stunt double

noun

: a person who takes an actor's place during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes for a movie or TV show

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Danko, Hamilton’s stunt double, filmed the scene instead. Eric Andersson, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024 All were replicated for Mescal’s version as the team crafted six replica breastplates: two for Mescal, one for his stunt double, one for a riding double, one for underwater scenes, and a spare. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024 Season four rectified that with a switch to Hollywood, where a script about the Only Murders podcast churns into production just as Charles’s stunt double and longtime friend, Sazz Pataki, is murdered in his kitchen. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024 There are some obvious suspects, including one that the show zooms in on in the final moments of Episode 8: Ben Glenroy’s stunt double, Glen Stubbins (also played by Paul Rudd). Erik Kain, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stunt double 

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“Stunt double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt%20double. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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