Peng Zhang
- Crew
Biography
Peng Zhang is a stunt performer, stunt coordinator, fight choreographer, second unit director, and action director. He began his industry journey working as a stunt double—most notably for Jackie Chan—and quickly rose through the ranks, appearing in major studio films including The Last Samurai (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Rush Hour 3 (2007), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Kick-Ass (2010), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Pixels (2015), and Wonder Woman (2017) often credited as fight coordinator or stunt choreographer. In the Marvel realm, Zhang served as an uncredited fight coordinator on Ant-Man and a fight coordinator on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), before advancing into second unit direction on The Marvels (2023) and American Born Chinese (2023) for Disney+. Peng Zhang's martial arts training and storytelling philosophy emphasise choreography that serves character and narrative, a theme he expanded upon in recent projects such as Karate Kid: Legends, where he blended classical kung fu and karate traditions into emotionally resonant fight scenes that pay homage to the franchise while forging a fresh style. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' stunt ensemble won the North Carolina Film Critics Association Award for Best Stunt Coordination in 2022, credited jointly with Andy Cheng and others, including Zhang. That year, the same team also won the Chicago Indie Critics Award for Best Stunts.
Known for
Filmography
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man · Self
- Wonder Man · Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
- Now You See Me: Now You Don't · Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Mobius · Action Director
- Karate Kid: Legends · Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- I Am What I Am 2 · Action Director
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of The Marvels · Self
- The Marvels · Second Unit Director
- American Born Chinese · Director, Second Unit Director
- Ark Peace · Director
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · Fight Choreographer
- Marvel Studios Assembled · Self
- A Choo · Stunt Coordinator
- Saaho · Stunts, Action Director
- Shanghai Fortress · Stunts
- House of the Rising Sons · Loan Shark
- Asura · Director
- Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy · Action Director
- Wonder Woman · Stunts
- God of War
- Straight Outta Compton · Stunts
- Pixels · Fight Choreographer
- Ant-Man · Stunts
- Kingsman: The Secret Service · Stunts
- Urban Games · Director
- 47 Ronin · Stunts, Fight Choreographer
- The Wrath of Vajra · Action Director
- Switch · Action Director
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 · Fight Choreographer
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 · Fight Choreographer
- I Am Number Four · Fight Choreographer
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World · Fight Choreographer
- Kick-Ass · Fight Choreographer
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief · Choreographer, Fight Choreographer
- Ninja Assassin · Fight Choreographer
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army · Stunts
- In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale · Stunts
- War · Stunts
- Rush Hour 3 · Stunts
- Alien Agent · Stunts
- The Tooth Fairy · Stunts
- X-Men: The Last Stand · Stunts
- Transporter 2 · Stunts
- The Pacifier · Stunts
- Blade: Trinity · Stunts
- The Twins Effect II · Stunts
- The Chronicles of Riddick · Stunts
- The Last Samurai · Stunts
- Bulletproof Monk · Stunts
- Starhunter · Stunts