Derek Kolstad
Writing·April 4, 1974 — 52 years old·Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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
John Wick
2014·7.5
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017·7.3
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
2019·7.4
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021·7.6
Nobody
2021·7.9
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023·7.7
Ballerina
2025·7.3
Nobody 2
2025·6.9
The Princess
2022·6.8
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
2023·7.4
Die Hart
2023·5.9
Normal
2026·7.1
Filmography · 35
—StrayScreenplay · Producer—Streets of RageProducer—Just Watch MeWriter—OrdainedWriter · Producer—BookerProducer · Writer—A Darker Shade of MagicWriter—Hunting SeasonWriter—The Man from NowhereScreenplay—Time AgentScreenplay—AcolyteScreenplay—PainterScreenplay · Producer—CanyonProducer · Screenplay—Shield of SparrowsWriter · Executive Producer—Coyote BlueScreenplay—Normal 2Writer—The ReckonerWriter · Producer2026NormalProducer · Story · Screenplay2025Splinter Cell: DeathwatchTVExecutive Producer · Writer · Creator2025Nobody 2Screenplay · Story2025BallerinaCharacters2025Wick Is PainSelf2023The Continental: From the World of John WickTVExecutive Producer · Original Film Writer2023John Wick: Chapter 4Characters2023Die HartWriter · Executive Producer2022The PrincessProducer2021The Falcon and the Winter SoldierTVStaff Writer · Co-Executive Producer · Writer2021NobodyExecutive Producer · Screenplay2020Die HartTVWriter · Creator2019John Wick: Chapter 3 - ParabellumCharacters · Story · Screenplay2017John Wick: Chapter 2Writer · Characters2015John Wick: Calling in the CavalrySelf2015Don't F*#% With John WickSelf2014John WickWriter2013The PackageWriter2012One in the ChamberWriter