Rick Avery

Rick is the author of his memoir, A Life at Risk.

• Name — Rick Avery • Birthplace — New York City, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Stuntman, actor, director • Years Active — 1980–present • Known for — acting, authoring, movie directing

Rick was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army, and a Santa Barbara Metro Police Officer. He has three children; Dianne, Brian, and Mike, his sons also work as stunt performers. He is also a four-time master's world boxing champion. Rick's directorial credits include The Expert and Deadly Outbreak, both released in 1995. His acting credits include Heat, Edge of Darkness, Ant-Man and Hands of Stone.

• Year — Title — Stunts — Second unit director — Director • 1989 — L.A. Takedown — Michael Mann • 1990 — Men at Work — Emilio Estevez • 1991 — Night of the Warrior — Rafal Zielinski • 1992 — Batman Returns — Tim Burton • 1993 — Street Knight — Albert Magnoli • Hot Shots! Part Deux — Jim Abrahams • Killing Zoe — Roger Avery • 1994 — The Crow — Alex Proyas • Beverly Hills Cop III — John Landis • 1995 — Casino — Martin Scorsese • Money Train — Joseph Ruben • Heat — Michael Mann • 1996 — Independence Day — Roland Emmerich • Escape from L.A. — John Carpenter • 1997 — L.A. Confidential — Curtis Hanson • Titanic — James Cameron • 1998 — BASEketball — David Zucker • Blues Brothers 2000 — John Landis • Finding Graceland — David Winkler • 1999 — Two Shades of Blue — James D. Deck • 2000 — Scream 3 — Wes Craven • Traffic — Steven Soderbergh • Erin Brockovich • Dude, Where's My Car? — Danny Leiner • 2001 — Ocean's Eleven — Steven Soderbergh • The Animal — Luke Greenfield • 2002 — Clockstoppers — Jonathan Frakes • Orange County — Jake Kasdan • The Sweetest Thing — Roger Kumble • John Q. — Nick Cassavetes • 2003 — Identity — James Mangold • The Italian Job — F. Gary Gray • 2004 — Taxi — Tim Story • Meet the Fockers — Jay Roach • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy — Adam McKay • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie • The Whole Ten Yards — Howard Deutch • 2005 — Batman Begins — Christopher Nolan • Cursed — Wes Craven • Walk the Line — James Mangold • Elizabethtown — Cameron Crowe • 2006 — Date Movie — Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer • World Trade Center — Oliver Stone • Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny — Liam Lynch • The Prestige — Christopher Nolan • Smokin' Aces — Joe Carnahan • 2007 — Charlie Wilson's War — Mike Nichols • Ocean's Thirteen — Steven Soderbergh • 2008 — Superhero Movie — Craig Mazin • Get Smart — Peter Segal • The Dark Knight — Christopher Nolan • Frost/Nixon — Ron Howard • 2010 — Edge of Darkness — Martin Campbell • 2011 — Captain America: The First Avenger — Joe Johnston • 2012 — Journey 2: The Mysterious Island — Brad Peyton • Men in Black 3 — Barry Sonnenfeld • The Dark Knight Rises — Christopher Nolan • 2013 — Gangster Squad — Ruben Fleischer • 2014 — American Sniper — Clint Eastwood • 2015 — Ant-Man — Peyton Reed • 2016 — Hands of Stone — Jonathan Jakubowicz • 2017 — Dunkirk — Christopher Nolan • 2018 — Bumblebee — Travis Knight