What Loki's Stunt Doubles Look Like In Real Life

It takes a lot of money, effort, and people to bring a show like "Loki" to life. While the leads get all the glory, Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, and the rest of the cast couldn't make it work without their stunt doubles. These aren't the people working behind the scenes — they're on-camera throughout their performances, but if their scenes are properly choreographed, shot, and edited, the audience never even notices.

That's essentially the job: Be seen — but remain unseen — and put your body on the line to achieve whatever is necessary to get the shot. Plenty of actors do their own stunts, but it takes a trained stunt person to do the truly hazardous stuff. This could be jumping (or falling) off a building, shooting scenes in mid-air, or jumping and falling through glass — whatever the action, a stunt double is there to make it happen.

Shows like "Loki" feature many stunts involving sword fighting, martial arts, and more, so the crew consists of tons of stunt people. Stunt doubles are the professionals who look a bit like their actor counterparts, but you probably wouldn't confuse them for the actor they double if you met them on the street. These are all the stunt doubles who stood in for Loki, Sylvie, Mobius, and the rest from "Loki" Seasons 1 and 2. They all have their own distinctive looks and careers that separate them from the actors they double.

The MCU tapped a different stunt performer to double for Loki in the second season, ultimately landing on Bogdan Kumshatsky. He began working in the film industry in 2007, when he provided stunt work in "Die Flucht," a German made-for-TV movie. It didn't take long for Kumshatsky to expand his portfolio, and his list of credits includes many high-profile TV series and films. Kumshatsky worked on "Fury," "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," and "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald," to name a few.

Like many stunt performers who worked on "Loki," Kumshatsky built up a resume with other MCU projects. His first foray into the cinematic universe came in 2013 via "Thor: The Dark World." He followed this with "Spider-Man: Far from Home" and "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," where he doubled for Benedict Cumberbatch. Kumshatsky continued his work in the MCU, doubling for Tom Hiddleston in the second season of "Loki."

While stunt work is Kumshatsky's primary job, he's dabbled in acting over the years, though his work involves playing various side characters. He appeared in "Deadly Code," "Conspiracy of Silence," and "1917," where he played a German sniper. Kumshatsky's stunt work in comic book-related media isn't limited to Marvel's properties — he's also gone to the other side. Kumshatsky doubled for Jack Bannon, the lead in DC's "Pennyworth." When he isn't doubling for some of the biggest action stars in the industry, Kumshatsky spends his time offroad dirt biking.

Maureen Lavoyer began her acting and stunting career in 2019, working on a few episodes of "Le Bazar de la Charité" (The Bonfire of Destiny). She also acted in a short, "L'étreinte des hommes" (The Embrace of Men), but has spent most of her professional time doing stunt work. Before joining the MCU as Sophia Di Martino's stunt double for "Loki" in Season 2, Lavoyer worked on various television series and films in Great Britain and France.

Notably, Lavoyer doubled for Agnes Born's Vereena in "The Witcher," did stunt work in "Death on the Nile," and appeared in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," where she doubled for Kathryn Newton's Cassie Lang. That was Lavoyer's first role in the MCU, but it wasn't her last. Soon after, she joined the second season of "Loki" and later booked stunt work on Ridley Scott's long-awaited "Gladiator II." Lavoyer's skills include boxing, fight choreography, and wire work, all of which she's used throughout her career.

Lavoyer began working soon after leaving Campus Univers Cascades, a stunt school in northern France. CUC is one of the largest stunt training schools of its kind, and the majority of its students are women. Lavoyer learned her skills there, with everything from jumping off buildings using parkour to brawling and more. Lavoyer described the school to The Simple Things in 2021, saying, "Women are finding they can surpass their own and others' expectations. Plus, if you love cinema, why wouldn't you want a piece of the action?"

Ramon Álvarez began doing professional stunt work in 2003, and it didn't take long for him to diversify into television and movies. Much of his early work came from Spain, though he eventually booked gigs with various international productions, including "Assassin's Creed," "Vikings," and "Justice League." Álvarez went on to perform stunts in multiple popular franchises, including "Star Wars," "Jurassic World," and "Mission: Impossible."

Álvarez continued working with DC's productions, performing stunts in "Wonder Woman 1984" and "Zack Snyder's Justice League" before making the jump to the MCU with "Black Widow." He followed that with Sony's Marvel productions "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" and "Morbius" before taking over as Owen Wilson's stunt double in the second season of "Loki." Throughout his career, Álvarez trained in all manner of martial arts and athletic challenges, making him a versatile stunt worker.

Álvarez holds a black belt in kickboxing and studied Krav-Maga, but he's also skilled with weapons. In addition to using all sorts of melee arms, he's a skilled sword fighter and can do various gun-spinning tricks with revolvers. Álvarez is also an equestrian; he's trained in parkour, gymnastics, and the trampoline; and he's a dive master, lifeguard, and rock climber. Basically, if a production needs a swashbuckling, horse-riding, gun-shooting, rock climber who can take a 30-meter fall, Álvarez can make it happen.

Of all the stunt performers who double for a leading character in "Loki," Florine Silva is the newest, as she began her career in 2022. Her first stunt work came in the Kavinsky ft. Kareen Lomax music video for "Cameo." From there, she moved into television, working as a stunt double on "Disparition inquiétante" (Disturbing Disappearance) before making a move into feature films via "La gravité" (The Gravity), which also features her first acting credit.

Some of Silva's film work includes performing stunts in "Murder Mystery 2" and "Bird Box: Barcelona." Silva jumps around from TV to film, and in 2023, she doubled for Gugu Mbatha-Raw's Ravonna Renslayer in "Loki" Season 2. Silva is relatively new to the industry and doesn't maintain an online presence with social media, so there's not much known about her beyond her stunt work on a little more than a dozen productions.

What is clear is that Silva's work falls more into the stunt performer and stunt double category than choreography. Like Maureen Lavoyer, Silva attended the Campus Univers Cascades, which is where she learned to do all manner of stunts. While at the school, she performed in a short choreographed and directed by Godefroy Rykewaert called "Fight or Flight," which features a plethora of different kinds of stunt work, including fight choreography, with Silva taking a harsh beating in a four-on-two brawl.

One of the many highlights of the first season of "Loki" is Jonathan Major's portrayal of He Who Remains — a variant of Kang the Conqueror. His role in the season is largely exposition, as he explains to Loki and Sylvie the nature of the Multiverse and his purpose in it. Things end with Sylvie stabbing him, bringing on the Marvel multiverse, which expands after the first season ends. While he isn't in the first season for long, Majors required a stunt double, and David Charles Warren joined the team to take on the task.

Warren's stunt work began in 2018, when he served as a stunt double for Peyton Alex Smith in "Legacies," and he followed this with "Black Lightning." Warren had several jobs before joining the Marvel family, and he finally did so in 2021 by doubling for Clé Bennett in "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier." That same year, he worked on a single episode of "Loki," doubling for Majors. Since the first season wrapped, Warren has provided stunts for "Hawkeye," "Black Adam," and other non-comic-related projects.

Warren is a highly skilled film fighter capable of pulling off a variety of flips, spins, wall jumps, and flying kicks. His stunt reel includes shots of him jumping over moving motorcycles, hallway fighting, taking hits, and giving them — pretty much everything you need in a superhero or supervillain stunt double. Warren also got into acting in 2023 and plays Yasuke in "Yasuke: Descendents."