Chase Whitehurst (They/Them/Theirs)
Advanced Actor/Combatant
Chase Whitehurst (They/Them) is an Advanced Actor Combatant and fight choreographer based in Greensboro, NC who has been training with the SAFD since they were 16 years old. They hold a 2nd degree black belt in taekwondo, and training in hapkido. They taught taekwondo with Clemmons Family Martial Arts before attending undergrad at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where they are currently pursuing a double major in Theatre and Philosophy, with a minor in Ethics. They work as a freelance choreographer at companies and schools around the NC area, including Fight Girl Battle World at UNC Wilmington, Julius Caesar and Shakespeare in Love with Sweet Tea Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet at the Hoosier Shakespeare Festival in Marion, IN.
They were a teaching assistant for Collaborative Combat Movement Arts in Raleigh, NC for 2 years and have been co-teacher of stage combat at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts since 2022. Chase is also an instructor for UNCSA's Fight Club, and are one of the UNCSA School of Filmmaking's regular stunt coordinators.
Chase's work has appeared on film, with fight coordination in Lexicon (2023), shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Their choreography and stunt coordination appears in upcoming films The Kyodai (2024) and Spider Man - Hunted: Ultimatum (2024).
Skill Proficiency History
Date | Weapon | Location | Grade |
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East Carolina University SPT
Apr 29, 2023 | Unarmed | Greenville , North Carolina | Recommended Pass |
Apr 29, 2023 | Knife | Greenville , North Carolina | Recommended Pass |
2022 Philadelphia Stage Combat Workshop SPT/SPR
Nov 18, 2022 | Unarmed | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Recommended Pass |
NSCW 2022- Early Workshop SPTs/SPRs
Aug 6, 2022 | Broadsword | Ruston, Louisiana | Recommended Pass |
Aug 6, 2022 | Rapier and Dagger | Ruston, Louisiana | Recommended Pass |
Aug 6, 2022 | Unarmed | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
NSCW 2022- SPT Day
Aug 6, 2022 | Rapier and Dagger | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
Collaborative Combat 2022
May 1, 2022 | Quarterstaff | Raleigh, North Carolina | Recommended Pass |
2021 National Stage Combat Workshop
Aug 6, 2021 | Broadsword and Shield | Ruston, Louisiana | Recommended Pass |
Aug 6, 2021 | Single Sword | Ruston, Louisiana | Recommended Pass |
Aug 6, 2021 | Knife | Ruston, Louisiana | Recommended Pass |
Aug 6, 2021 | Small Sword | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
Aug 6, 2021 | Rapier and Dagger | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
Aug 6, 2021 | Unarmed | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
Aug 6, 2021 | Broadsword | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
NSCW 2021 Firearms Certification
Jul 24, 2021 | Firearm | Ruston, Louisiana | Recommended Pass |
2019 NSCW - ACW
Aug 16, 2019 | Rapier and Dagger | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
Aug 16, 2019 | Unarmed | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |
Aug 16, 2019 | Broadsword | Ruston, Louisiana | Basic Pass |