stunt man

NOUN

person who does stunts for an actor

Synonyms

WEAK

double stand-in stunt flier stunt person stunt woman understudy

Example Sentences

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Gosling plays a stunt man in “The Fall Guy,” which kicks off this year’s summer movie season in theaters on Friday.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

He was a star who behaved like a stunt man, doing the dirty work, punishing his body, disappearing into the scrum.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

There will also be a guest appearance from Welsh actor and stunt man Ian Whyte, of Game of Thrones and Star Wars fame.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2023

So while the images in “Nope” aren’t, strictly speaking, the horse ride that gave birth to cinema, the pioneering actor, animal wrangler and stunt man shown in them probably is unknown.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2022

"Dave actually was my stunt man in '98...We met on 'Fight Club' and he trained me for the fight and it worked so well," Pitt told a news conference in Berlin on Tuesday, about Leitch.

From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2022