![]() Speaking to The Mirror five years after the freak accident, he said: “I hit the wall and then landed on the crash mat underneath.” He is now permanently paralyzed from the waist down and living in a wheelchair. ![]() The visual effects in Harry Potter might seem like they’re down to magic, but there is a grim truth behind the sparkle.ĭavid Radcliffe’s stunt double David Holmes was just 25 when he was paralyzed while filming “The Deathly Hallows” in 2009 – when he was thrown backwards against a wall during a flying scene and ended up breaking his neck. Paralyzed while filming Harry Potter David Holmes with “Harry Potter” actors. “If the director wants something done then people will do it, even if it’s dangerous, otherwise, they will lose their job.”Īnd for some of the best stunt actors in the world, the pressure to do these jobs has had brutal consequences. “On big productions lots of people have been hurt and now people are starting to see it,” he said. ![]() “King Arthur” stuntman Mark Johnston has been performing for 20 years and tells Sun Online playing with fire, being run over by cars and jumping off buildings are all in a day’s work. Her injuries were so bad that she had to have her left arm amputated and half her face was torn off and she’s now suing the production company and film director for £2.2 million ($2.7 million).Īnd Jackson, 35, is not the only stunt double to have suffered traumatic injuries while trying to get the perfect shot. ![]() The Brit daredevil - who had previously performed stunts in “Mad Max” and “Star Wars” - was flung from a motorbike on set in 2015 and pelted into a camera. Factory robot impales worker with 10-foot-long metal spikesĬlint Eastwood made Sondra Locke get abortionsĤ-year-old drowns after climbing into washing machineĪ six-figure salary, mingling with A-list actors and traveling the world: being a professional stunt artist might sound like the best job ever.īut as “Resident Evil” stunt double Olivia Jackson proved this week – pulling off death-defying stunts can have brutal consequences. ![]()
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