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

And this year, Jake Gyllenhaal is throwing punches in “Road House,” while Ryan Gosling is getting his stunt man on in “The Fall Guy.”

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 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

"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

They said one discharge on the “Rust” set was connected to the prop master, and the other to a stunt man who Gutierrez Reed had informed that his gun was “hot with blanks.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2021