Biography
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.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Nobody 2
2025
Screenplay, Story, Characters
Suburban dad Hutch Mansell, a former lethal assassin, is pulled back into his violent past after thwarting a home invasion, setting off a chain of eve...

Ballerina
2025
Characters
Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.

Wick Is Pain
2025
as Self
Witness the never-before-seen footage and true story behind the John Wick phenomenon – from independent film to billion-dollar franchise.

John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
Characters
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face ...

Die Hart
2023
Writer
Kevin Hart - playing a version of himself - is on a death-defying quest to become an action star. And with a little help from John Travolta, Nathalie ...

The Princess
2022
Producer
A beautiful, strong-willed young royal refuses to wed the cruel sociopath to whom she is betrothed and is kidnapped and locked in a remote tower of he...

Nobody
2021
Executive Producer, Screenplay
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long...

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019
Characters, Story, Screenplay
Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member o...

John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
Writer, Characters
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oat...

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015
as Self
Short documentary that looks at a number of elements like the initial pitch for the project and the 2nd Unit action sequences.

Don't F*#% With John Wick
2015
as Self
Behind the scenes look at fight choreography and action training.

John Wick
2014
Writer
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.

The Package
2012
Writer
A courier for a local crime lord must deliver a mysterious package while being chased by a horde of unusual gangsters.

One in the Chamber
2012
Writer
A seasoned assassin plays both sides in a Russian gang war and becomes the target of an unknown enemy.
Streets of Rage
N/A
Writer, Producer
Based on the Sega video game series.
Stray
N/A
Screenplay, Producer
Just Watch Me
N/A
Writer
Riley Wolfe, a master thief and expert in disguise who targets the wealthiest 0.1 percent, teams up with a master forger named Monique and a team of e...

Normal
N/A
Writer, Producer, Story
In the aftermath of a bank robbery, an interim sheriff uncovers a criminal conspiracy at the heart of his small-town community.
Ordained
N/A
Writer
The story centers on a priest who performs last rites at a hospital and one day, gives sacraments to a dying patient, The patient confesses to being t...
Booker
N/A
Producer, Writer
Plot kept under wraps.Described as a hard-boiled action film.

A Darker Shade of Magic
N/A
Writer
Set in four parallel worlds, with four parallel Londons ruled by different magical powers and monarchies. There’s Grey London, where the people have b...
Hunting Season
N/A
Writer
A law officer from the future is declared an enemy of the state and is sent back to the past as punishment. The man is stalked by a posse and has to f...
The Man from Nowhere
N/A
Screenplay
A remake of the South Korean film, which followed a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past who takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope o...
Time Agent
N/A
Screenplay
Based on the 2018 Korean sci-fi short film.
Acolyte
N/A
Screenplay
When his wife is kidnapped, a simple man reveals himself to be anything but as he assembles his old crew to rescue her.
Hellsing
N/A
Producer, Writer
A live-action adaptation of the popular eponymous Japanese franchise.
Painter
N/A
Screenplay, Producer
A young woman, trained from a young age, must employ every skill in her arsenal to rescue her father after he is kidnapped.
Canyon
N/A
Producer, Screenplay
Taking place over the course of one scorching night, Canyon, a part-time jazz musician and full-time killer, finds himself the unlikely protector of a...
Shield of Sparrows
N/A
Writer, Executive Producer
A slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy where enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the strength to tear off...
Untitled Ballerina Sequel
N/A
Characters
Sequel to the 2025 John Wick spin-off Ballerina. Plot TBA.