Stunt People Who Act
by randinmusic | created - 27 May 2012 | updated - 11 Nov 2014 | PublicAll these people are good at kicking other people, being kicked, and being able to say a line while doing it. These are the people who are actually doing a lot of the stuff the stars get famous for. Love them. Hire them.
1. Zoë Bell
Stunts | Grindhouse
As an established and extremely talented stunt double and actress, Zoe Bell has made a name for herself through her unparalleled dedication, skills, and focus.
Zoe Bell was born on Waiheke Island, New Zealand, to Tish, a nurse, and Andrew Bell, a doctor. She has a background in gymnastics and martial...
2. Jasi Cotton Lanier
Stunts | The 5th Wave
Jasi Lanier took an unconventional route into the stunt industry. After graduating from University of South Carolina in Media Arts, she modeled, acted in horror movies and performed as a fire-eater to pay off her student loans. After shooting a movie in New Jersey, she fell in love with her co-star...
3. Nicole Randall
Stunts | Piranha 3D
Nicole became an entertainment professional over 20 years ago when her love for acting, dance, gymnastics, diving and pole vaulting lead her to a talent manager who represented athletes. She got her start doing commercials, then toured the world as "Kimberly, The Pink Ranger" in the Mighty Morphin'...
4. Helena Barrett
Actress | Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie
Helena Barrett is known for her work on Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (2014), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and Vampires Suck (2010).
5. Alina Andrei
Stunts | Transformers
Fell in love with the art of acting, sword-fighting, and stunts during her junior year at Kettering University (formerly GMI Engineering & Management Institute) in Michigan while studying for her undergrad in Business Management and Marketing. For the last 18 years, she has been continuously ...
6. Melissa Tracy
Actress | Best Protection
Melissa is known in the industry for her intensity, commitment and energy she brings to her roles and action acting!
She is an uncommon performer that she can handle detailed action roles and at such a high expertise and intensity as her acting. She her expertise as an actor include weapons fire ...
7. Gaëlle Cohen
Stunts | Jason Bourne
Gaelle Cohen is an internationally acclaimed stunt coordinator and performer who has worked on over sixty film and television productions. Born and raised in France, Cohen first earned a law degree before embarking on an enviable career in the entertainment industry. A former member of the French ...
8. Eddie J. Fernandez
Actor | 22 Jump Street
Eddie Fernandez is a Latino stuntman in Hollywood. Eddie started off in the stunt business in 1981 in his hometown of Chicago. He spent his earlier years honing his martial arts, wrestling and motocross skills, among others, which would eventually lead him into his chosen profession, stunt work. ...
9. Mario Perez
Writer | The Tiger in The White
Mario was born a human being on the planet Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy of the Terran Solar System. All evidence to the contrary that has been compiled over the years should be ignored and treated as inflammatory and slanderous lies propagated by his competitors. Having been raised in a normal ...
10. Erik Betts
Stunts | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Born 22 November, 1967 in Boston, Massachusetts, Erik Betts is a self taught gymnast and martial artist since the age of 11. His fascination with movement and the arts was inspired by his favorite comic book hero, Spiderman. Insecure and very shy, Betts could relate to the problems experienced by ...
11. Dennis Keiffer
Stunts | Furious Seven
Dennis Keiffer is a former K.I.C.K. Super Middleweight Kickboxing Champion. He took his skills to Television and Cinema as an actor and stuntman. Early in his career he worked on fight movies such as "Bloodfist", "Shootfighter", and "Die Trying". In the past 15 years Dennis has been a stunt actor ...
12. Tara Macken
Stunts | Avengers: Infinity War
Born in a car in Kuwait, Tara is a byproduct of her Filipina mother and her Irish father. The Mackens lived in the Middle East until the eruption of the Gulf War, where they then moved to Brunei in Borneo. It was in Borneo where Tara became an outdoor junkie, hashing, flipping and climbing through ...
13. Alice Rietveld
Stunts | Ant-Man and the Wasp
Originally from The Netherlands, Alice began her career as a dancer getting her Associates Degree at Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam. She went on to perform professionally touring through Europe with several modern dance companies before landing her Broadway debut in NYC with Annie Get ...
14. Spice Williams-Crosby
Actress | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Born on a ranch in North Hollywood, California, Spice rode her horse to kindergarten, grew up playing in her father's medical offices, eventually hitting the road as a musician, singer, and dancer under contract to 20th Century-Fox Records.
Overcoming a seven-year drug and alcohol problem, at the ...
15. Anthony Molinari
Actor | Black Mass
Anthony Molinari was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to his wonderful parents, William and Joyce, alongside his brother, Billy, and sister, Christina. Playing sports his whole life, Anthony is an all-around athlete and captained his high school and college football teams. He earned his degree in ...
16. James Logan
Actor | Undying
James Logan has worked professionally in film and television for over 25 years. James works as both an actor and a stuntman, but his weapon of choice has always been directing. As such, James recently wrote and directed his first feature film, the SAG Ultra Low Budget horror film 'Undying'.
You may ...
17. Thomas Rosales Jr.
Actor | Running Scared
Thomas Rosales Jr. was born on February 3, 1948 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is known for his work on Running Scared (2006), Speed (1994) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). He is married to Joyce Johnston. They have two children. He was previously married to Charlene Jones.
18. Michael Duisenberg
Actor | The Orville
Michael Duisenberg was born on June 5, 1975 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is known for his work on The Orville (2017), A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018) and Allegiant (2016).
19. Vanessa Vander Pluym
Actress | Shades of Blue
Born in the beach city of Manhattan Beach and raised in Redondo Beach, Californian, Vanessa has the movie business in her blood. Her great grandmother was a silent movie actress and writer but her interest in performing & acting is all her own.
Vanessa attended the University of California Los ...
20. Sandra Lee Gimpel
Actress | Big Fat Liar
Sandra Lee Gimpel was born on September 17, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is known for her work on Big Fat Liar (2002), Escape from New York (1981) and The Rock (1996).
21. Ben Hernandez Bray
Stunts | Star Trek
Ben Hernandez Bray is a film and television director who was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in one of the toughest San Fernando Valley neighborhoods. He's the oldest of six children, raised by his Mother and Grandmother and is of Mexican and Irish descent. In the late 1980's his boxing ...
22. Sam Medina
Actor | Venom
Sam Medina
When not in front of the cameras, Actor Sam Medina also lends his talent as a director for Episodic Television Shows. This fall, Medina will make his Feature Film directorial debut in the upcoming action/thriller UNTITLED SAM MEDINA PROJECT in Europe and Morocco. It will begin production ...
23. Eddie Perez
Stunts | Shameless
Eddie Perez born in New York, a city where you can stay indoors all day and watch the world pass you by, or get up and participate with all it has to offer. Eddie Perez chose the latter. An active kid, who spent his summers with family in Puerto Rico, Eddie achieved the honor of Eagle Scout at the ...
24. Angela Meryl
Stunts | Skyfall
Veteran stunt woman and actor. Year after year, Meryl reaps rewards of acknowledgment including a historical two-time, Taurus Award nomination for her performance in the opening scene of Quentin Turentino's blockbuster-- Kill Bill; A Taurus Award for "Best Overall Stunt By A Woman," for the movie ...
25. Katie Eischen
Stunts | Date Night
Katie Eischen is known for her work on Date Night (2010), The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
26. Janine Mitchell
Stunts | Deja Vu
Janine Mitchell was born on July 22, 1967 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. She is known for her work on Deja Vu (2006), Bad Boys (1995) and Transporter 2 (2005).
27. Michelle Lee
Stunts | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Michelle Charlene Lee has appeared in many films and television series such as Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Marvel's Venom, Mortal Kombat Legacy and video games like Sony's Spiderman 4 and Capcom's Resident Evil 6, to name just a few. Michelle's ability to show strength through both acting and ...
28. Matthew R. Anderson
Stunts | Venom
After serving in the United States Army as a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant on an Operational Detachment "A" team during Operation Desert Storm, where he served as a sniper, Matt decided to try his hand at acting and motion picture stunt work as he had before his time in the service. For the past ...
29. Edward Conna
Producer | The Pod
Edward Conna was born on June 19, 1968 in Durham, North Carolina, USA. He is known for his work on Alien Hunger (2017), The Time Machine (2002) and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005).
30. James Lew
Stunts | Luke Cage
Raised in South Central Los Angeles, James Lew's destiny was to answer a cattle call in Hollywood for the hugely popular Kung Fu (1972) television series. He went on to star in the now collectible Hong Kong film, Young Dragon (1979). He made the move to big budget studio films in 1984. John ...
31. Tracey Ruggiero
Stunts | Inception
Tracey Ruggiero is known for her work on Inception (2010), Dunkirk (2017) and Homeland (2011).
32. Karin Justman
Stunts | Baby Driver
Karin Justman was born on March 13, 1970 in Morristown, New Jersey, USA. She is known for her work on Baby Driver (2017), The Guardian (2006) and The 5th Wave (2016).
33. Jeff Wolfe
Actor | The Avengers
Jeff Wolfe is an award winning Director, 2nd Unit Director. One of few who have parlayed a stunt/acting career into a successful role behind the camera. Having over 200 credits to his name and 150 Episodes of Network television Directing 2nd Unit, his experience and expertise have garnered four ...
34. Steve Rizzo
Actor | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Steve is an American actor known for, Dusty Payne on Famous in Love, Jerry Simmons on Blue Bloods, The Giant Calculator Guy on How I Met Your Mother, Carl Stanton on Grimm, and a pesky reporter on General Hospital.
Steve has also been seen on stage in productions of Les Misérables, Damn Yankees, ...
35. Sara Holden
Actress | A Thousand Words
Sara Holden was born on February 22, 1981 in Detroit, Michigan, USA as Sara Haddad. She is known for her work on A Thousand Words (2012), Transformers (2007) and Venom (2018).
36. Stephen Bralver
Stunts | Bumblebee
Stephen Bralver was born on February 21, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for his work on Bumblebee (2018), The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) and Kong: Skull Island (2017).
37. Tammie Baird
Actress | Twin Peaks
Many women dream of being swept off their feet, but it's a rare breed indeed that would like it to involve the front fender of a moving car. Tammie's journey to becoming the top level professional stuntwoman she is today began in the acting world, but no sooner had she taken her first squib-hit on ...
38. Monica Staggs
Stunts | Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Monica Staggs was born on February 24, 1970 in Boulder, Colorado, USA as Monica Anne Staggs. She is known for her work on Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004), Death Proof (2007) and Species II (1998).
39. J.J. Perry
Stunts | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
J.J. Perry started his martial arts training in 1975 and began with stunt-work in the late 1980s when he got out of the army. He has had over 24 years of martial arts training and has a 5th-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a 2nd-degree on Hapkido and has experience with all kinds of weapons. He ...
40. David Kilde
Stunts | The Matrix Reloaded
David Kilde is known for his work on The Matrix Reloaded (2003), Swordfish (2001) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
41. Matt McColm
Actor | The Matrix Reloaded
Matt McColm was born on January 31, 1965. He is known for his work on The Matrix Reloaded (2003), R.I.P.D. (2013) and Cellular (2004).
42. Danielle Burgio
Stunts | The Matrix Reloaded
Danielle Burgio's diverse talents have led her down an exciting path from Broadway dancer, to top Hollywood stunt actress, to film maker.
After her debut in Starlight Express on Broadway, her talents found her in Los Angeles pursing an acting career where she was given the opportunity to join the ...
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