About

Stunt Coordinator in Halifax, Nova Scotia

T.B. & B.W. Stunts is the working name of stunt coordinator John Awoods — 25+ years of film and television credits from Vancouver, BC, to Halifax, NS, covering stunt coordination, stunt rigging, performance, and on-set safety supervision.

Productions shooting in Nova Scotia get a coordinator who arrives with the rigging and the certified equipment package already inspected, and the certifications an insurer will ask for already on file. Recent work is listed under past projects.

Owner / Operator

John Awoods

Owner / Stunt Coordinator

ACTRA / UBCP #01-06590 / 2720

John Awoods is a film and television stunt coordinator based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with over 25 years of credits earned from Vancouver, BC, to Halifax, NS. As owner and operator of T.B. & B.W. Stunts, every production is led with precision, creativity, and an uncompromising commitment to safety.

A veteran of the Canadian Armed Services, John carries extensive training across a multitude of disciplines — all forms of combat training, stunt rigging, climbing and rappelling, and deep experience in safety training for weapons handling.

Work spans feature film, movies of the week, and episodic television: coordinating action units, rigging wire and descent systems, doubling principal cast, and supervising safety for cast and crew. Productions shooting in Nova Scotia can book coordination and a certified equipment package together, from a single contact.

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Certifications

ACTSAFE — Motion Picture Safety Awareness
ACTSAFE — Motion Picture Safety for Supervisors
IRATA Rope Access — Rigging & Rescue
Level 1 · valid to 11 Jan 2028
MEWP License (Mobile Elevating Work Platform)
Scissor Lift / Genie Boom · valid to 10 Sept 2028
FPBR — Fall Protection & Basic Rescue
valid to 18 Jul 2028
WHMIS — Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
RPAL — Restricted Possession & Acquisition License
Unrestricted Canadian Firearms Safety Course
Restricted Canadian Firearms Safety Course
Red Cross First Aid
Level C Intermediate · valid to 5 Jul 2028

Supervisor Certification
Harassment Certification
Human Resource Management
Mentoring Introduction
Mental Health Manager
Managing Human Resources
Staffing for Managers
Ethics
Workplace Violence Prevention
Harassment & Violence Prevention (HVP) — for Managers
Harassment & Violence Prevention (HVP) — for Employees
Unit Harassment Supervisor

Introduction to Indigenous Cultures
Leading Diversity
Understanding Diversity / Employment Equity
Understanding Unconscious Bias
Overcoming Unconscious Bias
Overcoming Your Unconscious Bias

Qualifications

Canadian Forces Infantry
Combat military trained
Weapons
Small arms, semi/automatic & foreign firearms, several NATO varieties
Mountain Ops
Rappelling, rigging & climbing
Urban Ops
Breaches, tactical assaults & CQC (close quarter combat)
Martial Arts
Kung Fu, kickboxing & mixed martial arts
Classic Weapons
Broadsword / cutlass, western rapier, broadsword w/ shield

Bachelor of Business Administration
Mount Saint Vincent University · 2018 · 4-year program
Bachelor of Arts — Psychology (Honours)
Saint Mary's University · 2020 · 4-year program

Selected Credits

Hobo with a Shotgun
Stunts
2011
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
Stunt Driver
2009
Outlander
Stunts
2008
Summerhood
Stunts
2008
Poor Boy's Game
Stunts
2007
Black Eyed Dog
Stunt Rigger / Safety Coordinator
2006
Chaos
Stunts
2005

Haven
Stunts
TV Series
Call Me Fitz
Stunts
TV Series
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Stunts
2009
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Stunt Double: Stephen Baldwin
2006
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold
Stunts
2005

Skillsets

Stunt coordination
Fight & action choreography
Action sequence design
Safety & risk management
Performer training & preparation

Rigging & wire work
Climbing & rappelling
High falls
Stunt driving
Weapons handling & safety training
All forms of combat training

Credits and skillsets are updated as they accumulate — see the IMDB profile for the complete, current record.

Experience

Le Trésor des Héritiers
Stunt Coordinator
Feature Film
The Trades (S3)
Key Stunt Rigger
TV Series
Fallen Angel
Asst. Stunt Coordinator / Key Stunt Rigger
Feature Film
Trailer Park Boys (S13)
Stunt Safety Coordinator
TV Series
Place of Ghosts
Asst. Stunt Coordinator
Feature Film
We Were Liars
Stunt Safety Coordinator
TV Series
Permanent Damage
Asst. Stunt Coordinator
Feature Film
When Fish Fly
Stunt Coordinator
Short
Copperhead
Asst. Stunt Coordinator
Feature Film
Bye Bye Blackbird
Stunt Coordinator
Feature Film
Whirligig
Asst. Stunt Coordinator
Feature Film
Call Me Fitz
Asst. Stunt Coordinator
TV Series
Faith, Fraud, and Minimum Wage
Asst. Stunt Coordinator
Feature Film
Soul
Asst. Stunt Coordinator
TV Series
Mahalia
Asst. Stunt Coordinator
MOW
The Viking Way
Stunt Coordinator
Pilot
Wedding Wars
Stunt Coordinator
MOW
Detective Story
Stunt Coordinator
Documentary
North/South
Action Coordinator
Pilot
Relative Chaos
Asst. Stunt Coordinator
MOW
October 1970
Asst. Stunt Coordinator
TV Series
Black Eyed Dog
Stunt Rigger
Feature Film
Nonsense Revolution
Stunt Rigger
MOW
The Tenth Circle
Stunt Rigger
MOW
Vampire Bats
Stunt Rigger
MOW

Haven
Stunt Actor / Squib & Falls · Coord. Randy Bolivar
TV Series
Call Me Fitz
Stunt Actor / Fall · Coord. Randy Bolivar
TV Series
Moving Day
Stunt Actor / Fighting · Coord. Randy Bolivar
Feature Film
Charlie Zone
Stunt Actor / Fighting & Falls · Coord. Randy Bolivar
Feature Film
Haven
Stunt Actor / Driving & Falls · Coord. Randy Bolivar
TV Series
Hobo with a Shotgun
Stunt Actor / Gunfire & Falls · Coord. Mike Langois
TV Series
Treevenge
Stunt Actor / Fire Burn · Coord. Peter Simas
Short
Bucko Lotto
Actor Action / Football Tackles · Egg Films Inc.
Commercial
October 1970
Actor Action · Coord. Randy Bolivar
TV Series
Eastlink
Stunt Actor / Dialogue & Fighting · Egg Films Inc.
Commercial
Fatal Desire
Stunt Actor / Dialogue & Fighting · Coord. John Walsh
Feature Film
Cold Squad
Actor Action · Coord. Charles Andre
TV Series
Horse Fall Looping
Stunt Actor / Horse Riding & Falls · CAC Prod. Inc.
Short
Island of Shadows
Actor Action / Fighting · Red Storm Prod. Inc.
Documentary

The Mist
ND Stunts · Coord. Rene Bishop
TV Series
Lizzie Borden
Stunt Doubling / Squibs / Falling · Coord. Rene Bishop
TV Series
Trailer Park Boys 3
ND Stunts · Coord. Randy Bolivar
Feature Film
Haven
Stunt Double / Driving · Coord. Randy Bolivar
TV Series
Call Me Fitz
ND Stunts / Driving · Coord. Randy Bolivar
TV Series
Guido Superstar
ND Stunts / Driving · Coord. Charles Andre
Feature Film
3 Inches of Blood
ND Stunts / Sword Fighting · Coord. Thomas Potter
Music Video
Faith, Fraud, and Minimum Wage
ND Stunts · Coord. Randy Bolivar
Feature Film
Trailer Park Boys 2
ND Stunts / Driving · Coord. Randy Bolivar
Feature Film
Sea Wolf
ND Stunts / Doubling · Coord. John Walsh
TV Series
Trailer Park Boys Special
Stunt Double / Falls · Coord. Randy Bolivar
TV Series
Thin Ice
Stunt Double / Falls · Coord. Eric Bryson
MOW
Outlander
ND Stunts / Falls / Sword Fighting · Coord. Steve Lucescu
Feature Film
Trailer Park Boys
Stunt Double / Falls · Coord. Randy Bolivar
TV Series
Poor Boy's Game
ND Stunts / Doubling · Coord. Roy T. Anderson
Feature Film
Snow Angels
Stunt Double / Fighting / Falls · Coord. Randy Bolivar
Feature Film
Sybil
Stunt Double / High Falls · Coord. Randy Bolivar
MOW
October 1970
Stunt Double / Falls · Coord. Randy Bolivar
TV Series
Death in Paradise
Stunt Double / Fighting · Coord. Randy Bolivar
MOW
Summerhood
Stunt Double / High Rig / Harness · Coord. Randy Bolivar
Feature Film
BTK
ND Stunts / Driving / Fighting · Coord. Randy Bolivar
MOW
Night Passage
Stunt Double / Car Crash / Fighting · Coord. Randy Bolivar
MOW
Stone Cold
ND Stunts · Coord. Randy Bolivar
MOW
Ecks vs Sever
ND Stunts · Coord. Melissa Stubbs
Feature Film

In addition: over 400 stunt safety / assist, safety rigging, and special skills / ability bookings.

Behind the Scenes

Stunt Work On Set & In Training

Fire burns, high-angle rope work, stunt doubling, and character performance — a look at the work between “action” and “cut”.

Full burn fire stunt performed on a film set under stunt coordinator supervision — Fire work — full burn on set

High-angle rappel training on a stunt rigging rope system — High-angle rappel training

Stunt double in a matched wardrobe beside the actor on a television set — Stunt doubling — wardrobe match on set

Stunt performer in full creature prosthetics for a film production — Creature performance in full prosthetics

Stunt work on the set of the TV movie Jesse Stone: Stone Cold — On set — Jesse Stone: Stone Cold

Stunt performer in period chainmail armor for a film fight sequence — Period armor — character work

Tactical unit stunt performance on the television series Dark Angel — Tactical unit — Dark Angel

Rescue-carry rappel drill rehearsed on a stunt rigging descent line — Rescue-carry rappel drill

Stunt coordinator walking cast through an action beat on set — On set with cast

Stunt crew resetting a rig between takes on a film set — Between takes