Brian Smrz (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.
From Radnor, PA, Brian Smrz is the twin brother of the stuntman Brett Smrz (who died while performing a stunt jump off of a building). Together, they performed a motorcycle jump over the Los Angeles River. Brian has worked as a stunt performer and stunt coordinator on Hollywood films since 1981. In more recent years, he has acted as second unit director and director on projects such as Hero Wanted, Fantastic Four and Face/Off. He has worked on several of director John Woo's American films, including Windtalkers, Paycheck and Mission: Impossible 2.
Brian has won several awards for his work throughout the years, including two Taurus Awards for his work on Mission: Impossible 2 (as well as being nominated for a similar Taurus award for his work on Taxi.)
Hero Wanted is his directorial debut. It is a crime drama/action film starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ray Liotta and Norman Reedus.