Jeff Dashnaw

Career overview

Jeffrey James Dashnaw, born April 1, 1956 in Los Angeles, California, is an American stunt coordinator and stunt performer. With more than 35 years of experience in the stunt industry, he has earned recognition as an award‑winning professional. Over the course of his career he has contributed to a large number of productions, accumulating 198 credited crew entries in the TMDB database. His work spans both film and television, where he has coordinated complex action sequences and performed a wide range of stunts, demonstrating the versatility that has defined his long‑standing presence in the field.

Dashnaw is also listed under several alternate spellings, including Jeff Nashnow, Jeff Dashraw and Jeff Dashnow J, reflecting variations that appear in production credits. He is married to Tracy Keehn‑Dashnaw, herself a stunt coordinator and performer, and together they have built a family deeply involved in stunt work. Their sons J.J., Chad and Jake have followed in their footsteps as stunt coordinators and performers, while their late son Nick worked as a stunt performer until his death in 2016. This familial connection underscores Dashnaw’s influence both on‑screen and within the stunt community.