Brian Hite, PhD is a performance psychologist, high-stakes performance consultant, and veteran Hollywood stuntman who has spent more than 30 years operating in environments where errors carry real consequences.

With over 100 film and television credits, Brian has performed in The Twilight Saga, Superman, Stranger Things, The Righteous Gemstones, and The Iron Claw, among many others. He doubled Chris O’Donnell on 9-1-1: Nashville and served as Nick Offerman’s stunt double in Sovereign. A Screen Actors Guild Award winner for 24, Brian built his career in settings that demanded precision, disciplined attention, and clear decision-making when outcomes carried real weight.

He earned his Master’s degree in Sport Psychology before completing a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology, grounding decades of applied experience in rigorous performance science. For more than ten years, he served as a performance psychology consultant to the U.S. Army, training leaders and soldiers in resilience, cognitive control, and stress regulation in high-consequence environments. His work has also extended to police departments, fire services, EMS organizations, educators, healthcare professionals, performing artists, and corporate leadership teams—groups whose effectiveness under uncertainty directly impacts lives, culture, and results.

Brian works with leaders and teams to eliminate pressure, address stress at its source, prevent burnout, and strengthen motivation in demanding systems.

Brian serves as a Senior Dissertation Chair at Grand Canyon University’s College of Doctoral Studies and is the author of Begin Again: Utilize the Wisdom of Eastern and Western Ideologies to Achieve Your Full Potential, a book that integrates applied philosophy and performance psychology to demonstrate how adversity strengthens us when we consciously use it as fuel for growth.