Though Chan's acrobatic stunt work has become legendary, his stunts have occasionally resulted in serious injuries. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. Joe Watts, Stunts: The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard.

Like Chan, Cruise has sustained a variety of injuries during filming, including a leg injury that delayed production of Mission Impossible - Fallout (2018) for several weeks. In his prime, racing enthusiast Steve McQueen made it seem like acting was just a hobby he did while racing cars and motorcycles. PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 10: Actor Tom Cruise performs a stunt on set for 'Mission:Impossible 6 Gemini' filming on April 10, 2017 in Paris, France. One of his crowning achievements was designing and directing the chariot race sequence in 1959's Ben-Hur. In an effort to bring more visibility to stunt actors, Reynolds starred in Hooper (1978) playing an acclaimed stuntman (appropriately, the film was directed by noted stuntman and Reynolds' close friend Hal Needham). Complex discloses that Christian Bale is an expert in martial arts and more specifically, what is known as Keysi. Posted by MarriedBiography Last Modified July 15, 2019 | In Career, Relationship. Hong Kong martial arts legend Jackie Chan's name is almost synonymous with stunt work, with Chan choreographing and performing his own stunts in the dozens of films he has appeared in with his team, Jackie Chan Stunt Team. This is a photograph of a brilliant English actor, Ian McKellen, with his stunt doubles. After all, if a lead actor gets sidelined because of an on-set injury, production on the rest of the film could be delayed. Although she has recently taken a more laid back role, behind the cameras, Jolie rarely made use of stuntmen for movies such as Salt. Dennis Keiffer is a former K.I.C.K. The list of actors we're going to look at don't mind putting their stunt doubles out of work in order to experience a little rush of adrenaline.
Thirdly, stunt doubles have professional experience and stamina to perform dangerous acts. He takes his work very seriously including his stunts in the Bond movies. He is known for his work on, The Emmy First-Timers: 2017 Nominees Who Got Their First-Ever Nominations, From Alexis Bledel to Robert De Niro, Orphan Black: Season 5 TV Show Trailers Herald the BBC Series’ Final Season, ‘Narcos’ Season 2: Exclusive First Look at Netflix’s Pablo Escobar Drama. EXCLUSIVE. IMDb confirms that he has done most of the stunts in John Wick.

Steve McQueen (1930-1980), US actor, sitting astride a motorcycle in a publicity still issued for the film, 'The Great Escape', 1963.