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Brian Smrz Net Worth

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Updated on August 25, 2026



Brian Smrz net worth is
$200,000

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Brian Smrz (born c. 1960), also Brian Delaney Smrz, is a Hollywood stunt coordinator and second unit director of projects such as Live Free or Die Hard, Mission: Impossible 2, Eagle Eye, Night at the Museum, Windtalkers and Superman Returns, among others. He is also the director of Hero Wanted, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ray Liotta. He won the Taurus Award twice and was nominated a third time. 

Net Worth$200,000
Date Of Birth1960-01-01
OccupationStunt coordinator, second-unit director, director
ProfessionStunts, Assistant Director, Actor
NationalityAmerican
NicknamesBrian Smrz, Smrz, Brian
#Fact
1Brother of stuntman Brett Smrz. Together they performed a motorcycle jump over the Los Angeles River.

Stunts

TitleYearStatusCharacter
X-Men Origins: Wolverine2009stunts
Live Free or Die Hard2007stunt coordinator: second unit
Taxi2004/Istunt coordinator
Signs2002stunt coordinator
Minority Report2002stunt coordinator
Windtalkers2002stunt coordinator
Vanilla Sky2001stunt coordinator
Unbreakable2000stunt rigger
Mission: Impossible II2000stunt coordinator
Inspector Gadget1999stunt coordinator
Blade1998stunts
Dead Man on Campus1998stunts
My Giant1998utility stunts
For Richer or Poorer1997assistant stunt coordinator
Team Knight Rider1997TV Series stunts
Men in Black1997stunt coordinator
Face/Off1997stunt coordinator
The Relic1997stunt coordinator
Barb Wire1996stunts
Broken Arrow1996train stunt coordinator
Sudden Death1995assistant stunt coordinator
Get Shorty1995stunt coordinator
The Stars Fell on Henrietta1995stunts
Steal Big Steal Little1995stunts
Congo1995stunts
Casper1995stunts
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up1995stunts
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight1995stunts
Color of Night1994stunts
Speed1994assistant stunt coordinator
The Flintstones1994stunts
On Deadly Ground1994stunts
A Perfect World1993stunts
Mr. Jones1993stunts
Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow1993Video stunt performer
Jurassic Park1993stunts
Warlock: The Armageddon1993stunts
The Sandlot1993stunts
Alive1993stunts
Distant Justice1992stunts
Batman Returns1992stunts
Poison Ivy1992stunts
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time1991stunts
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze1991stuntman
Sorority Girls and the Creature from Hell1990stunts
Street Asylum1990stunt coordinator
Back to the Future Part III1990stunts
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection1990stunts
Sunset Beat1990TV Series stunts - 1 episode
Contra Conspiracy1990stunt co-ordinator
The Haunting of Morella1990stunt player
Streets1990stunt player
Second Sight1989stunts
W.B., Blue and the Bean1989Video stunts
Cage1989stunts
Back to Neverland1989Short stunts: live action - uncredited
Time Trackers1989stunts
Rescue 9111989TV Series documentary stunts
Death by Dialogue1988stunt coordinator / stunts
Twice Dead1988stunt performer - as Brian Smerz
Messenger of Death1988stunt player
Deadly Stranger1988stunt coordinator
The Dead Pool1988stunts
Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988stunts
Off Limits1988stunts - as Brian Delaney Smrz
Big Bad Mama II1987stunts
Masters of the Universe1987stunts
Quiet Cool1986stunt player
Ruthless People1986stunts
F/X1986stunt player
Key Exchange1985stunts
The Protector1985stunts
Exterminator 21984stunts
Grace Quigley1984stunt driver
George Washington1984TV Mini-Series stunts - 3 episodes
Kennedy1983TV Mini-Series stunts - 7 episodes
Taps1981/Istunts

Assistant Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
X-Men: Apocalypse2016second unit director
Fantastic Four2015second unit director
Terminator Genisys2015second unit director
X-Men: Days of Future Past2014second unit director
Iron Man Three2013second unit director
This Means War2012second unit director - uncredited
Rise of the Planet of the Apes2011second unit director
X: First Class2011second unit director
The Hangover Part II2011second unit director
Hawaii Five-02010TV Series second unit director - 1 episode
Knight and Day2010second unit director
Surrogates2009second unit director
Whiteout2009second unit director: opening sequence
X-Men Origins: Wolverine2009second unit director: Canada
Eagle Eye2008second unit director
Live Free or Die Hard2007second unit director
Night at the Museum2006second unit director
Superman Returns2006second unit director: additional photography, Australia
Fantastic Four2005/Isecond unit director
Taxi2004/Isecond unit director
Paycheck2003second unit director
X22003second unit director
Minority Report2002second unit director - uncredited
Windtalkers2002second unit director
Mission: Impossible II2000second unit director
Contra Conspiracy1990second unit director

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Sudden Death1995Thug
Jurassic Park1993Driver of Grant, Sattler & Malcolm's Jeep (uncredited)
Contra Conspiracy1990Eddie
They All Laughed1981uncredited

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
24 Hours to Livepost-production
Hero Wanted2008

Camera Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Windtalkers2002director of photography: second unit

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Dog Ate My Homework2010Short producer

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Asymmetrical Warfare: The Making of 'Eagle Eye'2008Video documentary shortHimself
John Woo: A Life in Pictures2007Video shortHimself
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'2007Video documentaryHimself
M:I-2 Impossible Shots2000Video documentary shortHimself
M:I-2 Mission Incredible2000Video shortHimself
The Making of 'Speed'1994TV Special documentary shortHimself
HBO First Look1994TV Series documentaryHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2008Taurus AwardWorld Stunt AwardsBest Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit DirectorLive Free or Die Hard (2007)
2001Taurus AwardWorld Stunt AwardsBest Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director: Action SequenceMission: Impossible II (2000)
2001Taurus AwardWorld Stunt AwardsBest Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit Director: Feature FilmMission: Impossible II (2000)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2015ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion PictureX-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
2015Taurus World Stunt AwardWorld Stunt AwardsBest Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit DirectorX-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
2014Taurus AwardWorld Stunt AwardsBest Stunt Coordination and/or 2nd Unit DirectionIron Man Three (2013)
2012ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion PictureX: First Class (2011)
2005Taurus AwardWorld Stunt AwardsBest Stunt Coordinator and/or 2nd Unit DirectorTaxi (2004)

Known for movies

24 Hours to Live
as Director

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
as Stunts

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Iron Man Three (2013)
as Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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