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Angelina Jolie - Jolie has starred in a number of action movies, so it’s no surprise that she does a number of her own stunts.
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Angelina Jolie - She even has a scar on her face from a mishap that occurred when she was rolling across the floor in an action scene from her movie ‘Salt.’
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Chloë Grace Moretz - At age 13, Moretz did a lot of her own stunts in the film ‘Kick-Ass.’
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Chloë Grace Moretz - Moretz trained with Jackie Chan’s stunt crew before filming.
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Harrison Ford - The iconic actor knows when to risk a few stunts and when to leave them to professional stuntmen.
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Harrison Ford - Ford made a number of daredevil moves in ‘Indiana Jones,’ but left the more dangerous scenes to the professionals.
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Scarlett Johansson - Johansson did most of her own stunts in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ though she did use a stunt double for the trickier moves.
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Viggo Mortensen - Mortensen performed most of his own stunts while filming the battle scenes in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ series.
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Viggo Mortensen - The work left its mark, however. Mortensen chipped teeth and broke bones while filming.
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Cameron Diaz - Diaz has performed a number of stunts, including some crazy driving in ‘Knight and Day’ alongside Tom Cruise.
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Cameron Diaz - Diaz trained in martial arts for three months before filming ‘Charlie’s Angels.’ She spent eight hours a day during the week on kicks and punches so that she could be prepared to do her own fighting in the movie.
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Josh Hutcherson - Hutcherson did all of his own stunts in ‘The Hunger Games.’
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Tom Cruise - Cruise has done many of his own stunts.
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Tom Cruise - In the ‘Mission: Impossible’ films, Cruise did stunts like climbing buildings and clinging to the side of an airplane.
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Kristen Stewart - Stewart has done more dangerous things in her career than kissing a vampire.
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Kristen Stewart - While filming ‘Snow White and the Huntsman,’ Stewart learned how to ride a horse and performed stunts while riding.
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Matt Damon - Damon has done a lot of stunt work for war films like ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and ‘Courage Under Fire.’
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Matt Damon - He also did some riskier tricks while starring in the ‘Bourne’ series.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger - Politics can feel dangerous, but let’s not forget that Schwarzenegger is known for performing in action flicks.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger - Schwarzenegger did a number of his own stunts before he took political office, and has performed some safer stunts more recently as well.
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Burt Lancaster - Lancaster was a former acrobat.
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Burt Lancaster - He put his acrobatics skills to good use in movies like ‘The Train’ and ‘The Flame and the Arrow.’
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Burt Reynolds - Reynolds often did his own stunts.
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Burt Reynolds - According to the macho actor, the key to safety during stunts was taking them slowly.
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Buster Keaton - The silent film actor did lots of dangerous stunts, including one where a two-ton piece of a building fell on his head.
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Gina Carano - Carano did her own stunt work in the spy movie ‘Haywire.’
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Steve McQueen - McQueen skipped the 60-foot motorcycle jump in 'The Great Escape,' but did all of the other motorcycle stunts performed by his character in the film.
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Sylvester Stallone - Stunt work isn’t without its risks. Stallone has injured himself multiple times while doing stunt work.
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Sylvester Stallone - He actually broke his neck while filming a fight scene in ‘The Expendables.’
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American actors who do their own stunts
Stunt doubles begone!
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Stunt work can be really dangerous. Whether the stunt is riding a horse or jumping off a building, there’s always potential for something to go wrong. This is probably why actors usually leave the daredevil antics to a trained professional.
But for some celebs, stunts are part of the job. Here are some of the brave American actors who have done their own stunt work on-screen.
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