Rick Avery is a Stuntman, Stunt Coordinator, Actor, Director, Helicopter Pilot, and Aerial Coordinator,( see stunt resume and separate pilot resume page ), with nearly 500 feature film and television credits, including
“Men in Black 2/3”, “Captain America”, Four Batman Movies”, “Get Smart”, “Poseidon”, “Titanic”, “The Prestige”, “Star Trek Insurrection”, “The Abyss”, “Gangster Squad”, “The Crow”, and “Charlie Wilson’s War.” He has been nominated for three Screen Actors Guild awards winning the Screen Actors Guild Cast Award for “Traffic”, the Best Stunt Ensemble Award in a Motion Picture for “Batman Dark Knight” and the 2009 Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Vehicular Work in “Batman Dark Knight.” Rick has just been inducted to the “Martial Arts Hall of Honors “ for 2010, for Exemplary Achievements and Dedication to the Martial Arts.
Rick has directed two movies and a documentary: “The Expert” and “Deadly Takeover,” both of which were HBO, Showtime, and Cinemax Premieres, and “Raiders Remembered”, a Documentary. His Second Unit Director credits include: “Tenacious D”, “Scream 3”, “Anchorman”, “Identity”, and “The Sweetest Thing.
Rick’s acting credits include the film, “Edge of Darkness” with Mel Gibson, “Heat”, “Spiderman”, and “Batman Begins”.
Rick is a helicopter instructor at Group 3 Aviation and flies for National Helicopters, and Guardian Helicopters piloting A-Stars, Jet Ranger, Long Ranger, Robinson R44, and Schweiser 300 helicopters. He has flown helicopters for “The Closer”, “The Bachelor”,”Three Rivers “,“Bloodshot”, “Hells Kitchen”, numerous commercials , and airplanes for “24”. See extensive Helicopter and Pilot Resume page above...
Rick is also presently hosting the extremely successful Internet T.V. Show “Hardknocks”...(click on Hardknocks.tv) above for more information.
He is a college graduate, commercial multi-engine airplane pilot, commercial helicopter pilot and instructor, 5th degree black belt champion, certified scuba diver, was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army, and former Santa Barbara Metro Police Officer.
To see what Rick has been up to lately, click on
“What’s New “above.......
Full credit lists at :
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0043076/
