These Stunt Doubles Of Famous Actors Are Incredible
Not all actors are like Jackie Chan who performed his own stunts and looked cool doing it! Hollywood needs many double stunts for their movies, especially now when there are not so many action stars out there. And some actors don’t just have a double, but multiple stunt people! Even TV animals get their stunt doubles! Some people are used for physical skills, jumping, fighting, dancing and even playing the piano. Here are the most incredible stunt doubles of popular Hollywood actors.
24. Ryan Reynolds and Alex Kyshkovych
Ryan Reynolds did his own stunts but had too many injuries, so Alex Kyshkovych had to fill in for the tough moments. The Russian stuntman doesn’t look like Reynolds, but wearing a costume helps a lot! Kyshkovych did stunts for both Deadpool movies and Arrow and X-Men movies too – so he’s a real life superhero!
23. Margot Robbie and Ingrid Kleinig
A world with two Harley Quinns is too much! Margot’s double is famous for her physical abilities and stunts. Kleinig also did stunts for other movies – Mad Max: Fury Road, Ant-Man and the Wasp and Justice League. She said that the most challenging scene was when she had to hold her breath for five minutes as she was stuck in a Lamborghini.
22. Penelope Cruz and The Bearded Double
Penelope Cruz’s stunt double wasn’t a woman, but a bearded man who didn’t look too happy about his outfit, judging by the look on his face. All of the impressive motorcycle scenes in the film were not with the hot actress, but with the bearded man.
21. Johnny Depp and The Other Sparrow
Johnny himself said that he “prefers they pull in for the close-up and leave that jumping about to the professionals.” As he was filming On Stranger Tides, he hurt his back and had to limp for a few weeks. One of his doubles was also injured, and the director said that he respects “the actors and stuntmen and directors. It’s really hard to make these movies because they are very dangerous.”
20. Brad Pitt and His World War Z Double
Even a megastar like Brad Pitt needs a stunt double. Luckily, they found one who resembled Pitt for World War Z. Even though Pitt plays a stuntman in his newest movie, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, he said, “If a stuntman can do it, I’ll be reading a book.”
19. Anne Hathaway and the Other Catwoman
In The Dark Knight Rises, Anne Hathaway (aka Catwoman) can be seen riding her motorcycle throughout Gotham City, but it’s really just her stunt double. While shooting the movie, there was an accident on set involving her stunt double crashing the motorcycle, but thankfully, no one was hurt.
18. Andrew Garfield and the Other Amazing Spider-Man
While Andrew Garfield is not the first actor to play Spider-Man (and certainly not the last!), every Spider-Man could use a trusty stunt double. Although with a role like Spider-Man, all you need is someone with a similar body type considering Spider-Man’s face is covered by a mask for a good portion of the movie.
17. Chris Pratt and Tony McFarr
In addition to Tony Mcfarr playing Chris Pratt’s stunt double in Jurassic World, he also portrayed Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and a whole plethora of characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Pratt tries to do some of his own stunts, he’s been badly bruised in the past for trying!
16. Daniel Craig and Gordon Alexander
Some might argue that Daniel Craig is the ultimate James Bond, but even 007 needs backup. Luckily, Gordon Alexander perfectly portrays Bond in the action heavy sequences. Daniel Craig injured his ankle on No Time To Die, which caused the whole production to be delayed. Sometimes it’s just easier to let the stunt doubles do all the heavy lifting!
15. Dave Bautista and The Other Drax
How come Bautista, the WWE wrestler needs his own stuntman? Well, it seems he needs a double too. Nonetheless, he said that he relates to the character because of the many things he has in common with it: “Simple things like the tattoos, the tragedy—because, you know, I had a bit of tragedy in my life as well.”
14. Bruce Willis and Stuart Wilson
Bruce Willis has many stunt people, and one of them is Stuart Wilson who is also a stunt coordinator and fight choreographer. Wilson said about his work that “if you pull off a stunt that’s really dangerous or really technical and it comes out right and everybody loves it, for 20 seconds you’re somebody. And then you go back to obscurity again.”
13. Gal Gadot and Alicia Vela-Bailey
Gal Gadot needed a stunt for all those jumps and fight scenes because she was pregnant when the movie was filming. Her double is Alicia Vela-Bailey, who is famous for also being on screen in so many movies and TV shows that you’d be amazed. Some of them are Avatar, Divergent and Lights Out.
12. Natalie Portman and Sarah Lane
In the movie Black Swan, Natalie Portman’s stunt double that had to dance instead of the actress was Sarah Lane. Portman claimed that she did most of the dancing in the movie and directors supported her, but Lane stated that:
“Of the full body shots, I would say 5 percent are Natalie. […] The shots that are just her face with arms, those shots are definitely Natalie.”
11. Zoe Saldana and Chloé Bruce
Zoe Saldana had a professional martial artist, stuntwoman Chloé Bruce as a body double. Bruce had to wear face prosthetics to look like Gamora. As for Zoe, she was very happy to play that role: “I was just excited to be asked to join by James Gunn and to also play someone green.”
10. Emilia Clarke and Rosie Mac
When Game of Thrones was filming in Spain, the Mother of Dragons had a body double for six weeks. It all started when model Rosie Mac posted a selfie on Twitter, and she had long blonde hair:
“A while later I was asked by one the agencies I am signed with to send in my body measurements, but they didn’t tell me what for.” Then she found out…
9. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Tanoai Reed
How come Tanoai Reed and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson look so alike? That’s because they are cousins! Reed has been his stunt double since 2002 in the movie The Scorpion King. Reed said that he’s been his stunt double for 16 years:
“I’m jumping off buildings, I’m getting hit by cars, I’m crashing stuff…I feel like I’m 83 sometimes.”
8. Ian McKellen in Different Sizes!
Now, this is so hilarious! How ingenious to get body doubles of different heights to make the hobbits look smaller! We wonder who was his body double in the X-Men movies!
Prepare for the best-looking stunt double in the next photos and try not to laugh…
7. Jennifer Lopez and Matching Braided Hair
The life of a stunt double can be tough, but you’ve gotta do what you have to do! Don’t they look similar? The braided hair and the same costume, they even look similar. The double had to perform stunts in a video shot in Mexico. Go look at it again and see if you can spot him!
6. Harrison Ford and Vic Armstrong
Vic Armstrong was Harrison Ford’s stunt double in the Indiana Jones series. He was not just the double, but also the stunt arranger, stunt coordinator and a Nazi soldier in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Check out the next actress with not one but two stunt doubles!
5. Karen Gillan and Her Doubles
Karen Gillan and her two stunt doubles are all dressed for the character Ruby Roundhouse (or Martha) in the movie Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Who performed the “dance-fighting” will remain a mystery!
4. Chandler Riggs and His Double
Yes, child actors have doubles, and Carl (Chandler Riggs) from The Walking Dead had a woman as a stunt double whose small stature made her perfect for the task! She is 33 years old and dressed up for the part she looks just like Carl!
3. Uma Thurman and Zoe Bell
Both Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 had Zoe Bell as the stunt woman for Uma Thurman. She also starred in the movie Uma Thurman because Tarantino liked her work. She said that:
“I’ve physically kicked so many men’s asses and I can totally feel proud of that.”
2. Megan Fox and Stacey Carino
Stacey Carino is a daredevil! She broke her neck and realized it years later after she had an x-ray! She said that Fox does some of the stunts and takes a lot of running and falling too. Carino said she is flattered to be compared with her.
1. Ronda Rousey and Caitlin Dechelle
Caitlin Dechelle is a black belt master, so she is perfect as a double stunt for the Olympic judoka, MMA fighter, and actress. Rousey and Dechelle look so similar that we cannot guess who is who! One thing is true, they can both kick our butts!