Action by KO
Supplying bespoke action that focuses on the way in which the action affects the characters, driving the narrative through physical storytelling. Providing coordination for Screen, Stage and Live Events, Action by KO is here to make the extremes in your production extraordinary.
With Love & Violence
Whatever it is you’re looking for, whether it be a mass battle scene, epic fantasy fight, bruising hand to hand combat, all out gun fight, or that one hit or fall that happens in your production, you’ve come to the right place. Ensuring the performers’ safety through effective communication, consent led choreography creation and a developed understanding of the actors’ needs during a fight scene, I revel in the problem solving of how we keep one another safe whilst creating action that matters.
Catering to all tastes
My work as a Fight Director draws on my experience as an actor working on stage, screen, as well as live events for clients including English Heritage and the Historic Royal Palace. My experience as a combat instructor shapes my process in negotiating the evolution of the fight and process of rehearsal with the cast. My work as a Stunt/SPACT performer for film and motion capture, experience in historic martial arts practices and firearms training enable me to suit the action to all sensibilities and production types.
Represented as a Fight Director by Neil McNulty at Keddie Scott Associates
Coordination Reel 2026
“I've had the pleasure of working with Kiel several times, and he consistently brings exceptional skill, imagination and professionalism to every project. Whether creating dynamic stage combat or tailoring work to the specific needs of a project or group, his creativity, precision and flair are second to none. Just as importantly, Kiel is a genuinely kind, collaborative and generous colleague who earns the trust of everyone in the room. He is an outstanding fight director and a pleasure to work alongside.”
Martin Berry, Creative Director and Joint Chief Executive Exeter Northcott Theatre
Credits
FIGHT DIRECTOR / Stunt Coordinator
2026
VENA CAVA
(Short Film - London Film School)
Dir. Sureya Melkonian
A VERY EXPENSIVE POISON
(Royal & Derngate Theatre / UoN)
Dir. Emily J Browning
POSH
(Royal & Derngate Theatre / UoN)
Dir. Jenna Fincken
WYVERNWOOD - THE ENCHANTED LOST KINGDOM
(Live Event)
Dir. Jacko Pook
INVASIVE
(Short Film)
Dir. Sixto Perea Rubio & Sam Dixon
WITNESS
(Theatre Peckham / Peckham Fringe)
Dir. Suzann McLean
HIGH STEAKS
(Short Film) Times Seven Productions.
Dir. Matthew Hemmings
TOP Gs LIKE ME
(Royal & Derngate Theatre)
Dir. Jesse Jones
THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO
(Nottingham Playhouse Theatre)
Dir. Anthony Almeida
2023 - 2025
TAVUTA
(Short Film)
Dir. Gosteloa Spancer
BANG - Knox Hill
(Music Video)
Dir. Ruben Cleghorn
BOUDICA
(Royal & Derngate Theatre)
Dir. Anna Simpson
HAMPTON COURT PALACE - Tudor Duelling
(Event), Dir . Lachlan McCall
DOWN IN THE VALLEY
(Opera), Bedfordshire Youth opera.
Dir. Fred Broom
THE MILK SITUATION
(Short Film), Gunpowder House Productions.
Dir . John Ferrer
THE CHILDREN
(Nottingham Playhouse Theatre)
Dir . Kirsty Patrick Ward
CYANIDE (THE FIRST TRIALS)
(Short Film)
Dir . John Ferrer
SPOKEN IN PLAIN SIGHT
(Short Film), Threepenny Collective.
Dir. Ariel de la Garza & Ilya Wray
THE REAL & IMAGINED HISTORY OF THE ELEPHANT MAN
(Nottingham Playhouse Theatre & Tour)
Dir . Stephen Bailey
MYSTERIA
(Site Specific Theatre, Lovere, Italy) Astra Realm Theatre co.
Dir. Loki
THREE MUSKETEERS
(Royal & Derngate Theatre)
Dir. Dan McGarry
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
(Wise Owl Theatre Co. Tour)
Dir. Chris Brookes
NECTA - Music Video
Artist. Daisy Babii
for Lucky 13 Action
THE RED DIAMOND CUT
(Short Film)
Dir. Nick Toth
Pre 2023
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
(Curve Theatre Leicester & Tour)
Dir. Anthony Almeida
KING & I
(World Tour - UK), Associate
Dir. David Siebert
ACIS & GALATEA
(English National Opera)
Dir. Sarah Tipple
CROSS PLATFORM DEVISED PERFORMANCE
(Roundhouse)
Dir. John Berkavitch
OKLAHOMA
(Curve Theatre, Leicester)
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
(Curve Theatre, Leicester),
ROMEO AND JULIET
(New Wimbledon Studio)
Dir. Charles Spencer Noll
THE CONJURER AND THE MOON
(Enter Edem)
Dir. Emma Fay
DRY LAND
(Jermyn Street Theatre)
Dir. Hannah Hauer-King
ASSOCIATE FIGHT DIRECTOR
ROMEO AND JULIET (Shakespeare's Rose Theatre - Blenheim), Dir. Juliet Forster
HAMLET (Shakespeare's Rose Theatre - York), Dir. Damian Cruden
TWELFTH NIGHT (Shakespeare's Rose Theatre - York), Dir. Joyce Branagh
THE TEMPEST (Shakespeare's Rose Theatre - York), Dir. Phillip Franks
MACBETH (Shakespeare's Rose Theatre), Dir. Damian Cruden
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM (Shakespeare's Rose Theatre), Dir. Juliet Forster
MACBETH (Bussey Building), Dir. Paul Tomlinson