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 entrepreneur said there was a stunt double for Chalamet's behind; however, the actor insisted on taking the punishment himself.
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Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Matas Buzelis danced around a defender and launched skyward for a dunk like a stunt double in an action movie.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
Blindspot star Jaimie Alexander supported her stunt double, Heidi Schnappauf, at the 10th Annual Action Icon Awards, where the actress' lookalike was serving as presenter.
—Julia Emmanuele, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The first book tells the full story of how the director’s most recent film came to be, from Tarantino’s seedling of an idea after seeing a stunt double and actor chat it up on-set, to the film’s FYC campaign during the 2020 awards season.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Matas Buzelis danced around a defender and launched skyward for a dunk like a stunt double in an action movie.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
Blindspot star Jaimie Alexander supported her stunt double, Heidi Schnappauf, at the 10th Annual Action Icon Awards, where the actress' lookalike was serving as presenter.
—Julia Emmanuele, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The first book tells the full story of how the director’s most recent film came to be, from Tarantino’s seedling of an idea after seeing a stunt double and actor chat it up on-set, to the film’s FYC campaign during the 2020 awards season.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Stunt double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt%20double. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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