About Us

About Us

Meet John Cann

Professional Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Performer, Actor, Stunt Instructor and Stunt Equipment Innovator

John Cann

John Cann

President / CEO / Primary Stunt Coordinator

John Cann is a veteran of the entertainment industry and has been working as a professional performer and coordinator since 1982. He has appeared in 100's of feature films, television, and live shows as stunt performer and/or actor. His most recent projects include South of Heaven and Nefarious. His long list of credits includes such hits as Machete, 11-22-63, LBJ, Parkland, Alamo, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hoodlum, Batman Forever, Tango & Cash, Home Fries, Predator 2, Blood In Blood Out, Miss Congeniality, Streets of Blood, Exit Speed, Killer Women, The Good Guys, Chase, Lying Game, Dallas, The Walking Dead, Walker Texas Ranger (50+ episodes)and more. His most recent stunt coordinating credits include 9th Floor; Quest for the Ancient Relic, A Haunting at the Beacon, Universal Squadrons, The Last Ride, Jerico, and Elsewhere Texas. John has moved into the producers arena with his first short film The Deepest Dark and currently he is producing and stunt coordinating the web series "Battle Run."

John Cann and Chuck Norris

Some of John's specialties include stunt coordination, high falls, air rams, fire gags, stunt driving, fights (3rd degree black belt in Tae kwon do), swordplay (S.A.F.D. certified), and rigging. He has designed and fabricated all of the stunt equipment used by Action P.A.C. Stunts, including air rams, ratchets, airbags and decelerators. Action P.A.C. Stunts' equipment is some of the safest, most dependable in the world. In over 40 years of performing stunts, John has never been seriously injured nor caused injury to another performer. His safety record is flawless.


John is an avid actor and has always loved the stage as well as film. While living in California, he helped establish several theater companies, including The Two Roads


Theater in Studio City and Theater III in Hollywood. His most recent acting role was as a prison Guard in the feature film, Nefarious. John is a prolific writer and has written, edited, and published three editions of The Stunt Guide, which was an internationally recognized standard for information pertaining to the stunt business before the internet made it obsolete. He has written many lyrics and poems and several complete screenplays. John resides in the Dallas, Texas area He hopes to remain in Texas, serve the Lord, and continue working in the growing Texas film industry.


Affiliations Include:


  • President - Action P.A.C Stunts, L.L.C.
  • Member (Since 1988) - Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
  • Producer/Senior Mentor - The Movie Institute
  • Charter Member - Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Stunts Peer Group (Emmy Awards Voter)
  • Charter Member - World Stunt Academy (Taurus World Stunt Awards Voter)

For more complete list of credits and equipment, click here.

About Us

Action P.A.C. Stunts, L.L.C. offers high-quality stunt coordination, stunt performance and rigging as well as stunt equipment rental, sales, design, and fabrication for TV, film and live productions. We also offer high-level professional stunt performer training, motivational speaking and summer kids camps.


Action P.A.C. Stunts, L.L.C. was founded in 1987 by John Cann, a professional stunt coordinator, stunt performer and actor with more than 40 years of experience and a flawless safety record. John moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school to pursue a career as a stunt man in the TV and film industry. His first stop was at Kahana's Stunt School where he learned the basic skills needed to become a Hollywood Stunt performer and became an instructor for several years. Later, under the guidance of such luminary stunt performers as Greg Elam, Conrad Palmisano, Gary Davis, Tony Epper, Gene LeBell, and many others, he learned more about the stunt business and was able to take his career to the next level. John spent 14 years in Hollywood and found success appearing in feature films including Lost Angels, Predator 2, Batman Forever, Tango & Cash, Marked for Death, Child's Play III, Puppetmaster II; Toulon's Revenge, Blood in Blood Out and many others.


After his time in Hollywood, John moved to Dallas to work on Walker: Texas Ranger, where he performed stunts in more than 40 of the TV show's episodes. While in Texas, he has worked on films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hoodlum, Miss Congeniality, Exit Speed, Parkland, Machete, 11-22-63, LBJ, South of Heaven, Queen of the South and more. He has had the opportunity to cultivate his stunt coordinating career on films such as A Haunting at the Beacon, The Last Ride, 9th Floor: Quest for the Ancient Relic, Universal Squadrons, and the civil rights movie, Jericho.


John's Live show stunt coordinating credits include Baskin Robbins Yogurt Stunts Gone Crazy I, II and III, and The Actionfest Film Festival Live Stunt Show Extravaganza I, II and III and the Frito Lay Chester Cheetah convention promo. John Cann's career has spanned over 40 years and he has over 200 film, television, and live show credits. He is an avid educator, and participates in summer camps and after school programs for kids throughout the Texas education system. John gives all the glory to his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ who has preserved him and kept him safe since day one!"

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