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The 12 Most Sought-After Stunt Doubles In Hollywood

Aja Frary plays the stunt version of Megan Fox's April O'Neil in the highly-anticipated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie. She's also an instructor at Rick Seaman's Stunt Driving School.

The 12 Most Sought-After Stunt Doubles In Hollywood
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Richard Bradshaw has doubled for Hugh Jackman (who is also his brother-in-law) in films from "Van Helsing" to "X-Men: Days of Future Past." Before being a stuntman, he was a diver on an oil rig.

Richard Bradshaw has doubled for Hugh Jackman (who is also his brother-in-law) in films from "Van Helsing" to "X-Men: Days of Future Past." Before being a stuntman, he was a diver on an oil rig.

Source: IMDb

Bobby Holland Hanton has doubled in many iconic roles, such as Christian Bale's Batman, Daniel Craig's James Bond, and Chris Hemsworth's Thor.

Bobby Holland Hanton has doubled in many iconic roles, such as Christian Bale

Buster Reeves doubled as Christian Bale and then Tom Hardy in "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises," respectively. More recently he's been coordinating stunts for the HBO series "Game of Thrones."

Buster Reeves doubled as Christian Bale and then Tom Hardy in "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises," respectively. More recently he

Source: IMDb

Clay Donahue Fontanot is the man in the suit, performing stunts for Robert Downey Jr.'s "Iron Man." The Iron Man suit Fontenot wears was actually designed specifically for his body.

Clay Donahue Fontanot is the man in the suit, performing stunts for Robert Downey Jr.

Helen Steinway Bailey will double for Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow in the upcoming "Avengers: Age of Ultron." The tiny brunette is a wushu martial arts champion and skilled acrobat who can vault herself over a car.

Helen Steinway Bailey will double for Scarlett Johansson

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Ilram Choi shared the spidey suit with Andrew Garfield in both "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2."

Ilram Choi shared the spidey suit with Andrew Garfield in both "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2."

Source: IMDb

Ingrid Kleinig has done stunt-work in "The Great Gatsby" and "Pacific Rim" while also playing Evangeline Lilly's double in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug."

Ingrid Kleinig has done stunt-work in "The Great Gatsby" and "Pacific Rim" while also playing Evangeline Lilly

Mark Vanselow has worked as Liam Neeson's double since 1998's "Gunshy." He was also the stunt coordinator on Neeson's latest film "Non-Stop," choreographing the action in the close quarters of the film's airplane set.

Mark Vanselow has worked as Liam Neeson

Source: The Credits

Stuart F. Wilson has done stunts for Bruce Willis in many of his films such as "Live Free or Die Hard" and "Looper." He's also doubled for John Malkovich in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon."

Stuart F. Wilson has done stunts for Bruce Willis in many of his films such as "Live Free or Die Hard" and "Looper." He

Source: IMDb

David R. Grant performed the stunts for Michael Rooker in the upcoming "Guardians of the Galaxy," and for Johnny Depp in WWII-era film "Mortdecai," which is due out in February.

David R. Grant performed the stunts for Michael Rooker in the upcoming "Guardians of the Galaxy," and for Johnny Depp in WWII-era film "Mortdecai," which is due out in February.

Source: IMDb

BONUS: Actress Michelle Yeoh's ballet background gives her the ability to do her own stunt work. She was injured while filming the movie she became best-known for, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," but Yeoh didn't quit, and will reprise her role in the "Crouching Tiger" sequel, out in 2015.

Now see who assists the stars.

Now see who assists the stars.
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