Stunt doubles are being used in films way more often than viewers realize. Only in 2016, 5,903 stunt people were credited in major Hollywood movies and the numbers keep rising every year. And while they’ve been campaigning for years to add a stunt category to the Academy awards, their efforts have been fruitless. We thought that they deserve a lot more credit than what is often being given to them.
1. Dwayne Johnson and Tanoai Reed (Faster).
2. Natasha Lyonne from Russian Doll has some smiling colleagues.
3. Emilia Clarke and Rosie Mac, Game of Thrones
4. Chris Hemsworth’s stunt double, Bobby Holland Hanton
5. Bruce Willis and Stuart F. Wilson, Red 2
6. Chris Evans and Daniel Hargrave, Avengers: Infinity War.
7. Margot Robbie and Ingrid Kleinig (Suicide Squad).
8. Keanu Reeves with his stunt double, John Wick
9. Tom Hardy and his stunt double, Jacob Tomuri, even have the same ears.
10. Taron Egerton and Luke Scott, Kingsman: The Golden Circle
11. Scarlett Johansson and Heidi Moneymaker (Black Widow).
12. Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Ryan Tarran, and Johanna Bennett, Aquaman
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14. Benedict Cumberbatch and William Willoughby, Sherlock
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15. Zachary Levi and Ryan Handley, Shazam!
16. Cate Blanchett and Zoë Bell, Thor: Ragnarok
17. Andrew Garfield and William Spencer, Spider-Man.
When you watch a movie, do you ever think about how the actors don’t always do their own stunts?