The United Stuntmen's Association presents

THE INTERNATIONAL STUNT SCHOOL

The world's premier training for aspiring stunt performers.

The International Stunt School
The International Stunt School
Now in our 32nd year!


Our proven program of fundamental and advanced techniques is the finest in the industry, giving participants from all nations the skills and knowledge to be successful stunt performers in film, television, video games, and live action shows.



We offer these two courses every summer:



Stunt Performer Course

July 14 to August 2, 2025


Our three-week Stunt Performer Course is the ultimate foundational training for anyone wanting to work in the stunt industry. This comprehensive program, designed for both beginners and experienced alike, provides everything you need to know to get your career started, while improving and building on the abilities of current stunt professionals. 150 hours of detailed instruction cover fifteen essential skills for the working utility stunt performer:

FOOT FALLS & ROLLS
STAIR FALLS
WESTERN COMBAT
MARTIAL ARTS
WEAPONRY
STUNT DRIVING
FIRE BURNS
HIGH FALLS
AIR RAM
MINI TRAMP
WIRE WORK
RATCHET
RAPPELLING
PARKOUR
ACTING THE ACTION
On Fire

On Fire

Aerial Intensive Course

August 4 to August 9, 2025


Our one-week Aerial Intensive Course offers 50 hours of advanced training in several different aerial skills, such as Wire Work, High Falls, Air Ram, Ratchet, and Rappelling. This program gives Stunt Performer Course students the opportunity to improve on their aerial abilities, while exploring critical principles of various rigs commonly used in the stunt industry.




Want to see what our graduates have been doing?
Here's a PARTIAL list of film and television they've done stunts for:

FILMS:
12 Years a Slave
Ant-Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
The Bourne Ultimatum
Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain Marvel
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Divergent
The Fast & The Furious 6
The Fast & The Furious 7
The Fate of The Furious
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 & 2
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Parts 1 & 2
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man 2
Interstellar
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Jupiter Ascending
Jurassic World
Kick-Ass
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Live Free or Die Hard
Logan
Looper
Maleficent
Man of Steel
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Now You See Me
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Red Dawn
Ride Along
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Snow White and the Huntsman
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Spectre
Spider-man
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Terminator: Dark Fate
Terminator: Genisys
Thor: Ragnarok
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Twilight
Warm Bodies
World War Z
Wrath of the Titans
X-Men: First Class
Zombieland

TELEVISION:
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Bones
Castle
Chicago Fire
Chicago PD
Game of Thrones
Leverage
The Originals
Revolution
Sleepy Hollow
Sons of Anarchy
Teen Wolf
True Blood
The Vampire Diaries
The Walking Dead
Watchmen
Westworld
Z Nation

Don't wait to get your stunt career started!





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Apply Now for 2023

Accepting Applications for Summer 2025

We're now accepting applications for the 2025 training session. We recommend getting your application in as early as possible as classes usually fill each year. Scroll down to see our classes and please feel free to contact us with any of your questions at (206) 466-9759 or info@stuntschool.com. Click HERE to apply or visit "SIGN UP HERE" in the menu above.

Casting Opportunity

Straight From Stunt School to Live Stunt Shows

Once again, representatives from live stunt shows came to check out our students' work last year and scout for talent. Many of our graduates have been hired by these companies as our training produces the caliber of individuals with the top-notch stunt skills that they require. Live stunt shows are a great stepping stone into the industry and getting a job offer right out of our school is an incredible opportunity. Don't miss your chance this year to show your stuff and possibly land your first stunt job!

Seattle Times article

Seattle Times Article on the International Stunt School

The Seattle Times crew came out and visited us recently and wrote this great article about our school. You can read it here:
"Crash course: Falls, fights and fires are all in a day’s work at Seattle stunt school"

Casting Director Comment

Recent Comment From A Casting Director

We were pleased to receive this from Brad Irish, a former casting director for Six Flags America:

"Thanks to you and your stunt school we now have some of the best up and coming stunt performers in the biz!"

Many of our graduates have gone to work at various Six Flags stunt shows. In fact, one of our former students now runs the stunt shows at Six Flags America!

Graduate comments

Recent Comments From Our Graduates

Check out what our graduates have been sharing with us:

"This school was so worth the time and investment! Highly recommend it to anyone! . . . Within a month of being back from school and learning from all the wonderful instructors at ISS I landed a speaking stunt role on Jack Reacher 2." -Ashley Wilks

"I've been training and doing stunt gigs since I attended the ISS last summer. I will be returning to do the week of aerial intensive training this summer. I learned a lot and the value of this training has been reflected in the work I have done so far. Best decision I've ever made." -Drew Vincent

"It's the best way to get into the stunt industry." -Mark Rosenthal

.....Thanks to all our gradutes for making us proud!