A stuntman is a man with special skills who duplicatesstands in for the actor in dangerous scenes during the making of a film, or a theater performance. The stuntman's task is to replace the actor in scenes in which the actor can not cope; because of lesshaving the required physical fitness, or because of the dangerrisk of injury. It also happens that in some scenes, stuntmen do not duplicatestand in for or play their characters (eg. in scenes of fights, chases, etc.). A contemporary stuntman is sometimes alsoalso at times an artist performing in an independent show, and in circuses.

With the development of technology, the stunt profession has also changeschanged. Now, he has to take advantage of the new opportunities that technology gives him, and takestake up challenges that once seemed unreal. At the same time, the levelstandard of stunterstuntman safety is increasing, which; often usesrequiring very expensive safeguards. HenceThus, stunt education and theirthe subsequent work areis very expensive,; and therefore, elitist. The development of this field is driven primarily by the US film industry.