Cast & creator
Derek Kolstad
Best known for John Wick: Chapter 4, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Derek Kolstad (born April 4, 1974) is an American screenwriter and producer. He created the John Wick franchise, which began in 2014. He continued to write for the first two sequels of the franchise and is mainly known as a screenwriter of action films and shows.
47
film credits
10
television credits
4
2012–2026 · acting roles
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (57)
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John Wick: Chapter 4
Characters
2023
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Story
2019John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Characters
2019John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Screenplay
2019
Ballerina
Characters
2025
John Wick
Writer
2014
John Wick: Chapter 2
Writer
2017John Wick: Chapter 2
Characters
2017
Nobody
Screenplay
2021Nobody
Executive Producer
2021
Normal
Producer
2026Normal
Story
2026Normal
Screenplay
2026
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Staff Writer
2021The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Co-Executive Producer
2021The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Writer
2021
Nobody 2
Screenplay
2025Nobody 2
Story
2025
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
Executive Producer
2023The Continental: From the World of John Wick
Original Film Writer
2023
Die Hart
Writer
2020Die Hart
Creator
2020
The Princess
Producer
2022
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Writer
2025Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Executive Producer
2025Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Creator
2025
Die Hart
Writer
2023Die Hart
Executive Producer
2023
One in the Chamber
Writer
2012
Wick Is Pain
Self
2025
The Package
Writer
2013
Don't F*#% With John Wick
Self
2015
John Wick: NYC Noir
Self
2015Painter
Screenplay
Painter
Producer
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
Self
2015Ordained
Writer
Ordained
Producer
The Reckoner
Writer
The Reckoner
Producer
A Darker Shade of Magic
Writer
Canyon
Producer
Canyon
Screenplay
Stray
Screenplay
Stray
Producer
Hunting Season
Writer
The Man from Nowhere
Screenplay
Coyote Blue
Screenplay
Just Watch Me
Writer
Time Agent
Screenplay
Booker
Writer
Booker
Producer
Acolyte
Screenplay
Shield of Sparrows
Writer
Shield of Sparrows
Executive Producer
Streets of Rage
Producer
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