Richard Cetrone is an American actor, stuntman and fight choreographer. He is best known for his work as a stunt double for Ben Affleck as Batman in the superhero films Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Justice League (2017) and Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021).
Wiki/Biography
Richard Cetrone was born on Thursday, July 13, 1961 (Age 60; as of 2021), currently living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He attended Montour High School. He started his career as an amateur boxer in his hometown, and later moved to California, where he met world champions and made them his sparring partners. He then studied Jeet Kune Do, Arnis, Muay Thai, Malay martial arts, and Jiu-Jitsu with Dan Inosanto at the Inosanto Martial Arts Academy in Los Angeles.
appearance
Height (approximate): 6′ 3″
Eye Color: Brown
Hair color: Black
Family and Race
His father’s name is Dick Cetrone. Information about his mother is unknown.
Richard Cetrone with his parents
We do not know much about his wife. He had a son named Sage Cetrone.
Richard Cetrone and his son
Profession
The Stuntman (film)
In 1993, he made his debut as a stuntman in the American film 3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up.
He has worked as a stuntman in American films such as The Flash (1996), Blade (1998), The Scorpion King (2002), Daredevil (2003), Dawn of the Dead (2004) and Constantine (2005). Other notable American films he has worked on include 300 (2006), Iron Man (2008), Thor (2011), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and 300: Rise of an Empire (2014). He has served as a stand-in for Hollywood actor Ben Affleck in films such as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Justice League (2017), Triple Frontier (2019), and Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021).
Richard Cetrone as Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
He also doubled for Paul Bettany in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and doubled for David Thewlis in Wonder Woman (2017).
The Stuntman (TV)
In 1996, he made his television screen debut in the American TV series Nash Bridges.
He subsequently worked as a stuntman in the TV series Martial Law (1998), VIP (2000), My Name is Earl (2009), Agents of SHIELD (2013), Lethal Weapon (2018), and The Mandalorian (2019-20).
Actor
In 1992, he made his screen debut in the American film Justified, playing the role of “The Gauntlet”.
He then had small roles in the American films 3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up (1993), Heatseeker (1995) and Best of the Best 4: Without Warning (1998), and made his television debut in the American TV series Martial Law (1998) as “Thug/Oakley”.
He has appeared in several American films such as The Scorpion King (2002), Underworld (2003), The Book of Eli (2010), Thor (2011), Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). He has also appeared in American TV series The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011), Sleepy Hollow (2013) and Lethal Weapon (2019). In 2021, he played the lead role of Zeus: King in the film Army of the Dead.
Richard Centrone, Army of the Dead (2021)
Favorite Things
- Sports: American Football
- American football team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Facts/Trivia
- He choreographed stunts for the American film Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) and the TV series Fallen (2007).
- He also taught Jeet Kune Do and Arnis under his mentor Inosanto.
- Initially, he was going to get instruction from Dan Inosanto’s academy and then return to his hometown to open a school. However, after working on a few films, he became interested in performing arts. He talked about this in an interview, saying:
However, doing stunt work in movies always fascinated me, and after learning that two of my training partners had the same interest, we started practicing stunt fights on the weekends. Since I’m a martial artist, I’ve always been interested in fight choreography. I just tend to choose acting jobs over fight choreography jobs because I enjoy acting more.”
- In 2018, he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Stunt Performance for “Wonder Woman”, sharing the award with other stunt performers in the film.
- He wanted to play Batman since he was a kid. In an interview, he talked about this and said,
I’ve always wanted to play Batman ever since I started doing stunts. I’ve been watching Batman and collecting comics since I was 5 years old, and he’s been my favorite superhero ever since. Before we started shooting the film, Zack Snyder wanted me to take some promo photos in front of the Batmobile. It was in the middle of winter in Detroit, and it was freezing cold. It was the first time I’d ever put on a full suit, and I was so excited. I kept staring at my shadow on the ground, excited. Zack asked me several times if I was okay with the cold weather, but honestly, I never noticed. (Laughs) Needless to say, BvS has been my favorite job in 25 years of stunts.”
- He considers his father (a basketball player at the University of Cincinnati) and grandfather (a boxer) as his role models. Speaking about this in an interview, he said,
Growing up, my dad would tell me about my grandfather’s boxing. He used to travel up and down the East Coast doing speed bag demonstrations. My dad and grandfather had incredible hand speed. So, for whatever reason, ever since I was a kid, I was obsessed with being as fast as they were. Luckily, that fast-twitch gene got passed down to me. It’s served me well in my career, like when you have to perform in a thick latex suit and you still have to be the fastest guy in the room.”
Richard Cetrone’s grandfather
- He loves dogs very much and has a pug named Vader.
Richard Cetrone and his pets
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