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Peter McKernan

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Peter McKernan is known for The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Transformers (2007) and Predator (1987).
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    Known for

    The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
    The Day After Tomorrow
    6.5
    • Additional Crew(as Peter J. McKernan)
    • 2004
    Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Ryan, Hugo Weaving, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
    Transformers
    7.1
    • Additional Crew(picture ship)
    • 2007
    Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)
    Predator
    7.8
    • Additional Crew(as Peter J. McKernan Jr.)
    • 1987
    Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, and Ben Foster in Contraband (2012)
    Contraband
    6.4
    • Additional Crew
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Additional Crew

    • Westworld (2016)
      Westworld
      8.4
      TV Series
      • aerial coordinator
      • 2016
    • Tom Ellis in Lucifer (2016)
      Lucifer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • aerial coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Tim Robbins and Jack Black in The Brink (2015)
      The Brink
      7.7
      TV Series
      • aerial coordinator
      • 2015
    • Scorpion (2014)
      Scorpion
      7.0
      TV Series
      • aerial coordinator
      • 2015
    • Katherine Heigl in State of Affairs (2014)
      State of Affairs
      6.3
      TV Series
      • aerial coordinator
      • 2014–2015
    • Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, and Seth MacFarlane in A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
      A Million Ways to Die in the West
      6.1
      • helicopter coordinator/pilot: second unit (as Peter McKernan Jr.)
      • 2014
    • Halle Berry in The Call (2013)
      The Call
      6.7
      • aerial coordinator/pilot
      • 2013
    • Enlightened (2011)
      Enlightened
      7.5
      TV Series
      • helicopter pilot
      • 2013
    • Josh Peck, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, and Adrianne Palicki in Red Dawn (2012)
      Red Dawn
      5.3
      • aerial coordinator/pilot
      • 2012
    • Tyler Perry in Good Deeds (2012)
      Good Deeds
      5.7
      • aerial coordinator: pilot
      • 2012
    • Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, and Ben Foster in Contraband (2012)
      Contraband
      6.4
      • pilot
      • 2012
    • Adrianne Palicki in Wonder Woman (2011)
      Wonder Woman
      4.2
      TV Movie
      • aerial coordinator/pilot
      • 2011
    • Colin Farrell and Anton Yelchin in Fright Night (2011)
      Fright Night
      6.4
      • aerial coordinator
      • helicopter pilot: New Mexico (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • The Event (2010)
      The Event
      7.0
      TV Series
      • aerial coordinator
      • aerial coordinator/pilot
      • 2010–2011
    • Hank Azaria and Russell Brand in Hop (2011)
      Hop
      5.4
      • aerial coordinator/pilot (uncredited)
      • 2011

    Actor

    • Eliza Dushku and Adam Rayner in The Saint (2017)
      The Saint
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • Helicopter Pilot
      • 2017
    • Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, Ken Leung, Scott Wolf, Jill Flint, Eoin Macken, James Roch, and Tanaya Beatty in The Night Shift (2014)
      The Night Shift
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Helicopter Pilot (as Peter McKernan Jr.)
      • 2014
    • Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning in Somewhere (2010)
      Somewhere
      6.3
      • Helicopter Pilot
      • 2010
    • Justin Bruening in Knight Rider (2008)
      Knight Rider
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Vanessa Marcil, Tom Selleck, Josh Duhamel, Camille Guaty, James Lesure, and Molly Sims in Las Vegas (2003)
      Las Vegas
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Pilot
      • 2006
    • Tom Cruise in Collateral (2004)
      Collateral
      7.5
      • Police Helicopter Pilot (as Peter McKernan Jr.)
      • 2004
    • Will Patton, Gil Bellows, Gloria Reuben, and Paige Turco in The Agency (2001)
      The Agency
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Chopper Pilot
      • 2002
    • The One (2001)
      The One
      5.9
      • Helicopter Pilot
      • 2001
    • Frances McDormand, Peter Gallagher, and John Lithgow in Johnny Skidmarks (1998)
      Johnny Skidmarks
      5.5
      • Helicopter Pilot
      • 1998
    • Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
      Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • F.B.I. Pilot
      • 1997
    • Linda Hamilton, Jeff Fahey, and Coolio in On the Line (1997)
      On the Line
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Pilot
      • 1997
    • Lifeform (1996)
      Lifeform
      4.8
      • Chopper Co-Pilot
      • 1996
    • Harrison Ford in Sabrina (1995)
      Sabrina
      6.3
      • Helicopter Pilot
      • 1995
    • Melody Anderson and James F. Kelly in Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)
      Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Helicopter Pilot (as Peter J. McKernan)
      • 1993
    • Drive Like Lightning (1992)
      Drive Like Lightning
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Pilot
      • 1992

    Stunts

    • Westworld (2016)
      Westworld
      8.4
      TV Series
      • stunts
      • 2016
    • Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)
      Dexter
      8.6
      TV Series
      • stunt performer
      • 2007
    • Bai Ling, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jon Lovitz, Wallace Shawn, Seann William Scott, Justin Timberlake, Dwayne Johnson, Mandy Moore, and Cheri Oteri in Southland Tales (2006)
      Southland Tales
      5.3
      • stunt player
      • 2006
    • Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, and Ving Rhames in Con Air (1997)
      Con Air
      6.9
      • stunts
      • 1997
    • Jeff Bridges and Barbra Streisand in The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
      The Mirror Has Two Faces
      6.6
      • stunt driver
      • 1996
    • The Secret Agent Club (1996)
      The Secret Agent Club
      3.4
      • stunts
      • 1996
    • Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)
      Casino
      8.2
      • stunts
      • 1995
    • Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995)
      Alien Nation: Body and Soul
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • stunts
      • 1995
    • David Paul and Peter Paul in Twin Sitters (1995)
      Twin Sitters
      6.0
      • stunts
      • 1995
    • Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
      Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
      6.5
      • stunts (as Peter J. McKernan)
      • 1994
    • Robert Patrick in Body Shot (1994)
      Body Shot
      4.7
      • stunts
      • 1994
    • Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell in Scent of a Woman (1992)
      Scent of a Woman
      8.0
      • stunt coordinator
      • 1992
    • Sleepwalkers (1992)
      Sleepwalkers
      5.4
      • stunts (as Peter McKernan Jr.)
      • 1992
    • Leslie Nielsen in The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
      The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
      6.9
      • stunts (as Peter McKernan Jr.)
      • 1991
    • Dan Aykroyd, Demi Moore, Chevy Chase, and John Candy in Nothing But Trouble (1991)
      Nothing But Trouble
      5.1
      • stunts
      • 1991

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Peter J. McKernan Jr.
    • Parents
      • Peter McKernan Sr.

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    • Trivia
      Peter, Jr. was the youngest pilot in Hollywood at the time, starting flying choppers with his Dad's (Peter McKernan Sr.) company, Jetcopters, Inc. on Airwolf (1984) in 1984, at the age of 23. He served as vice president of administration for Jetcopters and ran the company whenever his dad was busy with other projects or away.

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