{{Short description|Australian martial artist and actor born (1973–2021)}} {{for multi|the American football referee|Brad Allen|the English footballer|Bradley Allen}} {{more citations needed|biography|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Brad Allan | image = | caption = Allan in Gorgeous 1998 | birth_name = Bradley James Allan | height = 1.63 meters / 5ft, 4in. | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1973|2|14}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|08|07|1973|02|14|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Melbourne]], Australia | other_names = Bai-Hu (White Tiger)<br>Bradley Allan | occupation = [[Action choreographer]], actor, [[stuntman]], [[assistant director]], choreographer, stunt co-ordinator, [[martial artist]] | years_active = 1994–2021 | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | website = | awards = 1 won ([[World Stunt Awards]])<br>3 nominated ([[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]) }} '''Bradley James Allan''' (14 February 1973 – 7 August 2021) was an Australian martial artist, action choreographer, actor, and stunt performer. He worked in the [[Hong Kong]] film industry as a member of the [[Jackie Chan Stunt Team]] and choreographed action scenes in [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] films. He is best known for his role as Alan in the 1999 film ''[[Gorgeous (film)|Gorgeous]]''.
==Biography== Brad Allan began [[boxing]] and [[karate]] training around age 10. He studied [[Wushu (sport)|Wushu]] and [[gymnastics]] from age 14, spending two years learning under [[Beijing Wushu Team]] members Liang Chang-xing and Tang Lai-wei, compatriots of actor [[Jet Li]].<ref name="DragonsSpirit">{{cite web | title = Brad Allan | publisher = Jackie Chan Dragon's Spirit (France) | url = http://www.jackie-chan.fr/brad-allan.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081114185322/http://www.jackie-chan.fr/brad-allan.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2008-11-14 | accessdate = 2009-02-24 }}</ref> He was also trained in a number of other martial arts including [[karate]], [[aikido]], [[hapkido]], [[taekwondo]], [[Wing Chun]], [[boxing]], and [[kickboxing]]. He later spent time at the Shanghai Institute of Sport and learned [[Mandarin language|Mandarin]]. In 1993, he made his first film appearance in the unofficial sequel film ''[[Drunken Master III]]''. He briefly joined the Australian stunt team New Generation Stunts.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
He was a member of the Australian team at the fourth [[World Wushu Championships]] in [[Rome]], in November 1997.<ref>{{cite web | title = Brad Allan | publisher = Hong Kong Action (France) | url=http://hongkongaction.free.fr/pages/acteurs/bradallan.html | accessdate = 2009-02-24 }}</ref> Later that year, he heard [[Jackie Chan]] was filming ''[[Mr. Nice Guy (1997 film)|Mr. Nice Guy]]'' in [[Melbourne]] and knew some of the Australian crew. He was invited to demonstrate his martial arts style for action film director Cho Wing. Allan made a brief appearance in the film and was signed for a role in Chan's next Hong Kong film, ''[[Who Am I? (1998 film)|Who Am I?]]'' (1998), where he would double for [[Ron Smoorenburg]] and Michelle Ferre. He was subsequently invited to join Chan's stunt team, 'Sing ga ban', as their first non-Asian member.<ref name="DragonsSpirit"/> Allan progressed through the stunt team, and ultimately became team leader.
In the 2000s, in addition to being a member of Chan's stunt team, Allan gained action choreography/direction roles in major Hollywood films including ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick]]'' and ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = Brad Allan heats up 'Hellboy 2' | publisher = Kung Fu Cinema | url = http://www.kungfucinema.com/?p=1070 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130127061928/http://www.kungfucinema.com/?p=1070 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2013-01-27 | accessdate = 2009-02-24 }}</ref>
In 2010, Allan teamed up with British director [[Edgar Wright]] for the making of ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' as second unit director. Allan and his team again teamed up with Wright in 2011 and 2012 for ''[[Cuban Fury]]'' and ''[[The World's End (film)|The World's End]]'', respectively.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}
On 7 August 2021, Allan died of an apparent heart attack<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CSUpV_3puBn/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==|first=Daniel|last=Wu|date=August 8, 2021|title=Instagram|accessdate=November 21, 2023}}</ref> at the age of 48. News of his death was first announced by Chan on social media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/brad-allan-stuntman-and-jackie-chan-protege-dies-at-48/|title=Brad Allan, Stuntman and Jackie Chan Protege, Dies at 48|first=Alex|last=Noble|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=August 7, 2021|accessdate=August 7, 2021}}</ref> ''[[Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings]]'', released in September 2021, is dedicated to Allan.<ref name="EmpireReview">{{Cite web |last=Sirikul |first=Laura |date=August 23, 2021 |title=Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823183310/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings/ |archive-date=August 23, 2021 |access-date=August 23, 2021 |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref> His final film, ''[[Argylle]]'', released in February 2024, pays tribute to him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alam |first=Morshed |date=2024-03-06 |title=Brad Allan Argylle Tribute Explained: What Does Brad Allan Have to Do With the Argylle Movie? |url=https://thoughtmight.com/movie/brad-allan-argylle/ |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=Thought Might |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Television and other work=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- |rowspan="2"|1998 |''[[Raw FM]]'' |Jack |ABC TV series (Australian TV) |- |''Good Guys/Bad Guys'' |Driver |Le Mesurier Films (Australian TV) |- |rowspan="2"|1999 |''[[Noah's Ark (1999 film)|Noah's Ark]]'' |Stuntman and stuntdouble | |- |''[[Thunderstone (TV series)|Thunderstone]]'' |Stuntdouble |TV series |- |2000 |''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' |Opening monologue thug |Episode: "[[Jackie Chan]]/[[Kid Rock]]"<br />Uncredited |- |2002 |''[[Mutant X (TV series)|Mutant X]]'' |Computer sparring partner |Episode: "Interface"<br />Uncredited |- |2011 |''[[Our Deal]]'' |Stunt coordinator |Music video director: [[Drew Barrymore]] |}
===Films=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Role ! Notes |- |1994 | ''[[Drunken Master III]]'' | [[Lau Kar-leung]] | Foreigner on bus | Uncredited |- | 1997 | ''[[Mr. Nice Guy (1997 film)|Mr. Nice Guy]]'' | [[Sammo Hung]] | rowspan="6"|Stunt performer | Uncredited |- | rowspan="2"|1998 | ''[[Who Am I? (1998 film)|Who Am I?]]'' | [[Jackie Chan]]<br>[[Benny Chan (filmmaker)|Benny Chan]] | as Bradley Allan |- | ''[[Hot War]]'' | [[Jingle Ma]] | Uncredited |- | rowspan="3"|1999 | ''[[Gorgeous (film)|Gorgeous]]'' | [[Vincent Kok]] | as Bradley Allan |- | ''[[Gen-X Cops]]'' | Benny Chan | |- |''[[Jackie Chan: My Stunts]]'' | Jackie Chan | |- | 2000 | ''[[Shanghai Noon]]'' | [[Tom Dey]] | Stunt performer<br>Assistant fight choreographer | |- | rowspan="2"|2001 | ''[[The Accidental Spy]]'' | [[Teddy Chan]] | Stunt performer<br>Stunt co-ordinator<br> | as Bradley James Allen |- | ''[[Rush Hour 2]]'' | [[Brett Ratner]] | Stunt performer | as Bradley James Allan |- | 2002 | ''[[The Tuxedo]]'' | [[Kevin Donovan]] | Stunt performer | |- | rowspan="3"|2003 | ''[[Shanghai Knights]]'' | [[David Dobkin (director)|David Dobkin]] | Stunt performer<br>Action choreographer | Uncredited (S.P.) |- | ''[[The Medallion]]'' | [[Gordon Chan]] | Stunt performer | as Bradley James Allan |- | ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]'' | [[P. J. Hogan]] | Fight co-ordinator | |- | rowspan="2"|2004 | ''[[New Police Story]]'' | Benny Chan | Stunt choreographer | |- | ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick]]'' | [[David Twohy]] | Stunt co-ordinator |- | 2005 | ''[[The Pacifier]]'' | [[Adam Shankman]] | Stunt performer<br>Fight choreographer | Uncredited (S.P.) |- | 2006 | ''[[Eragon (film)|Eragon]]'' | [[Stefen Fangmeier]] | Stunt rigger | |- | 2007 | ''[[Rush Hour 3]]'' | Brett Ratner | Stunt co-ordinator | as Bradley James Allan |- | rowspan="2"|2008 | ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'' | [[Guillermo del Toro]] | Action director<br>Stunt co-ordinator | |- | ''[[Bedtime Stories (film)|Bedtime Stories]]'' | Adam Shankman | Action choreographer | |- | rowspan="3"|2009 | ''[[Ninja Assassin]]'' | [[James McTeigue]] | Stunt performer | |- | ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'' | [[Robert Zemeckis]] | Stunts | |- | ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' | [[James Cameron]] | Stunts | Uncredited |- | rowspan="4"|2010 | ''[[Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief]]'' | [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] | Stunts | Uncredited |- | ''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]'' | [[Matthew Vaughn]] | Stunt co-ordinator | |- | ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film)|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' | [[Samuel Bayer]] | Fight choreographer | |- | ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' | [[Edgar Wright]] | rowspan="2" | Stunt co-ordinator<br>Second unit director | |- | rowspan="4"|2011 | ''[[Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance]]'' | [[Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor]] |- | ''[[Mars Needs Moms]]'' | [[Simon Wells]] | Stunts | |- | ''[[I Am Number Four (film)|I Am Number Four]]'' | [[D.J. Caruso]] | Stunt co-ordinator | |- | ''[[The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | Stunts | Uncredited |- | 2012 | ''[[Chinese Zodiac (film)|Chinese Zodiac]]'' | Jackie Chan | Action co-ordinator | |- | rowspan="3"|2013 | ''[[Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'' | Guillermo del Toro | Action designer | |- |''[[The World's End (film)|The World's End]]'' | Edgar Wright | Stunt co-ordinator<br>Second unit director | |- | ''[[The Iceman (film)|Iceman]]'' | [[Ariel Vromen]] | Action co-ordinator | |- | rowspan="2"|2014 | ''[[Cuban Fury]]'' | [[James Griffiths (director)|James Griffiths]] | rowspan="3"|Stunt co-ordinator<br>Second unit director | |- | ''[[Wolves (2014 film)|Wolves]]'' | [[David Hayter]] | |- | rowspan="4"|2015 | ''[[Kingsman: The Secret Service]]'' | Matthew Vaughn | |- | ''[[Little Boy (film)|Little Boy]]'' | [[Alejandro Gómez Monteverde]] | Stunt co-ordinator | |- | ''[[Insidious: Chapter 3]]'' | [[Leigh Whannell]] | Stunts | |- | ''[[Sinister 2]]'' | [[Ciaran Foy]] | Stunts | |- | rowspan="2"|2017 | ''[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|Wonder Woman]]'' | [[Patty Jenkins]] | Stunts | |- | ''[[Kingsman: The Golden Circle]]'' | Matthew Vaughn | rowspan="2"|Stunt co-ordinator<br>Second unit director | |- | 2018 | ''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' | [[Ron Howard]] | |- | rowspan="2"|2021 |''[[Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings]]'' | [[Destin Daniel Cretton]] |Supervising Stunt co-ordinator<br>Second unit director | Posthumous release |- |''[[The King's Man]]'' | rowspan="2"|Matthew Vaughn | Stunt co-ordinator<br>Second unit director | Posthumous release |- |2024 |''[[Argylle]]'' |Stunt co-ordinator | Posthumous release; Final film |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0015904|name=Bradley James Allan}}
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