| Spiro Razatos | |
| Birth Name: | Spiro Raki Razatos |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Denver, Colorado |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Stunt coordinator, Second unit film director |
| Known For: | Stunt work |
| Notable Works: | Fast & Furious film series |
Spiro Razatos is an American stunt coordinator, second unit director, film director, and actor, who has been active in films for close to four decades. He is best known for being second unit director (alongside Jack Gill) on the Fast and Furious series starting with Fast Five (2011).[1]
Born and raised in Denver, Colorado in 1960, Razatos stated that seeing Shaft (1973) in theaters for the first time inspired him to pursue a career in stunts.[2]
Razatos also served as second unit director and stunt coordinator on alongside Chad Stahelski and David Leitch.[3]
Some of his other work includes The Expendables (2010), (2017), The Gray Man (2022), Venom (2018), and (2014).[4] He has also directed the 1991 Corey Haim and Cynthia Rothrock action film Fast Getaway, the 1994 direct-to-video horror film , and five episodes of the television series Team Knight Rider.
In addition to his work in Hollywood, he's also worked in Indian Cinema, beginning with Jawan (2023) and is set to work on the upcoming sequel to 2019's War.[5]
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–1998 | Team Knight Rider | Television series; 5 episodes | |
| 1994 | |||
| 1991 | Fast Getaway | Directorial debut[6] |