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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After this incident, Margaret’s stunt double, Betty Danko stepped in to film the iconic broomstick skywriting scene on her behalf.
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Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Ritchson said that ahead of his first fight training with Richters, he had been warned by his stunt double to brace for impact.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Feb. 2025
For the franchise, Reeves trained in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, while Stahelski, who served as a stunt double for Reeves in The Matrix films, staged the stunts.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Brad Pitt, 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' (2020)
In Quentin Tarantino’s alt-history fable, Pitt plays a steely stunt double equally adept at fixing TV antennas or dealing with the Manson Family, all with a grin on his weathered face.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
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Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Ritchson said that ahead of his first fight training with Richters, he had been warned by his stunt double to brace for impact.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Feb. 2025
For the franchise, Reeves trained in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, while Stahelski, who served as a stunt double for Reeves in The Matrix films, staged the stunts.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Brad Pitt, 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' (2020)
In Quentin Tarantino’s alt-history fable, Pitt plays a steely stunt double equally adept at fixing TV antennas or dealing with the Manson Family, all with a grin on his weathered face.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stunt double
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“Stunt double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt%20double. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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