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The Stunt Driver
2026
Based on a true story, a Canadian stunt driver recruits a top sports manager and rocket car designers to attempt a record-breaking jump across the Saint Lawrence River, hoping to achieve fame and fortune.
Ingrid Kleinig
Ingrid Kleinig is a LA based Stunt Coordinator & Second Unit Director who fell into the world of stunts while swinging 140ft above the arena for the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games. Having toured the globe with renowned physical theatre company Legs on the Wall as well as the Sydney Theatre Company, she had formed a wealth of physical, technical & artistic vocabulary across multiple fields including directing & rigging that lent itself precisely to the stunt industry. Ingrid hails from a long line of professional drivers so vehicles became an early niche. She was one of only two female stunt drivers on Mad Max: Fury Road, can drive a Big Rig truck & hold her breath underwater for five & a half minutes. She was the first female to Stunt Coordinate in Australia & in 2019 won the Taurus World Stunt Award for 'Best Fight' for 'Ant-Man & The Wasp'. She continues to pursue her passion for movement within the realm of film by creating action that serves the story.
Zack Duhame
Zack Duhame (born April 15, 1987) is a stunt performer and coordinator. Born in Los Angeles County, California, USA, growing up as the son of noted stuntman and coordinator Doc Duhame, he entered the world of acting and stunts from a very young age. His earliest recorded acting credits date back to when he was around seven, performing in shows and films such as The Martin Short Show (1994), The Little CHP (1995), Home for the Holidays (1995), The Wayans Bros. (1996), Multiplicity (1996), Chicago Hope (1996), Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997), and the family film Toothless (1997). Transitioning swiftly into stunt work, Duhame built a diverse portfolio throughout his career. He performed stunts in major motion pictures, including Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he served as a utility stunt performer in Thor (2011), and stunt performer in Iron Man 3 (2013), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Captain Marvel (2019), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). He also appeared on television in the MCU series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter. In addition to performing stunts, Duhame occasionally appears on screen. He portrayed Gerald Durand in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and appeared as a Beta Guard in Ant-Man (2015). He also worked as a stunt double, doubling Richard Madden in Eternals (2021) and Tahar Rahim in Madame Web. Beyond Marvel Studios, Duhame contributed to numerous other high-profile productions, including X-Men: First Class (2011) as a stunt performer, Fantastic Four (2015) as a stunt driver, and Star Trek (2009), where he doubled Simon Pegg's character Montgomery Scott and appeared as a burly Starfleet cadet during the bar fight scene. Zack has also taken on leadership roles in the stunt community. He served as assistant stunt coordinator in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). His professional associations include being a member of the elite stunt group BrandX. His work has not gone unnoticed. Duhame has earned two Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards and was the recipient of the 2014 Taurus World Stunt Award. He has also garnered several SAG Award nominations: for Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood [2019], The Matrix Resurrections [2021]); in a Comedy or Drama Series (Westworld); and a Television Series (The Mandalorian).
Bob Orrison
Bob Orrison was born on July 28, 1928 in Bakersfield, California, USA as Robert P. Orrison. As a stuntman he worked on 41 movies from 1968 to 2005. He is known for his stunt work on Rambo III (1988) and Die Hard 2 (1990). His stunt work was also done on a regular basis for eleven episodes of Harry O (1974-1975); 144 episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard where he was the stunt driver for the General Lee car (1979-1985); and 72 episodes of the A-Team where he doubled for George Peppard in performing stunts (1983-1986). He died on October 11, 2014 when a pickup truck he was driving made a U-turn and was broadsided by a Jeep Cherokee in Rancho Cordova, California. Both Orrison and Gary McLarty, a passenger in the truck and Orrison's best friend, were killed. Both men were Hollywood Hall of Fame stuntmen. Orrison had lived in Rancho Cordova since 2007.
Kevin Waterman
Kevin grew up in Southern Maine and has loved anything with an engine and wheels since the beginning. He started out riding ATVs, snowmobiles, and go-karts and soon became obsessed with motorcycles and cars. In his late teens, Kevin competed in amateur-level auto racing on many surfaces, including asphalt and ice. In 2007, after many years of working as a service advisor for car dealerships, Kevin decided to pursue his lifelong dream of being a professional stunt driver. After going to stunt-driving school, Kevin landed a part-time job stunt driving for the live show Lights, Motors, Action, Extreme Stunt Show at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Fla., where he continued to work until it's close in April of 2016. Now residing just south of Atlanta, Georgia, Kevin is making a name for himself as one of the top stunt drivers in Hollywood. His work ranges from stunt driving to full-body fire burns to acting for films, TV shows, commercials, and live events. In 2018, Kevin opened Dynamic Stunts, where he builds and rents modified stunt cars to the film industry.
Debbie Evans
Debbie Evans is a prolific American stuntwoman. An accomplished motorcyclist, her entertainment roots began with halftime shows at various stadium events, which included her famous headstand on the seat of a balancing motorcycle. Not one to shy away from the challenge of a male-dominated field, she accepted the offer to do a motorcycle jump over a 30-foot ravine for the movie Deathsport. This job would be the beginning a stunt career that would span decades, and garner her accolades and awards for future work to come. Shortly after her path started, things exploded for Debbie when she tied for second overall in the 1978 CBS Stunt Competition as the only female competitor, and won first place in the car race, beating out all of the top male stunt drivers. Debbie honed all aspects of her physical ability, performing just about every stunt there is, but never steering too far from her first love...motorcycles and cars! Debbie has won 7 Taurus World Stunts Awards, one of the highest acknowledgements in her industry. She has also been inducted into the American Motorcyclist (AMA) Hall of Fame, The Hollywood Stuntman's Hall of Fame, along with many other awards and nominations.
Norbert Heisterkamp
Norbert Heisterkamp (born May 6, 1962, in Kirchhellen) is a German actor. Norbert Heisterkamp was born in Kirchhellen—today a district of Bottrop—and grew up there alongside two sisters. After completing an apprenticeship as a metalworker, he initially worked for Ruhrkohle AG as a skilled welder. In the early 1990s, he trained as a stuntman with the "Steinmeier/Mohr" stunt team; subsequently, he worked as a stuntman and performer at what is now Movie Park Germany, as well as at the amusement park Fort Fun. Additionally, he served as a stunt driver for the traffic safety program *Der 7. Sinn*. Beginning in the mid-1990s, Heisterkamp took on numerous supporting roles in television series and films. He achieved wider recognition through his role as Harry Möller in the comedy series *Alles Atze*, starring alongside Atze Schröder. Furthermore, he played the "eighth dwarf" in the film *7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald* and took on a lead role—as one of the seven dwarfs—in the sequel, *7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug*. Since 2012, Heisterkamp has also voiced the character Gerd Gimmel in the audio drama series *Pommes-Soko*. He is married and a father of three children.
Ansko Pitkänen
Cast · Known for Shelter
Ansko is a Finnish born Stunt performer, Stunt Driver and Model. While growing up in Australia she also worked as a Scuba dive instructor at the Great Barrier Reef. After almost a decade of competitive boxing, Ansko re-directed herself towards Film and TV industry. Over the years she has gained various international experience in Film, TV, commercials and live shows. Ansko is a highly ambitious Stunt Performer and Stunt driver, she is a confident and versatile performer with numerous Driving Licences, including Tank, Bus and Articulated Lorry. She resides in London, but also performs internationally.
Katie Boyum
Katie Boyum started her film career at eleven years old as a stunt performer on the TV series "Werewolf." Immersed in the Arts, she grew up traveling the world on her Father's film and television sets and spending time in her Mother's photography Studio. While working as a stunt driver on the set of "Mighty Ducks 2" she saw her first Steadicam. She knew that all her training in ballet, martial arts and photography had led to that moment. Katie was destined to dance with a camera. She attended Loyola Marymount University as a Film major with a minor in Studio Art/Photography. During her 1st summer vacation she worked as a Camera Intern on "Jingle All The Way". Before her graduation she became a member of IATSE local 600 and had taken Garrett Brown's Steadicam Workshop. Katie continued to work as a camera assistant until an opportunity came in 2003 on "La Femme Musketeer," where she began her journey as a Camera/Steadicam Operator." Katie has been a Camera operator for over 12 years on major motion pictures, television programs, Music Videos and Commercials. From this background she took steps to further herself as a filmmaker by learning to edit the projects she filmed. This led to a partnership with Jeff Murphy, a professional editor with whom she founded their production company called Quest Pacifica. A recent two-year venture with Majesco Entertainment has found Katie directing and producing commercials, documentaries and video games. Her love of storytelling and experience as a Camera Operator and Editor has brought her success in the field and a unique perspective upon which she continues to grow.
Bill Hickman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William "Bill" Hickman (January 25, 1921 – February 24, 1986) was a stunt driver, actor, and stunt coordinator from the 1950s through to the late 1970s. Hickman played a major role in terms of development and execution in three of the greatest movie car chase sequences of all time: Bullitt, The French Connection and The Seven-Ups, all shot on actual city streets. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Hickman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Lesley Aletter
Lesley Aletter was brought up in the entertainment business with acting parents, mother Lee Meriwether and father Frank Aletter. She of course tried to follow in her parents footsteps but it seemed that she didn't find it comfortable being in front of the camera, at least for the acting part. But being on sets her whole life with her mother, from TV shows like Barnaby Jones (1973) and Star Trek (1966), and the movie Batman: The Movie (1966), it instilled the ways of how to perform and create, in and around movie sets. Having stunt doubled the likes of Sigourney Weaver, Lucy Lawless, Minnie Driver, Brooke Shields, to name a few, she couldn't ask for a better job than being a stunt-woman. She now serves as Co Governor for the Stunt Peer Group of the Television Academy.
Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez
Cast · Known for Prison on Fire
Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez was born in South America in 1953. His father practiced as a doctor in Ecuador while his mother was a Peruvian-Chinese. Chi dropped out of college in his junior year to become an amateur race car driver in Hong Kong, and got to know a group of stunt drivers. In 1978, while visiting friends on a film set, he volunteered to take part in a stunt involving a car hitting a wall of glass, which marked his initiation into the film business. Chi began working as a stuntman and in the early 1980s, he was promoted to the position of action choreographer.
Victor Magnotta
Cast · Known for Taxi Driver
Magnotta was known in the film industry as a stunt coordinator for numerous features shot in New York during the 1970s and 1980s. In addition to handling the stunts on "Taxi Driver," Magnotta lent his expertise to films like Brian De Palma's "Dressed to Kill," Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club," Ron Howard's "Splash" and Russel Mulcahy's "Highlander," among many other titles. Magnotta's final screen credit was as coordinator and stunt performer in the 1988 film "The In Crowd." While performing a stunt for the 1987 film "The Squeeze" which required him to drive a car off a ramp and into the Hudson River, a specially designed Plexiglass windshield trapped him inside the car after it entered the water, resulting in Magnotta's death at the age of 43.
Darrin Prescott
Cast · Known for Ford v Ferrari
Darrin Prescott (born December 2, 1968) is an American stunt performer, film director, second unit director, and actor, most well known for his work on the John Wick series and the 2017 film Baby Driver. Description above from the Wikipedia article Darrin Prescott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Kevin Davey
Kevin Davey is a British Canadian film and television actor, stunt performer and stunt coordinator, and martial artist and jiu-jitsu instructor. He decided to pursue his dream of acting professionally after his wife Linda was killed by a drunk driver in April 2008 in the Calgary community of Bridlewood.
Luciano Bacheta
Cast · Known for F1
Akshay Luciano Bacheta (/ˈækʃeɪ luˈtʃɑːnoʊbæˈtʃɛtə/; born 26 April 1990) is a British stunt driver and former racing driver who competed in the FIA Formula Two Championship from 2011 to 2012. Born in Romford to Indian parents, Bacheta began competitive kart racing at the age of 14. He debuted in the 2006 Ginetta Junior Championship, winning the T-Cars title that year. After finishing runner-up to Kevin Korjus in the 2010 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, he competed in FIA Formula Two from 2011 to 2012, winning the latter title with MotorSport Vision. After testing the FW33 with Williams, he then became a race-winner in the 2013 Auto GP Series. After three seasons in sports car racing, he retired in 2016 to move into stunt driving. Bacheta made his feature film debut with his stunt work in the Mission: Impossible film Rogue Nation (2015)—he has since worked on Fallout (2018) and Dead Reckoning (2023). He has further performed for The Mummy (2017), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). He choreographed the racing sequences in F1 (2025), which received widespread acclaim, and made his acting debut as reserve driver Luca Cortez. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luciano Bacheta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Gurjit Singh Hans
is an Indo-Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Tiger Ali Singh. He is the son of wrestler Tiger Jeet Singh. The following month, Singh filed a $7 million lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment. Among his claims were that his career-ending injury was the result of being forced to wrestle in the rain while in Puerto Rico. He also accused other WWE wrestlers of frequently calling him "taxi driver", and that he was the victim of a stunt in 1999 where his turban was stuffed with garbageWWE attorney Jerry McDevitt countered by noting that the company was not responsible for any injuries occurring in a different organization, and that Singh's contract could legally be ended if he suffered an injury. Return to wrestling; independent circuit (2008–present) In late 2008, Singh, under the new ring name Tiger Jeet Singh, Jr. (in honor of his father), returned to wrestling as a part of the HUSTLE promotion in Japan. He made his return by teaming up with his father in a tag team match against Genichiro Tenryu and Shiro Koshinaka.[7] On June 5, 2010, Singh won a battle royal for MPW Wrestling. On September 24, 2011, Singh and Daivari defeated Kaine and Darkko for SCW Wrestling. On July 1, 2013, at an event called TigerFest, Singh and Harry Smith defeated Big Daddy V, Rhino and Darkko in a handicap match. On July 1, 2014, at another event called TigerFest, Singh and Rhino match ended in a no conest which led to another match where Singh, Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Sonjay Dutt defeated Rhino, Soa Amin and Steve Corino in a best 2 out of 3 falls match, falls count anywhere match. On August 23, 2016, at Schoolhouse Brawl, Tiger Ali Singh won a triple threat kiss the keister match against Shyt Pan Dan and Stinky Steve.
Boots Southerland
Cast · Known for No Country for Old Men
Boots Southerland (born Marlin Southerland, c. 1955, raised on a ranch in Manzanola, Colorado) is an American actor, stunt performer, and wrangler of 34 years in the film industry. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Flight Deck Aircraft Director on the USS Hancock (1964–1967, Vietnam) before moving to New Mexico in 1970, where he trained horses for stunt work — falling, rearing, and stagecoach driving — which led to his entry into the New Mexico film industry as a horse wrangler, stunt performer, and actor. He continues to work in all three capacities. His most notable film credits include a "managerial" victim in No Country for Old Men (2007, directed by the Coen Brothers, with Tommy Lee Jones), Marshal Fred White in Wyatt Earp (1994, with Kevin Costner), a Warden in Terminator Salvation (2009), US Marshal Keith in Sicario (2015), Marshall in Jane Got a Gun (2015, with Nicole Kidman and Jake Gyllenhaal), Outlaw (Buffalo Hunter) in Hostiles (2017, with Christian Bale), Sheriff in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021, directed by Taylor Sheridan, with Angelina Jolie), and Sol in Dead Man's Hand (2023). On television he is best known as Wade Morrow in Yellowstone (2018–2020, 6 episodes, Paramount Network), with earlier credits in Lonesome Dove (1989, as Sergeant), Walker, Texas Ranger (1997–1999), The Magnificent Seven (1998), Preacher (2016), and Into the West (2005). He also did stunt work on The Hunger Games (2012) and served as a driver on Hell or High Water (2016) and Legion (2010).
Bud Osborne
From Wikipedia Bud Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963. Osborne was born in Knox County, Texas, and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack. Osborne specialized in westerns, and was also noted for his skill as a stage driver, and was thus much in demand from his first film in 1912, right through the early 1950s. He was working as a stunt man as late as 1948, in Ray Enright's Return of the Bad Men. As he grew older, Osborne played small character parts in television westerns such series as Have Gun – Will Travel, Bonanza, Bat Masterson, Rawhide and The Lone Ranger. His last role, was in an episode of Gunsmoke in 1963. His career spanned 51 years, with a total of 607 films and television episodes to his credit.
Ashlee Fidow
Ashlee Fidow is a stunt coordinator and performer from Auckland, New Zealand. Of Samoan, Chinese, English, and German heritage, she stands as one of the few Pasifika women in the global stunt industry. Growing up in Avondale, Fidow was raised by her mother, who managed the challenges of rheumatoid arthritis while instilling in her daughter a resilient spirit. Influenced by action films and martial arts icons like Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee, Fidow began practising martial arts at the age of eight. She earned a 2nd-degree black belt in Taekwondo by the age of 17. She competed in national and international tournaments, securing multiple gold and silver medals. Her martial arts journey expanded to include kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Filipino stick fighting (Kali), laying a robust foundation for her future in stunt work. Fidow's entry into the stunt industry occurred in 2009 when a friend encouraged her to audition for a television show seeking new stunt performers. This opportunity led to her first on-set experience. It ignited a passion that has driven her career for over a decade. Her extensive filmography includes high-profile projects such as "The Hobbit" trilogy, "Mulan," "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," "Alien: Covenant," "The Meg," and "Avatar: The Way of Water." She has also contributed to television series like "Spartacus," "Ash vs Evil Dead," and "The Shannara Chronicles." In addition to her on-screen accomplishments, Fidow has served as a stunt coordinator and trainer, sharing her expertise in fight choreography and safety protocols. Her commitment to excellence and representation has been recognized with nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture for her work on "The Hobbit," "Mulan," and "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power." In 2024, she made history as the first stuntwoman to win the Women in Film and Television New Zealand Awards, receiving the Queenstown Camera Company Craft Award for her outstanding contributions to the field.
Adam Hart
Adam Hart makes film and television shows come to life through character and story-driven action. His theatrical and live stunt show background has honed his skills as a stunt coordinator, performer, and filmmaker. Adam has been the stunt double for some of the top actors in the industry, including Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Jim Carrey, just to name a few. His work with such directors as Christopher Nolan, James Gunn, Denis Villeneuve, and Clint Eastwood on some of the highest-grossing films to date has earned him many accolades. Adam has been nominated for 5 Taurus World Stunt Awards and 6 Screen Actors Guild Awards, of which he earned the actor for outstanding stunt ensemble for Inception and The Dark Knight. Adam’s passion for filmmaking and story-driven action have made him an asset both in front and behind the camera. Whether it is coordinating, performing, or directing, Adam comes to win and push the limits of whatever show he is working on.
Gary McLarty
Gary McLarty (January 16, 1941 – October 11, 2014) was an American stunt performer and stunt coordinator for film and television. His abilities earned him the nickname "Whiz Kid" in Hollywood. McLarty performed stunts in over 150 films between 1966 and 2004, among them The Wild Bunch, Little Big Man, The Longest Yard, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Jurassic Park, Heat, and Collateral. He was in the helicopter, as a stunt coordinator, when actor Vic Morrow and two children died in an accident on a "Twilight Zone" movie set. In the subsequent trial, McLarty testified that, prior to the accident, he had warned director John Landis that the stunt was too dangerous. In 1991 McLarty shot and killed his roommate. McLarty was cleared of all charges when the Deputy District Attorney determined that it was a clear case of justifiable homicide. On the Friday before as part of a bizarre series of events another man had been fatally shot by Sheriff's deputies at McLarty's Lake View Terrace ranch. McLarty's house also caught on fire and burned down during the same incident. McLarty semi-retired from stunt work in 2004. The following year, he testified at the murder trial of actor Robert Blake, testifying that Blake offered him $10,000 to murder Blake's wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley; McLarty declined. Bakley was fatally shot in Blake's car outside a restaurant in May 2001. Blake was thought by most to be the actual murderer, but was acquitted in a 2005 criminal trial. McLarty died on October 11, 2014 when a pickup truck driven by fellow stuntman Bob Orrison making a U-turn was broadsided by a Jeep Cherokee in Rancho Cordova, California, USA. Both stuntmen were killed instantly. The two persons in the Jeep Cherokee were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
Alison Reid
Director · Known for Hudson & Rex
In a quest for a lifetime of excitement and adventure Alison Reid pursued a career as a stunt performer. She landed her first stunt at the age of seventeen on The Littlest Hobo and went on to rack up over 300 film and TV stunt credits and became the second female stunt coordinator in North America. Being a stunt coordinator gave Alison the opportunity to work with numerous acclaimed actors, directors and cinematographers - many of whom played a significant role in her development as a director. Continuing on her path to be immersed in the creative process, Alison formed Free Spirit Films to make films diverse in genre but similar in their exploration of the human spirit. Under that banner she produced and directed her award winning debut feature film LGBTQ2+ comedy, The Baby Formula. Along with episodic television directing, Alison continues to work on her own passion projects.
Andrea Parker
Cast · Known for Pretty Little Liars
Andrea Parker (born March 8, 1970), a native Californian, is an American film and television actress. She began ballet study at age 6, trained with youth programs around the country and, at age 15, joined the San Francisco Ballet. After three years of touring, she switched to contemporary dance and began studying acting while working as a bartender. Shortly thereafter, she landed her first speaking part on an episode of Married with Children (1987). Parker likes to ride horses, spend time with family and friends and drive hot wheels. She even attended the Motion Picture Stunt Driving Course in San Bernardino, California.