Film Production Security

Jason
Essazay

Production Security Consultant, Stunt Performer, and Weapon Master. Protecting sets and performing on screen across Texas and beyond.

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Jason Essazay, black and white portrait in the rain
Jason Essazay at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during Scout Sniper training
Jason Essazay providing production security on a film set
Jason Essazay in tactical wardrobe with weapons for film production weapon master work
Jason Essazay embedded with US Special Operations Forces and Afghan Commandos in Afghanistan
Jason Essazay at the IBJJF Houston International Open 2025
Jason Essazay as a child with his father and siblings in Afghanistan

01 Bio

I was born in a small mountain village in Wardak, Afghanistan, and raised between Mazar, Kabul, and the rugged high country of Chak. Long before military service or security work, my life was shaped by conflict, instability, and the reality of what violence does to people. When I was eight years old, our home was raided by IRGC-backed Shia militants who meant to kill my family because we were Pashtun and Sunni. I still remember what it felt like to be on the receiving end of an AK-47. Looking back, I can say that moment shaped more of my life than I understood at the time.

Later, that early experience found structure through military service, security work, and years spent in environments where mistakes carry real consequences. Today, I'm building my work around film and media production security, weapons handling, and projects that demand realism, discipline, and control. I'm drawn to the place where security, action, and storytelling overlap, especially when the people involved want someone who understands risk for real, not someone just dressed for it.

I'm not interested in theater. I'm interested in competence, safety, realism, and being useful when the pressure is real.

02 What I Bring to Set

I bring more than aesthetics. My background includes military service, professional security work, weapons training, live competition, and years spent in environments where mistakes have consequences. Security taught me awareness, threat recognition, protection, and how to stay calm when other people lose composure. That mindset carries directly into production work where safety, control, and judgment matter.

I have a serious background in weapons handling and marksmanship, including active competition in handgun matches. My understanding of firearms is built on safe handling, accountability, and control under pressure, not just image. I also hold black belts in Karate and Jiu-Jitsu, and I actively compete in Jiu-Jitsu on the regional scene. That training sharpened timing, body awareness, discipline, and the ability to function under stress.

For productions that need someone who can contribute to weapons work, security, action support, or tactical realism, I bring a background rooted in real experience rather than performance.

03 Licenses

Licensed Private Investigator

Texas Department of Public Safety

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Licensed Armed Personal Protection Officer

Texas Department of Public Safety (Executive Protection Agent)

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Available for production security, consulting, stunts, and weapon master roles. Reach out to discuss your next project.