body doubles
Actors' physical replacements
Body doubles are people who substitute for actors in film or television, typically for scenes not requiring the principal performer's face.
A body double might appear in nude scenes, dangerous stunts, or shots needing specific physical attributes the actor lacks.
The term extends to lookalikes who stand in for public figures: Conspiracy theorists claim the dictator uses body doubles at public events.
Temporary human placeholder
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- second unitAuxiliary film production team
- actorOne who portrays characters
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
shooting · production · director · cinematography · casting · audition · costume · makeup
Ghostly identical counterpart
- twinOne of matched pair
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
- spitting imageExact likeness of another
dead ringer · carbon copy · mirror image · duplicate · replica · facsimile · match · resemblance
One feigning another's identity
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
charade · pretense · guise · trickery · sham · counterfeit · disguise · illusion
False target for misdirection
- protectionGuarding against harm
- detailSingle small element
- escortOne who accompanies another
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
motorcade · diversion · VIP · dignitary · threat assessment · evasion · surveillance · secret service
Professional danger stand-in
- actionProcess of doing
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- fallDescend under gravity
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
crash · explosion · fight · harness · wirework · acrobatics · athleticism · precision
Someone holding you responsible
- coworkingShared professional space rental
- focusConcentrated attention point
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
session · task · procrastination · ADHD · neurodivergent · support · presence · workspace
stand-in
Temporary human placeholder
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- second unitAuxiliary film production team
- actorOne who portrays characters
scene · shooting · production · director · cinematography · casting · audition · costume · makeup · lighting
doppelgänger
Ghostly identical counterpart
- twinOne of matched pair
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- lookalikeOne who closely resembles another
spitting image · dead ringer · carbon copy · mirror image · duplicate · replica · facsimile · match · resemblance · uncanny
impostor
One feigning another's identity
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
masquerade · charade · pretense · guise · trickery · sham · counterfeit · disguise · illusion · switcheroo
decoy
False target for misdirection
- protectionGuarding against harm
- detailSingle small element
- escortOne who accompanies another
safeguard · motorcade · diversion · VIP · dignitary · threat assessment · evasion · surveillance · secret service · target
stunt performer
Professional danger stand-in
- actionProcess of doing
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- fallDescend under gravity
jump · crash · explosion · fight · harness · wirework · acrobatics · athleticism · precision · daredevil
accountability partner
Someone holding you responsible
- coworkingShared professional space rental
- focusConcentrated attention point
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
virtual · session · task · procrastination · ADHD · neurodivergent · support · presence · workspace · remote work
- show businessactors, actresses, directors, producers, entertainers
- background actorsextras, walk-ons, stand-ins, crowd scenes
- Conspiraciesconspiracy, deep state, new world order, chemtrails, flat earth
- stunt workstunt coordinator, stunt performers, stunt coordination, stunts, fight choreography
- espionagespy, spies, spying, moles, secret agents
- actorsactor, actors, actresses, film actor, actress
body doublesstars
Luminous celestial bodies
headliners · the real thing · principals · originals · A-listers
body doubleshousehold names
Widely recognized public figures
public figures · celebrities · red carpet regulars · famous faces
body, double, bodies, bodily, bodied, embody, embodied, embodiment, embodying