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body double

NOUN
stand-in for actor
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Ponomari says the final product can be a "mixture of everything", with some scenes featuring the main actor, while others are a stunt performer or body double.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Certainly being the body double for Todd helped sell Indy’s naturally loving performance.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

And that she was most definitely not replaced by a body double named Melissa Vandella after dying more than 20 years ago.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

Had she been replaced by a body double?

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

“Wait! Your mom was a body double for Taylor Swift? Get out of here,” Carmen says.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko