Seeing Double: Celebrities And Their Stunt Doubles

By Allison Kong on 21 Mar 2024

Often, we find ourselves thinking, "Wow, these celebrities really trained hard for their movies." But little do we know, most of them have their own stunt doubles on set, performing dangerous scenes for them. Not all movie stars use stunt doubles, though. Take Tom Cruise, for example. He's famously known for doing his own stunts in the Mission Impossible series, where he held his breath underwater for 6 whole minutes and rode his motorcycle off a very high cliff with a parachute. Another actor famous for doing his own stunts is Jackie Chan. Although he does rely on stunt doubles for some riskier scenes, he mostly does his own stunts. Back in the 1980s, while filming Armour of God (龍兄虎弟), he broke his skull and suffered hearing loss (omg right). He's also skilled at choreographing stunts.

So, here's a compilation of celebrities and their doppelgängers. Let's see if you find them familiar!

#1 Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home

Photo from @tomholland2013 via Instagram

In this behind-the-scenes photo from the set of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the Marvel actor was being lifted by Greg Townley and Luke Scott. Tom shared the snapshot in December 2021, showing all the actors wearing the iconic red and blue superhero suit.

#2 Elizabeth Banks in Power Rangers

Photo from Splash News

Elizabeth and her Rita Repulsa stunt double Krista Bell discussed their villainous schemes while on the set of Power Rangers movie in April 2016.

#3 Will Smith in Collateral Beauty

Photo from Jose Perez/startraksphoto.com

Will Smith and his stunt double, Jacob Latimore, were photographed together in 2016 during the filming of 'Collateral Beauty' in New York City.

#4 Keanu Reeves in John Wick 3

Photo from LRNYC / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com

Keanu Reeves was spotted on horseback with his stunt double, Chad Stahelski, beside him while filming John Wick 3 in New York City.

#5 Margot Robbie in Suicide Squad

Photo from Bruno Press

Margot Robbie and her stunt double, Ingrid Kleinig, on the set of Suicide Squad in Toronto.

#6 Mark Ruffalo in Now You See Me

Photo from Getty Images

The actor was photographed alongside his stunt double, Anthony Molinari, while filming Now You See Me in March 2012 in New York City.

#7 Brad Pitt in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Photo from Snorlax/MEGA

Brad Pitt's stand-in sported a matching yellow shirt as the star while shooting a scene with Margaret Qualley in October 2018 for Quentin Tarantino's film centred on the Manson murders.

#8 Rebel Wilson in Isn't It Romantic

Photo from Jose Perez/startraksphoto.com

Rebel Wilson required her stunt double, Anastasia Rutkowski, for a scene in which her character was struck by a Halal Food Truck in Queens on 7 July 2017.

#9 Tom Hardy in Mad Max: Fury Road

Photo from Getty Images

The actor sat alongside his stunt double, Jacob Tomuri, at the Mad Max: Fury Road press conference in 2015.

#10 Brie Larson in Captain Marvel

Photo from Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV

Brie Larson (center) brought and her stunt doubles, Ingrid Kleinig (left) and Joanna Bennett (right) on stage to receive the Best Fight award for Captain Marvel at the 2019 MTV Movie & Awards.