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Brian Smrz

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Stunts
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Brian Smrz is known for 24 Hours to Live (2017), Live Free or Die Hard (2007) and X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).
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      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Ethan Hawke in 24 Hours to Live (2017)
    24 Hours to Live
    5.8
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2017
    Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Live Free or Die Hard
    7.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2007
    Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
    X-Men: Days of Future Past
    7.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2014
    Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
    Iron Man 3
    7.1
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2013

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    Director

    • Ethan Hawke in 24 Hours to Live (2017)
      24 Hours to Live
      5.8
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2017
    • Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ray Liotta in Hero Wanted (2008)
      Hero Wanted
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2008

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Tom Hardy in Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
      Venom: The Last Dance
      6.0
      • second unit director
      • 2024
    • Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone, Andy Garcia, Jason Statham, Megan Fox, 50 Cent, Randy Couture, Tony Jaa, and Iko Uwais in The Expendables 4 (2023)
      The Expendables 4
      4.8
      • second unit director: UK
      • 2023
    • Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Lucy Liu, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Rachel Zegler, Zachary Levi, D.J. Cotrona, Grace Caroline Currey, and Ross Butler in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
      Shazam! Fury of the Gods
      5.9
      • second unit director
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Garner, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, and Walker Scobell in The Adam Project (2022)
      The Adam Project
      6.7
      • second unit director
      • 2022
    • Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
      Ghostbusters: Afterlife
      7.0
      • second unit director
      • 2021
    • Woody Harrelson, Marco Beltrami, Avi Arad, Maryann Brandon, Rocky Capella, Amanda Foster, Christopher Godwin, Stephen Graham, Tom Hardy, Naomie Harris, Gary A. Hecker, Hutch Parker, Alejandra Lazcano, Peggy Lu, Kelly Marcel, Rosie Marcel, Robert Richardson, Stan Salfas, Oliver Scholl, Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, J.K. Simmons, Matt Tolmach, Tony Vella, Sian Webber, Michelle Williams, Stewart Alexander, Sandra Osborne, Brian Copeland, Charlie Fiske, Owen Benito, Eugene Magana, Rachel Thurow, Miguel Angel Arreguin, Shakil Hussain, Lisa Lian, Olumide Olorunfemi, Amir Hamza, Cher Myra, Skip Howland, Joseph Walters, Rome Gonzal, Tony Hunt, David Stokes, Alexander Garcia, Anastasia Zabarchuk, Paolo Alessio Pavone, Amy Pascal, Reid Scott, Kieran Simon, Adria Dinev, Ed Chidley, Joshua Eldridge-Smith, Tiffanie Thomas, Kristen Simoes, Shaliz Afshar, Che Amaro, Clément Osty, Carlos Damasceno, Fiona Burt, Kelvin Lang, Gwen Hussein, Tyrone Reid, James D. Weston II, David Zepeda, Eugene Lin, Akilbek Allan, Shane Steyn, Donovan Patrick Walsh, Laurence Spellman, Obie Matthew, Sam Robinson, Akie Kotabe, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Vaughn Johseph, Michael Andrew Reed, Jeff Redlick, Didier Dell Benjamin, Cabran E. Chamberlain, Anya Fuchs, Scroobius Pip, Michelle Greenidge, Frank Scozzari, Ed Moy, Richard Price, Little Simz, Sonny Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Holland, Etienne Vick, Beau Sargent, Rodrig Andrisan, John Lobato, Aurore Swithenbank, Ed Kear, Timothy A. Slater, Steve Warky Nunez, Louis J Rhone, Otis Winston, Larry Olubamiwo, Benito M. Selim, Simon Connolly, Andrew Koponen, Chabris Napier-Lawrence, Rachel Handshaw, Cynthia Acosta, Cynthia Naylor Smyth, Rick Richardson, Jessie Vinning, Jason McNab, Rob Bowen, Adam Basil, Ashlen Aquila, Elliot Cable, Greg Lockett, Emma Lau, Jamal Ajala, Michael Kennedy, Andzelika Bobrova, William W. Barbour, Sean Delaney, Feizal Mowlabocus, Jack Bandeira, Oliver Stockwell, Eric Sigmundsson, Sean Michael McGrory, Jose Palma, Kenny Lorenzetti, Amber Sienna, Alfredo Tavares, Storm Stewart, Mel Powell, Christian Harris Neeman, and Ruth Clarson in Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
      Venom: Let There Be Carnage
      5.9
      • second unit director
      • 2021
    • Michael Rooker, Jessica Henwick, Dylan O'Brien, and Ariana Greenblatt in Love and Monsters (2020)
      Love and Monsters
      6.9
      • second unit director
      • 2020
    • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Evan Peters, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, and Tye Sheridan in X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
      X-Men: Dark Phoenix
      5.7
      • second unit director
      • 2019
    • The Predator (2018)
      The Predator
      5.3
      • second unit director: additional photography second unit
      • 2018
    • Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Lawrence, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, and Ben Hardy in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
      X-Men: Apocalypse
      6.8
      • second unit director
      • 2016
    • Jamie Bell, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Miles Teller in Fantastic Four (2015)
      Fantastic Four
      4.3
      • second unit director
      • 2015
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, and Emilia Clarke in Terminator Genisys (2015)
      Terminator Genisys
      6.3
      • second unit director: additional second unit
      • 2015
    • Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
      X-Men: Days of Future Past
      7.9
      • second unit director
      • 2014
    • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
      Iron Man 3
      7.1
      • second unit director
      • 2013
    • Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, and Chris Pine in This Means War (2012)
      This Means War
      6.3
      • second unit director (uncredited)
      • 2012

    Stunts

    • Jennifer Garner, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, and Walker Scobell in The Adam Project (2022)
      The Adam Project
      6.7
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2022
    • The Predator (2018)
      The Predator
      5.3
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2018
    • Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
      X-Men Origins: Wolverine
      6.5
      • stunts
      • 2009
    • Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
      Live Free or Die Hard
      7.1
      • stunt coordinator: second unit
      • 2007
    • Queen Latifah, Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Jimmy Fallon, Ingrid Vandebosch, and Gisele Bündchen in Taxi (2004)
      Taxi
      4.6
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2004
    • Signs (2002)
      Signs
      6.8
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2002
    • Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)
      Minority Report
      7.6
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2002
    • Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach in Windtalkers (2002)
      Windtalkers
      6.1
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2002
    • Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky (2001)
      Vanilla Sky
      6.9
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2001
    • Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis in Unbreakable (2000)
      Unbreakable
      7.3
      • stunt rigger
      • 2000
    • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible II (2000)
      Mission: Impossible II
      6.1
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2000
    • Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett in Inspector Gadget (1999)
      Inspector Gadget
      4.2
      • stunt coordinator
      • 1999
    • Robin Williams in What Dreams May Come (1998)
      What Dreams May Come
      7.0
      • stunt performer
      • 1998
    • Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)
      Blade
      7.1
      • stunts
      • 1998
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Poppy Montgomery, and Tom Everett Scott in Dead Man on Campus (1998)
      Dead Man on Campus
      6.0
      • stunts
      • 1998
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      • Brian Smers

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      Brother of stuntman Brett Smrz. Together they performed a motorcycle jump over the Los Angeles River.

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