Willis, and Vinessa Vidotto in FBI: International (2021)
      FBI: International
      6.7
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2021–2022
    • John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, and Daniella Pineda in Cowboy Bebop (2021)
      Cowboy Bebop
      6.7
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2021
    • Jason Statham in Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
      Mechanic: Resurrection
      5.8
      • second unit director
      • 2016
    • Liam Neeson, Eddie Izzard, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
      The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
      6.5
      • action unit director: additional unit
      • 2008

    Actor

    • Paul Giamatti, Dwayne Johnson, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramírez, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in Jungle Cruise (2021)
      Jungle Cruise
      6.5
      • Society Worker
      • 2021
    • Jason Statham in Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
      Mechanic: Resurrection
      5.8
      • Dice Prisoner
      • 2016
    • Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson in Central Intelligence (2016)
      Central Intelligence
      6.3
      • Larry (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Dwayne Johnson in San Andreas (2015)
      San Andreas
      6.1
      • Looter with Gun (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine (2013)
      The Wolverine
      6.7
      • Yukon Bar Patron
      • 2013
    • Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
      8.8
      • Uruk-hai (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Jack of All Trades (2000)
      Jack of All Trades
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Guard #2
      • 2000
    • Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
      Xena: Warrior Princess
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Guard
      • Hanged Man (as Alan Poppleton)
      • 1999–2000
    • Mirror, Mirror (1995)
      Mirror, Mirror
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Nicholas Double
      • 1995

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Alan J. Poppleton
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • July 14, 1971
      • Auckland, New Zealand
    • Publicity listings
      • 5 Articles
      • 3 Pictorials

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