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John Shurko

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Department
  • Stunts
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John Shurko was born on 26 January 1979 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an assistant director, known for The Shipping News (2001), Relative Happiness (2014) and Sea Wolf (2009).
BornJanuary 26, 1979
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey, and Cate Blanchett in The Shipping News (2001)
    The Shipping News
    6.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2001
    Relative Happiness (2014)
    Relative Happiness
    6.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2014
    Neve Campbell, Tim Roth, Sebastian Koch, and Stephen Campbell Moore in Sea Wolf (2009)
    Sea Wolf
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Department
    Haven (2010)
    Haven
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Sullivan's Crossing (2023)
      Sullivan's Crossing
      7.1
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2025
    • Bill Pullman and Alice Kremelberg in The Sinner (2017)
      The Sinner
      7.8
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2021
    • Jennifer Finnigan, Allan Hawco, Peter MacNeill, Anastasia Phillips, James Gilbert, Farid Yazdani, Tom Stevens, Emma Hunter, Erin Darke, and Alexander Nunez in Moonshine (2021)
      Moonshine
      6.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2021
    • Connor Jessup, Emilia Jones, and Jackson Robert Scott in Locke & Key (2020)
      Locke & Key
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director: second unit, Lunenburg
      • 2020
    • The Mist (2017)
      The Mist
      5.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2017
    • Haven (2010)
      Haven
      7.5
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2012–2015
    • Robin Dunne and Brooke Nevin in On the Twelfth Day of Christmas (2015)
      On the Twelfth Day of Christmas
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 2015
    • Tom Selleck and Mackenzie Foy in Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
      Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 2015
    • Relative Happiness (2014)
      Relative Happiness
      6.1
      • second assistant director
      • 2014
    • Hard Drive (2014)
      Hard Drive
      4.8
      • second assistant director
      • 2014
    • Game (2013)
      Game
      6.5
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2013
    • Tom Selleck in Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
      Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 2012
    • Bag of Bones (2011)
      Bag of Bones
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • second assistant director
      • 2011
    • Charlie Zone (2011)
      Charlie Zone
      5.3
      • second assistant director
      • 2011
    • Angela Bassett, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Meagan Good, Tasha Smith, and Paula Patton in Jumping the Broom (2011)
      Jumping the Broom
      5.7
      • second assistant director
      • 2011

    Production Department

    • Haven (2010)
      Haven
      7.5
      TV Series
      • assistant production coordinator
      • 2010
    • Michelle Kwan, Morgan Kelly, Rob Mayes, and Taylor Firth in Ice Castles (2010)
      Ice Castles
      6.1
      • assistant production coordinator
      • 2010
    • Neve Campbell, Tim Roth, Sebastian Koch, and Stephen Campbell Moore in Sea Wolf (2009)
      Sea Wolf
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant production coordinator
      • 2009
    • Kelly Preston, Ron Eldard, and Britt Robertson in The Tenth Circle (2008)
      The Tenth Circle
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • assistant production coordinator
      • 2008
    • Dermot Mulroney, Gretchen Mol, and Emily Watson in The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2008)
      The Memory Keeper's Daughter
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • assistant production coordinator
      • 2008
    • Julianne Moore, Kevin Spacey, and Cate Blanchett in The Shipping News (2001)
      The Shipping News
      6.7
      • set production assistant
      • 2001

    Stunts

    • Camilla Luddington, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Kaitlyn Bernard in The Healer (2016)
      The Healer
      6.4
      • stunt double: Alec
      • 2016
    • A Christmas Wedding (2006)
      A Christmas Wedding
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • stunt double
      • 2006
    • Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making (2005)
      Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • stunt performer
      • 2005
    • Ambulance Girl (2005)
      Ambulance Girl
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • stunt performer (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Christina Applegate in Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (2005)
      Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • stunt double: Johnathon Schaech
      • stunt double: Matt
      • 2005

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
    • Born
      • January 26, 1979
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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