Biography
Rick Avery is an American stuntman, stunt coordinator, actor, director and author. He has worked on more than 400 films and television projects, including The Crow, The Prestige, The Dark Knight Rises, Gangster Squad, and American Sniper. He is also notable for having doubled for Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Gere and John Travolta.
Filmography
all 228
Movies 216
Director 16
TV Shows 12
self 1
Stunt Coordinator
Weathering (2023)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
A Lot of Nothing (2023)
Movie
Stunt Driver
White Noise (2022)
Movie
9
Stunt Coordinator
Starkeisha (2022)
Movie
Stunt Double
The Comeback Trail (2020)
Movie
10
Stunt Double
The War with Grandpa (2020)
Movie
7.4
Stunts
The Laundromat (2019)
Movie
6.25
Stunts
Bumblebee (2018)
Movie
6.11
Stunts
Dunkirk (2017)
Movie
7.12
Gil Clansey / Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Hands of Stone (2016)
Movie
10
Stunt Double
Dirty Grandpa (2016)
Movie
6.83
Stunt Double
Joy (2015)
Movie
7.6
Stunt Double
The Intern (2015)
Movie
7
Helicopter Pilot / Stunts
Ant-Man (2015)
Movie
6.86
Stunt Double
American Sniper (2014)
Movie
7.4
Stunts
Grudge Match (2013)
Movie
4.8
Stunts
R.I.P.D. (2013)
Movie
7.19
Stunt Double
Killing Season (2013)
Movie
1
Stunts
Dangerman: The Incredible Mr. Goodwin (2013)
TV
Stunts
Gangster Squad (2013)
Movie
7
Stunts
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Movie
7.05
Stunt Driver
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Movie
6.58
Self
Richard Hammond's Crash Course (2012)
TV
Pilot
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
Movie
7.19
Utility Stunts
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Movie
6.99
Stunts
Horrible Bosses (2011)
Movie
5.87
Robinson Jr. / Stunts
Edge of Darkness (2010)
Movie
3.67
Helicopter pilot police
Jesse James Is a Dead Man (2009)
TV
Stunts
Role Models (2008)
Movie
5.88
Stunt Coordinator
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Movie
6
Driver / Stunts
Columbus Day (2008)
Movie
Masked Thug (uncredited) / Stunts
The Dark Knight (2008)
Movie
7.19
Stunt Driver
Get Smart (2008)
Movie
6.67
Stunt Coordinator
Superhero Movie (2008)
Movie
5.2
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Movie
6.56
Stunts
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Movie
5.68
Stunt Driver
Mission Zero (2007)
Movie
Stunts
Smokin' Aces (2006)
Movie
5.67
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Movie
7
Stunt Coordinator
The Prestige (2006)
Movie
6.56
Stunts
World Trade Center (2006)
Movie
Stunt Driver
Waist Deep (2006)
Movie
5.67
Stunt Coordinator
Poseidon (2006)
Movie
5
Stunts
The Visitation (2006)
Movie
Stunts
Date Movie (2006)
Movie
5.57
Man / Stunts
The Cutter (2005)
Movie
Stunts
Elizabethtown (2005)
Movie
10
Stunt Coordinator
Walk the Line (2005)
Movie
5.57
Stunts
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Movie
6.16
Gotham Car Cop (uncredited) / Stunts
Batman Begins (2005)
Movie
6.29
Second Unit Director
Cursed (2005)
Movie
4.75
Stunt Double
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Movie
5.74
Stunt Driver
Taxi (2004)
Movie
6.67
Utility Stunts
Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Movie
5.87
Stunt Coordinator
The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
Movie
6
Stunts
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Movie
5.85
Soldier
Hulk (2003)
Movie
6.75
Stunts
The Italian Job (2003)
Movie
5
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Identity (2003)
Movie
5.29
Stunts
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Movie
5.26
Stunt Coordinator
The Core (2003)
Movie
5.59
Subway Passenger (uncredited) / Stunts
Men in Black II (2002)
Movie
6.21
Cop (uncredited) / Stunts
Spider-Man (2002)
Movie
7.25
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Clockstoppers (2002)
Movie
8
Stunts
Showtime (2002)
Movie
6
Stunt Coordinator
John Q (2002)
Movie
6
Stunts
Orange County (2002)
Movie
Stunt Driver
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Movie
5.57
Stunts
Extreme Days (2001)
Movie
Stunts
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Lip Service (2001)
Movie
Stunts
The Animal (2001)
Movie
5.25
Stunt Coordinator
Blow (2001)
Movie
6.06
Stunts
Firetrap (2001)
Movie
DEA Agent - Public Storage / Stunts
Traffic (2000)
Movie
6.05
Stunts
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
Movie
8
Stunts
Brother (2000)
Movie
5.25
Stunts
Mercy Streets (2000)
Movie
Stunts
Luck of the Draw (2000)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Voodoo Dawn (2000)
Movie
Stunt Driver
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Movie
7.67
Airlane Passenger (uncredited)
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
Movie
6
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Scream 3 (2000)
Movie
6.16
Stunts
Hot Boyz (2000)
Movie
Stunts
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Movie
6.19
Stunts
No Tomorrow (1999)
Movie
Stunts
The Omega Code (1999)
Movie
Stunts
Storm Catcher (1999)
Movie
Stunts
Stigmata (1999)
Movie
5.57
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Running Red (1999)
Movie
Beth's Driver / Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Two Shades of Blue (1999)
Movie
Stunts
Angel's Dance (1999)
Movie
Stunts / Stunt Coordinator
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Movie
5.47
Stunt Coordinator
The Alarmist (1998)
Movie
Stunts
V.I.P. (1998)
TV
6
Stunts
Rush Hour (1998)
Movie
6.71
Stunts
Judas Kiss (1998)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Finding Graceland (1998)
Movie
Stunts
BASEketball (1998)
Movie
5.52
Stunts
Safe House (1998)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
The Pentagon Wars (1998)
Movie
Stunts
Titanic (1997)
Movie
8.3
Stunts
Steel Sharks (1997)
Movie
Stunts
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Movie
5.1
Stunts
She's So Lovely (1997)
Movie
4
Stunts
Air Force One (1997)
Movie
6.15
Stunt Double
Buddy (1997)
Movie
5.85
Stunts
The Corporate Ladder (1997)
Movie
Stunts
Crash Dive (1997)
Movie
Stunts
City of Industry (1997)
Movie
Stunt Driver
Just Write (1997)
Movie
Stunts
Strategic Command (1997)
Movie
Stunts
Riot (1996)
Movie
Stunts
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996)
Movie
Stunts
Set It Off (1996)
Movie
6
Stunts
Pure Danger (1996)
Movie
Stunts
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Movie
5.75
Bad Guy
The Stupids (1996)
Movie
Stunts
Independence Day (1996)
Movie
6.03
Stunt Driver
The Craft (1996)
Movie
7.67
Director
Deadly Outbreak (1996)
Movie
Stunts
Broken Arrow (1996)
Movie
5.96
Shadow Monk Fighter / Stunts
For Life or Death (1996)
Movie
Armored Guard #2 / Stunts
Heat (1995)
Movie
7.44
Stunts
Casino (1995)
Movie
5.56
Stunts
Money Train (1995)
Movie
3.67
Police Radio Operator / Stunts
Rage (1995)
Movie
Stunts
Last Man Standing (1995)
Movie
Stunts
Black Scorpion (1995)
Movie
Director
The Expert (1995)
Movie
Stunts
Jury Duty (1995)
Movie
6
Cowboy Thug Fighting Grandpa at Indian Ceremony (uncredited) / Stunts
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995)
Movie
4.29
Stunts
Sliders (1995)
TV
5.67
Stunts
Ballistic (1995)
Movie
Kidnapper #2
Scanners: The Showdown (1995)
Movie
5.7
Guard Beats Malik / Stunts
Higher Learning (1995)
Movie
4
Stunts
Twin Sitters (1994)
Movie
1
Stunts
ER (1994)
TV
5.44
Stunts
Airheads (1994)
Movie
5.67
Cline / Stunt Coordinator
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Movie
5.7
Stunts
The Crow (1994)
Movie
8
Stunts
Out of Darkness (1994)
Movie
Stunts
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
TV
6.46
Stunt Coordinator
Mirror Images II (1993)
Movie
Stunts
Cracker (1993)
TV
8
Stunts
The Good Son (1993)
Movie
4.33
Stunts
Quick (1993)
Movie
Stunts
Extreme Justice (1993)
Movie
Stunts
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Movie
5.94
Stunt Coordinator / Second Unit Director
Street Knight (1993)
Movie
Stunts
Spies (1993)
Movie
Stunts
Desire (1993)
Movie
Stunts
Animal Instincts (1992)
Movie
Cab Driver
Innocent Blood (1992)
Movie
5.17
Stunt Coordinator
The Presence (1992)
Movie
Stunts
The Water Engine (1992)
Movie
Stunts
Rapid Fire (1992)
Movie
FBI Agent (uncredited) / Stunt Coordinator
3 Ninjas (1992)
Movie
4.97
Stunts
Batman Returns (1992)
Movie
6.18
Stunts
Boris and Natasha (1992)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Article 99 (1992)
Movie
Stunt Double
Mirror Images (1992)
Movie
Stunts
Iron Eagle III (1992)
Movie
5.79
Stunt Coordinator
Cool as Ice (1991)
Movie
Stunts
Night Eyes II (1991)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Chains of Gold (1991)
Movie
Stunts
Soldier's Fortune (1991)
Movie
Stunts
Ultimate Desires (1991)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator / Fight Choreographer / Second Unit Director
Night of the Warrior (1991)
Movie
Stunts
An Inconvenient Woman (1991)
TV
Vendetti's Driver / Stunt Coordinator
Oscar (1991)
Movie
5.36
Stunts
Hook (1991)
Movie
6.73
Stunt Coordinator
The Perfect Weapon (1991)
Movie
Stunts
Under Surveillance (1991)
Movie
Burglar / Stunt Coordinator
Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
Movie
5.37
Stunts
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)
Movie
Stunts
Mr. Destiny (1990)
Movie
6
Stunts
The Rain Killer (1990)
Movie
Stunts
Men at Work (1990)
Movie
5.43
Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Double
Lionheart (1990)
Movie
6.4
Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Double
Pretty Woman (1990)
Movie
8
Stunt Coordinator
Too Young to Die (1990)
Movie
Stunts
A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990)
Movie
Stunts
Internal Affairs (1990)
Movie
6
Stunt Double
Alien Nation (1989)
Movie
Bank Teller (uncredited)
L.A. Takedown (1989)
Movie
Stunt Coordinator
Breaking Point (1989)
Movie
Stunts
The Abyss (1989)
Movie
6
Mugger (uncredited)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV
6.4
Stunts
Riding the Edge (1989)
Movie
Stunt Double
The Experts (1989)
Movie
Stunts
They Live (1988)
Movie
5.46
Bank Robber
Feds (1988)
Movie
Stunts
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Movie
Stunts
Hero and the Terror (1988)
Movie
Soldier With Cracked Faceplate
The Blob (1988)
Movie
5.93
Motorcycle Officer
Out of Time (1988)
Movie
Stunts
Permanent Record (1988)
Movie
Stunts
Bulletproof (1988)
Movie
Stunts
The Night Before (1988)
Movie
Stunts
Ironweed (1987)
Movie
2
Stunts
The Hidden (1987)
Movie
8
Stunts
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
TV
6.47
Surfers & Punks / Stunt Double
Back to the Beach (1987)
Movie
Stunts
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987)
Movie
Stunts
Steele Justice (1987)
Movie
Stunts
Down Twisted (1987)
Movie
Stunts
Assassination (1987)
Movie
Stunts
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
Movie
Stunts
Firewalker (1986)
Movie
Stunts
Radioactive Dreams (1986)
Movie
Cobb
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Movie
4
Stunts
Legal Eagles (1986)
Movie
6
Stunts
Savage Dawn (1986)
Movie
Security Officer / Stunts
The Naked Cage (1986)
Movie
Stunts
Hollywood Vice Squad (1986)
Movie
Stunts
The Best of Times (1986)
Movie
10
Stunts
Perfect (1985)
Movie
6
Stunts
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
Movie
5.39
Stunts
The River (1984)
Movie
Stunts
Time Bomb (1984)
Movie
Stunts
Killpoint (1984)
Movie
Stunts
WarGames (1983)
Movie
5.68
Commando
Knight Rider (1982)
TV
7.1
Stunts
Fighting Back (1982)
Movie
Stunt Double
Blow Out (1981)
Movie
4
Ratings
Average 5.88
Based on 29.1 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1981
1991
1997
1992
2023
Information
Known ForCrew
GenderMale
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
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