stunt double
noun
: a person who takes an actor's place during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes for a movie or TV show
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The initial leap off the building, that was Josiah, my stunt double, because that was an insurance thing.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Brad Pitt, who worked with his former stunt double Leitch on Bullet Train, is also expected to return.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
In addition to training Jerome and choreographing various wrestling scenes, Robles also acted as his stunt double, subbing in for sequences that didn’t require facial close-ups.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Costner's stunt double played the dead Dutton, but viewers were spared from really gory images.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
Brad Pitt, who worked with his former stunt double Leitch on Bullet Train, is also expected to return.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
In addition to training Jerome and choreographing various wrestling scenes, Robles also acted as his stunt double, subbing in for sequences that didn’t require facial close-ups.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Costner's stunt double played the dead Dutton, but viewers were spared from really gory images.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Stunt double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt%20double. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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