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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On top of having to learn to play hockey, Kalyn, 24, faced another challenge, as his stunt double was left-handed.
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
The actors did much of the fighting themselves, while Urban’s stunt double, Garreth Hadfield, performed other aspects, training for months on wires to perfect the twirl in the air, followed by the trademark split nut-punch.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Both Guerrero and Offerman were full of nice things to say about Kidman, who had just one day to shoot her wrestling scene and the previous day to rehearse it, for which Guerrero flew to Nashville to train with Kidman in a boxing gym alongside her stunt double, former wrestler Danielle Moinet.
—Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
And unlike Cox, whose masked vigilante is often doing the kinds of acrobatics designated for a stunt double on set, Bethel performs most of his own action.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
The actors did much of the fighting themselves, while Urban’s stunt double, Garreth Hadfield, performed other aspects, training for months on wires to perfect the twirl in the air, followed by the trademark split nut-punch.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Both Guerrero and Offerman were full of nice things to say about Kidman, who had just one day to shoot her wrestling scene and the previous day to rehearse it, for which Guerrero flew to Nashville to train with Kidman in a boxing gym alongside her stunt double, former wrestler Danielle Moinet.
—Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
And unlike Cox, whose masked vigilante is often doing the kinds of acrobatics designated for a stunt double on set, Bethel performs most of his own action.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Stunt double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt%20double. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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