Troy Brenna (born May 8, 1970) is an American stunt actor,

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actor,

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, and actor. He was born in

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. He has one younger brother and two older sisters. He has performed stunts for films such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He has acted in roles including ''

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'', '' Spy Next Door'' and television spots such as

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. He has also performed motion capture in films such as '' The Avengers''.

Filmography

Films

* Penance Lane (2014) - Stuntman/Duke *

Halo 4 ''Halo 4'' is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 video game console. ''Halo 4''s story follows a cybernetically enhanced human supersoldier, Master Chief, a ...

(2012) - Motion Capture Performer *

R.I.P.D. ''R.I.P.D.'', also marketed as ''R.I.P.D.: Rest in Peace Department'', is a 2013 American supernatural action comedy film starring Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds. The film was directed by Robert Schwentke and written by Phil Hay and Matt Manf ...

(2013) - Motion Capture Performer * The Avengers (2012) - Stunt Actor/Motion Capture Performer *

(2011) - Stunts/Frost Giant *

(2011) - Stunts/Brazilian Thug * Xander Cohen (2012) - Stunt Coordinator/Big Ben * Blood Shot (2011) - Stunts/Genie *

Cowboys & Aliens ''Cowboys & Aliens'' is a 2011 American science fiction Western action film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, and Noah Ringer. The film is based on the 2006 P ...

(2011) -Stunt Actor/Motion Capture Performer *

Priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

(2011) - Stunts *

(2010) - Stuntman/Sweatpants *

The Spy Next Door ''The Spy Next Door'' is a 2010 American spy action comedy film directed by Brian Levant, written by Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer and Gregory Poirier, produced by Robert Simonds with music by David Newman. The film stars Jackie Chan, with a s ...

(2010) - Stuntman/Russian Thug *

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

- Robert Maillet Stunt Double (Uncredited) *

Avatar Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appearanc ...

(2009) - Stunt Actor/Motion Capture Performer * Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) - Stuntman/Vampanese * Road to Moloch (2009) - Stunts *

Fast & Furious ''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a t ...

(2009) - Stunts *

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

(2009) - Stuntman/Klingon *

Blood and Bone ''Blood and Bone'' is a 2009 American direct-to-DVD martial arts film directed by Ben Ramsey and written by Michael Andrews. The film stars Michael Jai White, Eamonn Walker and Julian Sands, and features martial artist Matt Mullins, former profe ...

(2009) - Stuntman/Viktor * The Seed - Stunts * Judgement Date (2009) - Stunt Coordinator/Bouncer * Get Smart (2008) - Stunts (Uncredited) * The God Project (2008) - Stunt Coordinator/Assaulter *

The Rundown ''The Rundown'' (known internationally as ''Welcome to the Jungle'') is a 2003 American buddy action comedy film directed by Peter Berg and written by James Vanderbilt and R.J. Stewart. It stars Dwayne Johnson (credited as The Rock), Seann Will ...

(2003) - Stunts * Bobby Z (2007) - Stunts/Prison Guard * The Marine (2006) - Stunts *

Ultraviolet Ultraviolet (UV) is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelength from 10 nanometer, nm (with a corresponding frequency around 30 Hertz, PHz) to 400 nm (750 Hertz, THz), shorter than that of visible light, but longer than ...

(2006) - Stunts *

Today You Die ''Today You Die'' is a 2005 American action film directed and shot by Don E. FauntLeRoy. The film stars Steven Seagal, who also producer with Randall Emmett, George Furla and Danny Lerner. It co-stars Treach, Sarah Buxton, Mari Morrow, Nick ...

(2005) - Stuntman/Body Guard *

The Amateurs ''The Amateurs'', originally called ''The Moguls'', is a 2005 comedy film written and directed by Michael Traeger and starring Jeff Bridges. The story revolves around six friends in a small town in the United States who decide to make a full-len ...

(2005) - Stuntman/Earnest Pike * El Padrino (2004) - Rolph Mueller Stunt Double *

Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk' ...

(2003) - Eric Bana Stunt Double *

Cradle 2 the Grave ''Cradle 2 the Grave'' is a 2003 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak and starring Jet Li and DMX. The film was released in the United States on February 28, 2003. Plot Anthony Fait and his crew of thieves attempt to steal diamon ...

(2003) - Stuntman/Cage Fighter *

The Scorpion King ''The Scorpion King'' is a 2002 American sword and sorcery action adventure film directed by Chuck Russell, starring Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Kelly Hu, Grant Heslov and Michael Clarke Duncan. It is both a prequel and spin-off of ''The ...

(2002) - Tyler Mane/King Stunt Double *

3000 Miles to Graceland ''3000 Miles to Graceland'' is a 2001 American heist black action comedy film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Demian Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein co-wrote the script with Richard Recco. The film stars Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courte ...

(2001) - Stunts *

(2000) - Tyler Mane/Sabertooth Stunt Double *

The Postman ''The Postman'' is a post-apocalyptic dystopia science fiction novel by David Brin. It is about a man wandering the desolate Oregon countryside who finds a United States Postal Service uniform, which he puts on and then claims he is a mail carri ...

(1997) - Abraham Benrubi Stunt Double *

Volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...

(1997) - Stunts * The Pest (1997) - Stunts

Television

Supah Ninjas ''Supah Ninjas'' is an American action superhero teen sitcom, created by Leo Chu and Eric Garcia. The series aired on Nickelodeon from January 17, 2011, to April 27, 2013. It ran for 2 seasons. The first season was filmed in Los Angeles and the ...

(2012) - Stuntman/Big Show Stunt Double *

Wizards of Waverly Place ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' is an American fantasy teen sitcom created by Todd J. Greenwald that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between October 2007 and January 2012. The series centers on Alex Russo (Selena Gomez), a teenage wiza ...

(2011) - Stuntman/Washong *

I'm in the Band ''I'm in the Band'' is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on Disney XD in the United States and on Family Channel in Canada.

(2011) - Stuntman/Mega Burger *

My Name is Earl ''My Name Is Earl'' is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia that aired on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and starred Ja ...

(2009) - Stuntman/Jack/Matt Willig Stunt Double *

NCIS (TV series) ''NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres. The concept ...

(2008) - Stuntman/Kidnapper * Chuck (TV series) (2007) - Stuntman/Thug *

Bones (TV series) ''Bones'' is an American crime procedural comedy-drama television series created by Hart Hanson for Fox. It premiered on September 13, 2005, and concluded on March 28, 2017, airing for 246 episodes over 12 seasons. The show is based on forensi ...

(2006) - Stuntman/Monroe *

Dollhouse (TV series) ''Dollhouse'' is an American science fiction television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on February 13, 2009, on the Fox network and was canceled on November 11, 2009. The final e ...

- Stunts *

CSI: NY ''CSI: NY'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: New York'', stylized as ''CSI: NY/Crime Scene Investigation'') is an American police procedural television series that ran on CBS from September 22, 2004, to February 22, 2013, for a total of nine seaso ...

- Stunts * The Bachelor - Stunts *

Scrubs (TV series) ''Scrubs'' (stylized as '' crubs') is an American sitcom created by Bill Lawrence that aired from October 2, 2001, to March 17, 2010, on NBC and later ABC. The series follows the lives of employees at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital, which ...

(2007) - Stuntman/College Footballer * Inside the Action - Stunt Driving * Inside the Action 2 - Stunts *

Fallen (TV miniseries) ''Fallen'' is a 2006 ABC Family miniseries based on '' The Fallen'' series of novels by Thomas Sniegoski, and broken into three parts. The first part was originally advertised as an "ABC Family Original Movie", but nearly a year later, it was follo ...

- Stunts *

Cane (TV series) ''Cane'' is an American drama television series created by Cynthia Cidre, who also served as executive producer alongside Jonathan Prince, Jimmy Iovine, and Polly Anthony. The pilot was directed by Christian Duguay. The show chronicled the live ...

(2007) - Howard Stunt Double *

Alias (TV series) ''Alias'' is an American action thriller and science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons from September 30, 2001, to May 22, 2006. It stars Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, a double a ...

(2006) - Stuntman/Russian Thug * American Dreams (2002) - Stunt Coordinator *

Arrested Development (TV series) The term "arrested development" has had multiple meanings for over 200 years. In the field of medicine, the term "arrested development" was first used, ''circa'' 1835–1836, to mean a stoppage of physical development; the term continues to be use ...

(2005) - Stuntman/Dragon *

Wanted (2005 TV series) ''Wanted'' is an American primetime police drama television series broadcast on the TNT network which was aired from July 31 to December 26, 2005. The series was created by Louis St. Clair and Jorge Zamacona, and executive produced by Aaron Spel ...

(2005) - Stuntman/Bouncer *

Star Trek: Enterprise ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on Uni ...

(2001) - Stuntman/Klingon * 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003) - Stuntman/Bunny *

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film of the same name, also written by W ...

(2002) - Stuntman/Avilas Demon/Vampire/Nesla Demon *

Angel (1999 TV series) ''Angel'' is an American television series, a spinoff of the supernatural drama series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. The series was created by ''Buffy''s creator, writer and director Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt. It aired ...

(2002) - Stuntman/Prison Guest/Nesla Demon * V.I.P. (American TV series) (2001) - Stuntman/Steroidal *

Martial Law (TV series) ''Martial Law'' is an American action-adventure comedy television series created by Carlton Cuse that aired on CBS from September 26, 1998, to May 13, 2000. The title character, Sammo Law (Sammo Hung), is a Chinese law officer and martial arts ...

(1999) - Stuntman/Union Worker * Married... with Children (1997) - Stuntman/Chicago Bear Center *

Rose Red (miniseries) ''Rose Red'' is a 2002 American television miniseries scripted by horror novelist Stephen King, directed by Craig R. Baxley, and starring Nancy Travis, Matt Keeslar, Julian Sands, Kimberly J. Brown, David Dukes, Melanie Lynskey, Matt Ross, Em ...

(2002) - Stunts

References

External links

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Troy Brenna mini Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brenna, Troy 1970 births Living people American stunt performers