For a Commercial, Even
Reading through this list, you’re going to start to see some familiar names pop up. One of the more well-known doubles in the business is Oliver Keller, who’s even won stunt awards for his amazing work. Plus, he gets to work alongside legendary actors like Pierce Brosnan! While this picture isn’t from a bond flick, it is from something a bit unique: a commercial.
It was a commercial for the Super Bowl, but a commercial nonetheless. Depending on the kind of ad, they could do everything from having Brosnan jump out of a plane over the mountains to actually, really shooting him into space. We wouldn’t put it past them.
Plenty of Power to Go Around
Florence Pugh shows her enemies she isn't one to mess with in “Black Widow” as Yelena Belova, and of course, it's her stunt double doing most of the action. That double is Michaela McAllister, and the picture here proves she's the right gal for the job.
Putting aside the fact that this is a low angle and a bit removed from their faces, the two seem to be no less than identical. Given what we know, it looks like Pugh is on the left and McAllister is on the right, but the only thing we can use to back that up is the slightly different mouth features the two have.
North and South America
“Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness” introduced us to a few new members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One of them was America Chavez, played by Xochitl Gomez. Are there two of her? No, as you might expect, the gal on the left of this picture is a stunt double for some pickups after principal photography was finished.
She's Lorena Abreu, and she has plenty of skills to take her a long way in the stunt double business, including parkour abilities. With the right hairstyle and makeup, she and Gomez look like they grew up together.
So That's How She Gets Around so Quickly
Zoë Kravitz, daughter of famous musician Lenny Kravitz, plays stunning jewel-thief Catwoman in “The Batman,” which means of course there has to be someone to help out with the stunts. She's posing here with her stand-in Tara Macken. Given the black leather and face masks, it's pretty easy for these two to look similar.
While there might have been a stunt or two that requires them to be in plain clothes, most of the action these ladies are getting is with their comic book character suits on. So, thankfully, Macken probably doesn't have to look too much like the distinctive Ms. Kravitz.
Westworld Belongs to the Ladies
It should come as no surprise that a western show requires some stunts – even one without robots and technology and stuff like that. So here are Evan Rachel Wood and Thandiwe Newton posing with the stunt doubles, Whitney Coleman and Tara Macken respectively.
In this picture, they're all smiles, but you can be sure no one is smiling as they're getting tossed around, firing pistols, and dealing with murderous robots. Look, we've never seen the show, that's just what we picked up from friends. It's like Terminator but in the wild west. That sounds rad.