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 prop work never aspires to Jackie Chan levels of comic mayhem, but — with the help of stunt double and trainer Cara Marie Chooljian — de Armas uses every resource at her disposal to become a convincingly dangerous tornado of death.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
This extends to LaBella, who is a third-party beneficiary of this stipulation as her stunt double.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The scene According to the lawsuit, LaBella had entered into a SAG-AFTRA contract with the movie company as the lead stunt double for the series' lead actor, Ella Hunt.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 May 2025
An ascendant stunt performer who had worked on Barbie and American Horror Stories, LaBella was hired on Horizon’s second installment as the lead stunt double for actress Ella Hunt, who plays one of the film’s main characters.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 June 2025
This extends to LaBella, who is a third-party beneficiary of this stipulation as her stunt double.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
The scene According to the lawsuit, LaBella had entered into a SAG-AFTRA contract with the movie company as the lead stunt double for the series' lead actor, Ella Hunt.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 May 2025
An ascendant stunt performer who had worked on Barbie and American Horror Stories, LaBella was hired on Horizon’s second installment as the lead stunt double for actress Ella Hunt, who plays one of the film’s main characters.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
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“Stunt double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt%20double. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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