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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Pitt’s Cliff Booth plays a stunt double and DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton’s best friend, driver, and personal assistant. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 Pitt reprises his role as stunt double Booth from the 2019 Sony Pictures hit that Tarantino wrote and directed, with Leonardo DiCaprio co-starring in that one as Western icon Rick Dalton. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 The Outer Banks actor reflected on an alarming incident that occurred while filming a driving scene with Hayley Wright, the stunt double for the Apple TV show’s lead, Anya Taylor-Joy. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026 To that point, while there are moments in the film with a stunt double or CGI, Abrams performed most of his own stunts. — Matt Minton, Variety, 9 June 2026 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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