About Derek Kolstad
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.
Production Credits
Derek Kolstad has 38 production credits.Writing
Credited for Writer in 15 shows - Hellsing, Just Cause, Booker, A Darker Shade of Magic, Just Watch Me, Streets of Rage, Splinter Cell, Hunting Season, One in the Chamber, The Package, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, Die Hart, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Die Hart.
Credited for Characters in 5 shows - John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, John Wick: Chapter 4, The Continental: From the World of John Wick and From the World of John Wick: Ballerina.
Credited for Screenplay in 5 shows - The Man From Nowhere, Time Agent, Acolyte, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum and Nobody.
Credited for Story in 1 show - John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum.
Credited for Staff Writer in 1 show - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Production
Credited for Executive Producer in 3 shows - Splinter Cell, Nobody and The Continental: From the World of John Wick.
Credited for Co-Executive Producer in 1 show - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Creator
Credited for Creator in 2 shows - Splinter Cell and Die Hart.