Tanoai Reed
Tanoai Reed (born February 10, 1974) is a Hollywood stunt man and actor. He is the cousin[1][2] and stunt double of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Reed was born in Honolulu, Hawaii of Samoan and Norwegian, Swedish, Irish descent. After the separation of his parents he grew up in California before being sent to live with his grandmother in Hawaii.[3] He was educated at Kahuku High School and the University of Hawai‘i.[3] His stunt career began when he worked on Waterworld,[3] and he began working as stunt-double for the Rock on The Scorpion King.[4]
He is featured in the video "Pump It" by The Black Eyed Peas, playing one of the villains Fergie fights. Reed appears in the 2008 relaunch of American Gladiators as the gladiator Toa.[5] In the first 2008 episode of Gladiators, Toa delivered an abbreviated version of Ka Mate, a New Zealand Maori haka before beginning his defense of the top of the pyramid.
Filmography[]
- Skyscraper (2018) (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
- San Andreas (2015) (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
- Furious 7 (2015) (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
- Hercules (2014) (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
- Fast & Furious 6 (2013) (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
- Road to Paloma (2013) (Moose)
- Hawaii 5-0 (2013)
- Iron Man 2 (2010) (Security Guard)
- The Other Guys (2010) (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
- Blood and Bone (2009) (Good Tooth Street Fighter)
- Spring Breakdown (2009) (Bouncer, stunts)
- Against the Dark (2009) (Tagart)
- Dollhouse (2009) (Season 2, Episode 10 "the Attic") (Arcane, the Dark Figure)
- Get Smart (2008) (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson - uncredited, stunts)
- Urban Justice (2007) (stunt performer)
- The Game Plan (2007) (stunt double) (stunts)
- Half Past Dead 2 (2007) (V) (stunts)
- Epic Movie (2007) (stunts)
- Gridiron Gang (2006) (stunt double: The Rock)
- You, Me and Dupree (2006) (stunts)
- Southland Tales (2006) (co-stunt coordinator)
- Doom (2005) (stunts)
- Be Cool (2005) (stunt double: The Rock)
- Dark Justice (2004) (Batman: Aaron Schoenke films)
- Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004) (stunts)
- Walking Tall (2004) (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
- The Stepford Wives (2004) Tonkiro
- The Rundown (2003) (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) (wrestler)
- Daredevil (2003) (stunts)
- The Tuxedo (2002) (stunts - uncredited)
- The Scorpion King (2002) (stunt double: Mathayus)
- Angel (1999) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
- Nash Bridges (1996) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
- Baywatch Nights (1995) TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
- Waterworld (1995) (stunts)
- Priest (2011) Brave Priest
References[]
- ^ Liane Bonin (2003-09-24). "Rock Candy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
...The Rock's double, his cousin Tanoai Reed, shattered an ankle.
- ^ Tenley Woodman (2008-01-03). "Red, white and bruised". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
Among the new gladiators are Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's cousin Tanoai Reed as Toa, an island warrior who intimidates opponents by performing a tribal war dance...
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Rock's Stead". Hana Hou!. 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Alex Shultz (30 July 2019). "The Real-Life Diet of The Rock's Longtime Stunt Double, Tanoai Reed". GQ. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Five Things You Didn't Know about Tanoai Reed". TV Overmind. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
External links[]
- Official website
- Official page on MySpace
- Tanoai Reed at IMDb
- Living people
- 1974 births
- American stunt performers
- American people of Irish descent
- American people of Swedish descent
- American people of Norwegian descent
- American people of Samoan descent
- Actors of Samoan descent
- People from Hawaii
- Anoa'i family