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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Jerome, 27, prepared for years to play the athlete accurately onscreen, and trained with him in the ring; Robles even serves as Jerome’s stunt double for many of the wrestling scenes.
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Jack Smart, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Paul Rudd has even made a return, this time playing his former character’s stunt double, a slightly mad Irishman named Glen.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
In Season 4, Rudd plays a character with the facial likeness to Ben — his stunt double: Glen Stubbins!
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024
Anthony served as a producer and is credited as a stunt double for actor Jharrel Jerome, who portrays Anthony.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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Jack Smart, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Paul Rudd has even made a return, this time playing his former character’s stunt double, a slightly mad Irishman named Glen.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
In Season 4, Rudd plays a character with the facial likeness to Ben — his stunt double: Glen Stubbins!
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024
Anthony served as a producer and is credited as a stunt double for actor Jharrel Jerome, who portrays Anthony.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Stunt double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stunt%20double. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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