stuntman
noun
stunt·man
ˈstənt-ˌman 
: a man who performs stunts
especially
: one who doubles for an actor during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes
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Tom Cruise wasn’t the only impressive stuntman on the set of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Energetically directed by former stuntman and blockbuster second-unit veteran David R. Ellis, Final Destination 2 refined the original’s chain-reaction logic of impending annihilation into a ruthless gallows humor.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Yeah, Chad got killed [as an uncredited FBI agent and credited stuntman].
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Most recently, John Wick and Deadpool 2 director David Leitch, who started as a stuntman and stunt coordinator, had been among the most vocal in urging the creation of a new category.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Energetically directed by former stuntman and blockbuster second-unit veteran David R. Ellis, Final Destination 2 refined the original’s chain-reaction logic of impending annihilation into a ruthless gallows humor.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Yeah, Chad got killed [as an uncredited FBI agent and credited stuntman].
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Most recently, John Wick and Deadpool 2 director David Leitch, who started as a stuntman and stunt coordinator, had been among the most vocal in urging the creation of a new category.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Stuntman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stuntman. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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