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Franz Spilhaus

  • Stunt Coordinator
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Cinematographer
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Franz Spilhaus
Stunt, rigging and action concept specialist
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Franz Spilhaus was born on 28 May 1976 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an assistant director and cinematographer, known for One Piece Season 2 Start of Production (2024), Black Sails (2014) and War (2019). He has been married to Kathryn Spilhaus since 3 March 2007.
BornMay 28, 1976
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BornMay 28, 1976
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    One Piece Season 2 Start of Production (2024)
    One Piece Season 2 Start of Production
    8.6
    Video
    • Stunts
    • 2024
    Toby Stephens in Black Sails (2014)
    Black Sails
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Stunts
    Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in War (2019)
    War
    6.6
    • Stunts
    • 2019
    Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Emraan Hashmi in Tiger 3 (2023)
    Tiger 3
    5.6
    • Stunts
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Stunts

    • King
      • action director
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Force 3
      • action director
      • Filming
      • 2027
    • Tiger vs Pathaan
      • action director
      • Script
    • Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, Taz Skylar, and Iñaki Godoy in One Piece (2023)
      One Piece
      8.3
      TV Series
      • supervising stunt coordinator
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2023–2026
    • Hrithik Roshan and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. in War 2 (2025)
      War 2
      5.1
      • action director
      • 2025
    • One Piece Season 2 Start of Production (2024)
      One Piece Season 2 Start of Production
      8.6
      Video
      • action director
      • 2024
    • Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, and Emraan Hashmi in Tiger 3 (2023)
      Tiger 3
      5.6
      • action director
      • 2023
    • Sanjay Dutt, Ranbir Kapoor, and Vaani Kapoor in Shamshera (2022)
      Shamshera
      4.7
      • action director
      • 2022
    • Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Manushi Chhillar, and Sonu Sood in Samrat Prithviraj (2022)
      Samrat Prithviraj
      5.5
      • action director
      • 2022
    • John Abraham in Attack (2022)
      Attack
      6.8
      • action director
      • 2022
    • Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in War (2019)
      War
      6.6
      • action director: stunt coordinator
      • 2019
    • Dianne Doan and Andrew Koji in Warrior (2019)
      Warrior
      8.4
      TV Series
      • stunt coordinator: South Africa
      • 2019
    • Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Katrina Kaif in Thugs of Hindostan (2018)
      Thugs of Hindostan
      4.1
      • action director & stunt coordinator
      • 2018
    • Louis Hunter and Bella Dayne in Troy: Fall of a City (2018)
      Troy: Fall of a City
      4.2
      TV Series
      • action director
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2018
    • Origins: The Journey of Humankind (2017)
      Origins: The Journey of Humankind
      6.7
      TV Series
      • stunt supervisor
      • 2017
    • Vidyut Jammwal in Commando 2 (2017)
      Commando 2
      5.5
      • Action director, stunt coordinator, A Camera operator
      • 2017
    • John Abraham in Force 2 (2016)
      Force 2
      6.2
      • action director
      • 2016
    • Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem in The Last Face (2016)
      The Last Face
      5.1
      • stunt supervisor
      • 2016

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • One Piece Season 2 Start of Production (2024)
      One Piece Season 2 Start of Production
      8.6
      Video
      • second unit director
      • 2024
    • Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Katrina Kaif in Thugs of Hindostan (2018)
      Thugs of Hindostan
      4.1
      • second unit director
      • 2018
    • Kunal Kemmu, Saif Ali Khan, Vir Das, and Anand Tiwari in Go Goa Gone (2013)
      Go Goa Gone
      6.7
      • second unit director
      • 2013
    • Pooja Chopra and Vidyut Jammwal in Commando (2013)
      Commando
      6.3
      • second unit director
      • 2013
    • Suriya in Aadhavan (2009)
      Aadhavan
      5.6
      • second unit director
      • 2009
    • Suriya in Ayan (2009)
      Ayan
      7.7
      • second unit director
      • 2009
    • Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in Singh Is King (2008)
      Singh Is King
      5.8
      • second unit director
      • 2008
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Action Director reel 2017
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    Action Director reel 2017
    Action Director reel 2017
    Demo Reel 4:36
    Action Director reel 2017
    Latest showreel
    Demo Reel 3:55
    Latest showreel
    Pyranha Stunts Action Design
    Demo Reel 3:52
    Pyranha Stunts Action Design

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Stunt showreel
    • Alternative name
      • Frans Spilhaus
    • Height
      • 6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
    • Born
      • May 28, 1976
      • Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Spouse
      • Kathryn SpilhausMarch 3, 2007 - present
    • Other works
      Key Rigger/safety officer for the fast forward leg of The Amazing Race when passing through Johannesburg in 2005

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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