Malaysia
Stunt & Action Industry Directory
An independent, unranked guide to Malaysia's stunt and screen-action world — the national film agency and performer associations, the stunt teams international productions hire when filming in Kuala Lumpur, and the national academy training the country's screen-action talent.
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Unions & Industry Bodies
FINAS
Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia
Govt Film Agency · Selangor
The federal agency established in 1981 under the Ministry of Communications, mandated to develop and regulate the Malaysian film industry — shooting licences, the Compulsory Screening Scheme, incentives and Festival Filem Malaysia. The central government body any stunt or action worker interacts with.
Visit WebsitePersatuan Seniman Malaysia (SENIMAN)
Malaysian Artists Association
Performers' Association · Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia's oldest entertainment-industry association (registered 1974), with around 5,000 members. Under FINAS rules its membership is effectively required to perform in local TV and film, making it the de-facto performers' register — the category that includes on-screen action performers.
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Persatuan Pekerja Profesional Filem Malaysia
Film Workers' Association · Kuala Lumpur
Established 1993, representing professional film-crew workers with over 14,000 members across 101 fields of work. It runs set-management and on-set safety seminars — the body that most directly covers technical and physical crew, including stunt performers and riggers.
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Stunt Groups & Action Teams
JST & SFX Production
Led by James Chung
Stunt Team · Kuala Lumpur
Led by stunt director James Chung, a roughly 20-person team with 20+ years' experience — Malaysia's most internationally visible stunt outfit. It handled Malaysian-shot action for Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts at Merdeka 118, KL, and worked on Strike Back and The Ghost Bride. No standalone website.
View Credits (IMDb)Defenderz (Malaysia Action Team)
Klang Valley
Stunt & Action Team · Malaysia
A stunt-coordination and action-choreography team that also supplies martial-arts performers and runs public action-choreography workshops. Credited on local projects including Blood Brothers: Bara Naga (2025). Social-media presence only.
Visit InstagramTactical Stunt Production (TSP)
Kuala Lumpur
Stunt Production · Kuala Lumpur
A KL-based team specialising in action, stunt performance and rigging coordination for film and TV, with a stunt reel on YouTube. An active Malaysian outfit with a Facebook-only public presence ([email protected]).
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Academies & Training
ASWARA
Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan
National Arts Academy · Kuala Lumpur
The national, government-funded arts academy (under Act 653, 2006), with faculties in Film, Theatre, Dance and a Traditional Performing Arts Centre. Through its theatre, dance and traditional-arts programmes — including movement and silat-related work — it feeds talent into physical and action performance.
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