Joe Williams (actor)
Joe Williams (born October 18, 1982 in Alexandria , Virginia ) is an American stuntman and actor .
Life
As a performer, he first appeared as a ninja in the film Ninja vs. Pirates on camera. The following year he was a fighter in the action film The Fighters , starring alongside Sean Faris and Amber Heard in front of the camera. In the action thriller Freerunner , Williams played the role of freerunner Turk and was thus an "antagonist" of Sean Fari's character Ryan . He played the character Scott in the comedy 21 Jump Street , starring Jonah Hill as Schmidt and Channing Tatum as Jenko .
In addition to his acting roles, Joe Williams has worked as a stunt performer on films such as The Great Debaters , Zombieland , Green Lantern , The Fighters 2 , The Dark Knight Rises and 21 Jump Street, as well as television series such as Army Wives , Burn Notice and Common Law . In 2013, Joe Williams was engaged in the sequel GI Joe - Die Abrechnung and Percy Jackson - Im Bann des Cyclopen , the film adaptation of the novel of the same name for stunts.
Williams is currently performing stunts for the action comedy That's The End , by directors Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen , with actors James Franco , Jonah Hill and Emma Watson .
Filmography (selection)
- actor
- 2007: Ninjas vs. Pirates
- 2008: The Fighters (Never Back Down)
- 2011: Freerunner
- 2012: 21 Jump Street
- 2014: Ride Along
- Stunts (selection)
- 2007: Girls United - Alles auf Sieg (Bring It On: In It to Win It)
- 2007: The Great Debaters
- 2007: Ninjas vs. Pirates
- 2008: The Fighters (Never Back Down)
- 2009: Zombie Land
- 2009–2010: Army Wives (TV series, three episodes)
- 2010: Burn Notice (TV series, episode Neighborhood Watch )
- 2011: Freerunner
- 2011: Green Lantern
- 2011: The Fighters 2: Beatdown (Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown)
- 2011–2012: Treme (TV series, two episodes)
- 2012: The Dark Knight Rises
- 2012: Common Law (TV series, three episodes, stunt double)
- 2012: Battleship
- 2012: The Courier
- 2012: The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games)
- 2012: 21 Jump Street
- 2012: Contraband
- 2012: Looper
- 2012: stoles
- 2013: Shootout - No Mercy (Bullet to the Head)
- 2013: GI Joe - The Reckoning (GI Joe: Retaliation)
- 2013: Oblivion
- 2013: Percy Jackson: Under the Slayer of Cyclops (Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters)
- 2013: Two from the old school (Grudge Match)
- 2014: Transformers : Age of Extinction
- 2014: 22 Jump Street
- 2014: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 2014: Seven Damn Long Days (This Is Where I Leave You)
Web links
- Joe Williams in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Williams, Joe |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American stunt man and actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria , Virginia |