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.
Known For
Spider-Man
(2002)
Stunts
Titanic
(1997)
Stunts
The Abyss
(1989)
Stunts
Batman Begins
(2005)
Stunts
The Dark Knight
(2008)
Stunts
Heat
(1995)
Stunts
The Prestige
(2006)
Stunt Coordinator
Rush Hour
(1998)
Stunts
Dunkirk
(2017)
Stunts
American Sniper
(2014)
Stunt Double
Ant-Man
(2015)
Stunts
Batman Returns
(1992)
Stunts
Bumblebee
(2018)
Stunts
Ocean's Eleven
(2001)
Stunt Driver
Independence Day
(1996)
Stunts
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
Stunts
Full Filmography
Crew
Blow Out
(1981)
Stunt Double
Fighting Back
(1982)
Stunts
WarGames
(1983)
Stunts
Time Bomb
(1984)
Stunts
Killpoint
(1984)
Stunts
The River
(1984)
Stunts
Johnny Dangerously
(1984)
Stunts
Perfect
(1985)
Stunts
Savage Dawn
(1986)
Stunts
The Naked Cage
(1986)
Stunts
Hollywood Vice Squad
(1986)
Stunts
Radioactive Dreams
(1986)
Stunts
The Best of Times
(1986)
Stunts
Legal Eagles
(1986)
Stunts
Firewalker
(1986)
Stunts
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
(1986)
Stunts
The Hidden
(1987)
Stunts
Assassination
(1987)
Stunts
Down Twisted
(1987)
Stunts
Steele Justice
(1987)
Stunts
Back to the Beach
(1987)
Stunt Double
Ironweed
(1987)
Stunts
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
(1987)
Stunts
Permanent Record
(1988)
Stunts
They Live
(1988)
Stunts
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
(1988)
Stunts
Bulletproof
(1988)
Stunts
The Night Before
(1988)
Stunts
Hero and the Terror
(1988)
Stunts
The Experts
(1989)
Stunt Double
Riding the Edge
(1989)
Stunts
The Abyss
(1989)
Stunts
Breaking Point
(1989)
Stunt Coordinator
Alien Nation
(1989)
Stunt Double
The Rain Killer
(1990)
Stunts
Pretty Woman
(1990)
Stunt Coordinator and Stunt Double
Internal Affairs
(1990)
Stunts
Too Young to Die
(1990)
Stunt Coordinator
A Gnome Named Gnorm
(1990)
Stunts
Lionheart
(1990)
Stunt Coordinator and Stunt Double
Men at Work
(1990)
Stunts
Mr. Destiny
(1990)
Stunts
Look Who's Talking Too
(1990)
Stunt Coordinator
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
(1990)
Stunts
Cool as Ice
(1991)
Stunt Coordinator
Oscar
(1991)
Stunt Coordinator
Hook
(1991)
Stunts
Night Eyes II
(1991)
Stunts
Chains of Gold
(1991)
Stunt Coordinator
Soldier's Fortune
(1991)
Stunts
Under Surveillance
(1991)
Stunts
Ultimate Desires
(1991)
Stunts
The Perfect Weapon
(1991)
Stunt Coordinator
Night of the Warrior
(1991)
Stunt Coordinator and Fight Choreographer
Animal Instincts
(1992)
Stunts
Iron Eagle III
(1992)
Stunts
Mirror Images
(1992)
Stunt Double
Article 99
(1992)
Stunt Coordinator
Boris and Natasha
(1992)
Stunts
3 Ninjas
(1992)
Stunt Coordinator
Rapid Fire
(1992)
Stunts
The Water Engine
(1992)
Stunts
The Presence
(1992)
Stunt Coordinator
Batman Returns
(1992)
Stunts
Spies
(1993)
Stunts
The Good Son
(1993)
Stunts
Mirror Images II
(1993)
Stunt Coordinator
Desire
(1993)
Stunts
Extreme Justice
(1993)
Stunts
Street Knight
(1993)
Stunt Coordinator
Quick
(1993)
Stunts
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993)
Stunts
Out of Darkness
(1994)
Stunts
The Crow
(1994)
Stunts
Beverly Hills Cop III
(1994)
Stunt Coordinator
Airheads
(1994)
Stunts
Twin Sitters
(1994)
Stunts
Black Scorpion
(1995)
Stunts
Last Man Standing
(1995)
Stunts
Rage
(1995)
Stunts
Heat
(1995)
Stunts
Money Train
(1995)
Stunts
Higher Learning
(1995)
Stunts
Ballistic
(1995)
Stunts
Jury Duty
(1995)
Stunts
Casino
(1995)
Stunts
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
(1995)
Stunts
The Craft
(1996)
Stunt Driver
Set It Off
(1996)
Stunts
Riot
(1996)
Stunts
Pure Danger
(1996)
Stunts
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush
(1996)
Stunts
Broken Arrow
(1996)
Stunts
Independence Day
(1996)
Stunts
Escape from L.A.
(1996)
Stunts
For Life or Death
(1996)
Stunts
L.A. Confidential
(1997)
Stunts
Buddy
(1997)
Stunt Double
Steel Sharks
(1997)
Stunts
Just Write
(1997)
Stunt Driver
The Corporate Ladder
(1997)
Stunts
She's So Lovely
(1997)
Stunts
Air Force One
(1997)
Stunts
Strategic Command
(1997)
Stunts
Crash Dive
(1997)
Stunts
City of Industry
(1997)
Stunts
Titanic
(1997)
Stunts
Kiss the Girls
(1997)
Stunts
The Alarmist
(1998)
Stunt Coordinator
Star Trek: Insurrection
(1998)
Stunts and Stunt Coordinator
Rush Hour
(1998)
Stunts
Judas Kiss
(1998)
Stunts
Finding Graceland
(1998)
Stunt Coordinator
Safe House
(1998)
Stunts
BASEketball
(1998)
Stunts
The Pentagon Wars
(1998)
Stunt Coordinator
House on Haunted Hill
(1999)
Stunts
Angel's Dance
(1999)
Stunts
Stigmata
(1999)
Stunts
Storm Catcher
(1999)
Stunts
The Omega Code
(1999)
Stunts
No Tomorrow
(1999)
Stunts
Running Red
(1999)
Stunt Coordinator
Two Shades of Blue
(1999)
Stunt Coordinator
Erin Brockovich
(2000)
Stunt Driver
Scream 3
(2000)
Stunt Coordinator
Dude, Where's My Car?
(2000)
Stunts
Traffic
(2000)
Stunts
Mercy Streets
(2000)
Stunts
Luck of the Draw
(2000)
Stunts
Hot Boyz
(2000)
Stunts
Voodoo Dawn
(2000)
Stunt Coordinator
Brother
(2000)
Stunts
Extreme Days
(2001)
Stunts
Ocean's Eleven
(2001)
Stunt Driver
Blow
(2001)
Stunt Coordinator
Lip Service
(2001)
Stunt Coordinator
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
(2001)
Stunts
The Animal
(2001)
Stunts
Firetrap
(2001)
Stunts
Clockstoppers
(2002)
Stunt Coordinator
John Q
(2002)
Stunt Coordinator
The Sweetest Thing
(2002)
Stunt Coordinator
Men in Black II
(2002)
Stunts
Spider-Man
(2002)
Stunts
Showtime
(2002)
Stunts
Orange County
(2002)
Stunts
Identity
(2003)
Stunt Coordinator
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
(2003)
Stunts
The Italian Job
(2003)
Stunts
The Core
(2003)
Stunt Coordinator
House of 1000 Corpses
(2003)
Stunts
The Whole Ten Yards
(2004)
Stunt Coordinator
Taxi
(2004)
Stunt Driver
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(2004)
Stunt Coordinator
Meet the Fockers
(2004)
Stunt Double
Elvis Has Left the Building
(2004)
Utility Stunts
Walk the Line
(2005)
Stunt Coordinator
The Cutter
(2005)
Stunts
Elizabethtown
(2005)
Stunts
Batman Begins
(2005)
Stunts
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
(2005)
Stunts
The Prestige
(2006)
Stunt Coordinator
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
(2006)
Stunt Coordinator
Waist Deep
(2006)
Stunt Driver
Poseidon
(2006)
Stunt Coordinator
Smokin' Aces
(2006)
Stunts
World Trade Center
(2006)
Stunts
Date Movie
(2006)
Stunts
The Visitation
(2006)
Stunts
Ocean's Thirteen
(2007)
Stunts
Charlie Wilson's War
(2007)
Stunt Coordinator
Mission Zero
(2007)
Stunt Driver
Frost/Nixon
(2008)
Stunt Coordinator
The Dark Knight
(2008)
Stunts
Role Models
(2008)
Stunts
Get Smart
(2008)
Stunt Driver
Columbus Day
(2008)
Stunts
Superhero Movie
(2008)
Stunt Coordinator
Edge of Darkness
(2010)
Stunts
Horrible Bosses
(2011)
Stunts
Captain America: The First Avenger
(2011)
Utility Stunts
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
(2012)
Pilot
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
Stunts
Men in Black 3
(2012)
Stunt Driver
Killing Season
(2013)
Stunt Double
Grudge Match
(2013)
Stunts
R.I.P.D.
(2013)
Stunts
Gangster Squad
(2013)
Stunts
American Sniper
(2014)
Stunt Double
Joy
(2015)
Stunt Double
The Intern
(2015)
Stunt Double
Ant-Man
(2015)
Stunts
Hands of Stone
(2016)
Stunt Coordinator
Dirty Grandpa
(2016)
Stunt Double
Dunkirk
(2017)
Stunts
Bumblebee
(2018)
Stunts
The Laundromat
(2019)
Stunts
The Comeback Trail
(2020)
Stunt Double
The War with Grandpa
(2020)
Stunt Double
White Noise
(2022)
Stunt Driver
Starkeisha
(2022)
Stunt Coordinator
A Lot of Nothing
(2023)
Stunt Coordinator
Weathering
(2023)
Stunt Coordinator
Acting
Armed and Dangerous
(1986)
Cobb
The Naked Cage
(1986)
Security Officer
Back to the Beach
(1987)
Surfers & Punks
Out of Time
(1988)
Motorcycle Officer
Feds
(1988)
Bank Robber
The Blob
(1988)
Soldier With Cracked Faceplate
L.A. Takedown
(1989)
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Look Who's Talking Too
(1990)
Burglar
Oscar
(1991)
Vendetti's Driver
3 Ninjas
(1992)
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Innocent Blood
(1992)
Cab Driver
Beverly Hills Cop III
(1994)
Cline
Heat
(1995)
Armored Guard #2
Scanners: The Showdown
(1995)
Kidnapper #2
Rage
(1995)
Police Radio Operator
Higher Learning
(1995)
Guard Beats Malik
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
(1995)
Cowboy Thug Fighting Grandpa at Indian Ceremony (uncredited)
For Life or Death
(1996)
Shadow Monk Fighter
The Stupids
(1996)
Bad Guy
Two Shades of Blue
(1999)
Beth's Driver
Traffic
(2000)
DEA Agent - Public Storage
What Planet Are You From?
(2000)
Airlane Passenger (uncredited)
Spider-Man
(2002)
Cop (uncredited)
Men in Black II
(2002)
Subway Passenger (uncredited)
Hulk
(2003)
Soldier
Batman Begins
(2005)
Gotham Car Cop (uncredited)
The Cutter
(2005)
Man
Columbus Day
(2008)
Driver
The Dark Knight
(2008)
Masked Thug (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
(2010)
Robinson Jr.
Ant-Man
(2015)
Helicopter Pilot
Hands of Stone
(2016)
Gil Clansey
Directing
Night of the Warrior
(1991)
Second Unit Director
Street Knight
(1993)
Second Unit Director
The Expert
(1995)
Director
Deadly Outbreak
(1996)
Director
Finding Graceland
(1998)
Second Unit Director
Running Red
(1999)
Second Unit Director
Two Shades of Blue
(1999)
Second Unit Director
Scream 3
(2000)
Second Unit Director
Clockstoppers
(2002)
Second Unit Director
The Sweetest Thing
(2002)
Second Unit Director
Identity
(2003)
Second Unit Director
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(2004)
Second Unit Director
Cursed
(2005)
Second Unit Director
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
(2006)
Second Unit Director
Charlie Wilson's War
(2007)
Second Unit Director
Hands of Stone
(2016)
Second Unit Director