Jeff Imada

Jeff Imada is an American martial artist, stunt performer, and actor who was born in Inglewood, California, and began training in martial arts at fifteen. He studied pre-med and music in college and started taking extra roles, which eventually led to membership in the Screen Actors Guild, Stunts Unlimited, and the Directors Guild of America. His stunt work spans more than 100 films and television shows, and he has served as a technical advisor on features including Dreamscape, Streets of Fire, Tango & Cash, and Dutch. Imada was the primary fight choreographer on The Crow and later became chief fight coordinator on The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, also providing motion capture for the Bourne Conspiracy video game. He wrote books about the balisong and received a Visionary Award from East West Players in 2015.