Experience

Drone 55, inc.

• United States
• Photography
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  In 2013, Kanin co-founded Drone 55 with Josh Gallo. Drone 55 is an aerial photography firm based in Los Angeles, CA, with offices in New York, NY. Established in 2013, Drone 55 has become one of the most trusted names in the drone industry. Our clients include the biggest names in their respected industries, many of them repeat customers and referrals. We are FAA approved for commercial drone operations across the entire US and our portfolio includes projects from coast to coast. In 2013, Kanin co-founded Drone 55 with Josh Gallo. Drone 55 is an aerial photography firm based in Los Angeles, CA, with offices in New York, NY. Established in 2013, Drone 55 has become one of the most trusted names in the drone industry. Our clients include the biggest names in their respected industries, many of them repeat customers and referrals. We are FAA approved for commercial drone operations across the entire US and our portfolio includes projects from coast to coast.



Stunts Unlimited

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Stunt Coordinator & Stuntman

  • Jan 2007 - Present

  Early 1970, the Western Era in film and television had ended, and there was need for advancement in stunt performance and technology. Three prominent stuntmen, Hal Needham, Ronnie Rondell and Glenn Wilder banded together to create an elite organization comprised of Hollywood’s top A-list stunt performers where stunts would be unlimited. They made it impossible to join, and only recruited new members through private and studied observations. Eleven top prospects were invited into their group, and Stunts Unlimited was born. Stunts Unlimited became Hollywood’s best-kept secret and the most sought after action group. If you wanted the best, you came to Stunts Unlimites. Its membership consists of the top motorcycle racers, car drivers, horsemen, pilots, aerial specialists, and fight choreographers, all with the innovative ideas and progressive thinking needed for the future of stunts in film and television. From the very beginning of its inception, Stunts Unlimited has led the pack for all the others to follow. It has earned a reputation for providing the best action in film for today’s top-grossing pictures. Stunts Unlimited is the ultimate goal for any stunt person coming to Hollywood. While remaining an exclusive organization of under 50 members, it consists of Hollywood’s premiere second unit directors, stunt coordinators and stuntmen in the industry today. Stunts Unlimited is the best of the best, the cream of the crop. If you want to push the envelope, obliterate limitations, and go bigger, faster, higher, and more spectacular than anyone else…you call Stunts Unlimited. Show less



SAG-AFTRA

• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Actor

  • Jan 1993 - Present

  Despite his achievements in the stunt world, Kanin Howell also had a passion for acting. He worked alongside renowned actress and acting coach Dee Wallace Stone, and has since had the privilege of working with many Hollywood heavyweights including Kevin Bacon, Dennis Hopper, Kyra Sedgwick, and Christian Slater, among others. On the small screen, Kanin Howell has appeared in some of Hollywoods most popular films and television series, including The Patriot, Need for Speed, Mr. Brooks, True Blood, Southland, CSI:NY, Sons of Anarchy, and Criminal Minds. Show less

• Stunt Coordinator & Stuntman

  • 1986 - Present

  Growing up the son of Norman Howell, an Emmy winning Stunt Coordinator, and multiple award winning Stuntman, Kanin Howell was exposed to movie-making at an early age. It was no surprise that he followed in his father Norman's footsteps, and debuted as a Stuntman at the age of five, working on the film Vice Versa and earning his coveted SAG card. After that, Kanin started working regularly, stunt doubling various actors. Kanin, a third generation cowboy, showcased his excellent horseback ability on several projects including the multiple Academy award winning film, Dances With Wolves, in which he was cabled off the back of a horse at only 8 years old. In 2007 he became a member of Stunts Unlimited, an elite group of professional Stuntmen founded in 1970 by the Legendary Stuntman Hal Needham.By the age of twenty-five, Kanin already had hundreds of credits under his belt. It was no surprise he began Stunt Coordinating at such a young age, further advancing his career. The first project Kanin Stunt Coordinated was the national Emerald Nuts commercial "Addicted to Golf", directed by Brian Lee Hughes. Since Emerald Nuts, Kanin Stunt Coordinated nearly twenty commercials including Geico, L’oréal Paris, Burger King, and Metro PCS. More recently, Kanin Stunt Coordinated the 2013 hit film, The Call, starring Halle Berry, and Season 4 of the cult classic Arrested Development. Kanin has also Stunt Coordinated several TV shows, including episodes of CSI: NY, Franklin & Bash and the made for TV movie Call Me Crazy.With two SAG nominations, Kanin continues to advance his accomplished stunt career. Kanin Stunt Coordinated the recently released horror film Hollows Grove, the upcoming second season of the Television show Full Circle and stunt doubled Ewan McGregor in the upcoming western, Jane Got a Gun, staring Natalie Portman. He also stunt doubled Garrett Hedlund in the upcoming William Monahan film, Mojave. Kanin resides in Los Angeles, CA. Show less