Derek Kolstad

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1974-04-04 (50 years old)

Place of Birth Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Derek Kolstad

Biography

Derek Kolstad is a writer best known for the John Wick film series. Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Kolstad attended Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart and later studied business administration at Taylor University in Indiana. He moved to California at age 24 to pursue screenwriting. He says he started writing films when he was a teenager, but he struggled for success in Hollywood at first. The first script he sold was called Acolyte, which was purchased by Voltage Pictures in June 2012. After that, he got some writing and re-writing work, including work on One in the Chamber, starring Dolph Lundgren and Cuba Gooding Jr. He then wrote another Dolph Lundgren film titled The Package.

Known For

Writer

Canyon

as Screenplay

Normal

as Story

Painter

as Screenplay

Hellsing

as Writer

Acolyte

as Screenplay

Time Agent

as Screenplay

The Man from Nowhere

as Screenplay

Hunting Season

as Writer

Booker

as Writer

Ordained

as Writer

Normal

as Writer

Just Watch Me

as Writer

Stray

as Screenplay

Sifu

as Writer

Streets of Rage

as Writer

2025
Nobody 2

as Screenplay

2023
Die Hart

as Writer

2023
John Wick: Chapter 4

as Characters

2021
Nobody

as Screenplay

2020
Die Hart

as Writer

2017
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2

as Characters

2014
John Wick

as Writer

2012
2012
The Package

as Writer

Producer

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

as Executive Producer

Canyon

as Producer

Painter

as Producer

Hellsing

as Producer

Booker

as Producer

Normal

as Producer

Streets of Rage

as Producer

Stray

as Producer

2022
The Princess

as Producer

2021
Nobody

as Executive Producer

2021
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

as Co-Executive Producer

Creator

2020
Die Hart

as Creator