Behind The Scenes: Actors With Their Stunt Doubles

Published on November 7, 2022
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Elijah Wood

The Lord of the Rings is one of the most successful fantasy film series in history. There might have only been three films – excluding the Hobbit trilogy – but they were all huge critical and commercial successes. They made a star out of Elijah Wood, but it took a lot for him to play a convincing hobbit. To get the scale of things right, he had a double in the form of Kiran Shah. The man currently holds the title of the world’s smallest stuntman.

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Jennifer Garner

For some people, a stunt double is just there to fill in for the scenes that they’re not able to do. However, many actors and actresses form strong friendships with their replacements, especially if they appear together a lot. Jennifer Garner is one of those people, with the actress becoming close with her double, Shauna Duggins. The two struck up such a firm friendship that they attended the Stunt Awards together in 2003 in identical outfits. Unsurprisingly, they’ve continued to work together on several films.

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Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner