Tanoai Reed

Tanoai Reed (born February 10, 1974) is an American stuntman and actor. He is best known as the stunt double for his cousin Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Tanoai Reed
Born	(1974-02-10) February 10, 1974 (age 51) Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, U.S.
Occupations	Stuntman actor
Years active	1995–present
Relatives	Dwayne Johnson (cousin)

Early life

Tanoai Reed was born in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, on February 10, 1974. He is primarily of Samoan descent with smaller amounts of Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish ancestry. After the separation of his parents, he grew up in California before being sent back to Hawaiʻi to live with his grandmother.^[1] He was educated at Kahuku High School and the University of Hawaiʻi.^[1] He continues to make his home on Oahu's North Shore and, with his wife, is a proud advocate for local businesses and conservation.

Career

Reed's stunt career began when he worked on Waterworld (1995),^[1] and he began steady work as a stunt double for his cousin Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson^[2][3] on The Scorpion King (2002).^[4] His other work includes acting in the music video for the Black Eyed Peas song "Pump It" (2005), playing one of the villains fought by Fergie. He also appears in the 2008 relaunch of American Gladiators as the gladiator Toa.^[5] His first episode of Gladiators saw him performing a shortened version of "Ka Mate", a New Zealand Māori haka, before beginning his defense of the top of the pyramid.

Filmography

• 1995 Baywatch Nights as TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
• 1995 Waterworld (stunts)
• 1996 Nash Bridges TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
• 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
• 1999 Angel TV series (stunts) (unknown episodes)
• 2002 The Scorpion King (stunt double: Mathayus)
• 2002 The Tuxedo (stunts - uncredited)
• 2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle as Wrestler
• 2003 Daredevil (stunts)
• 2003 The Rundown (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
• 2004 Dark Justice (Batman: Aaron Schoenke films)
• 2004 Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (stunts)
• 2004 The Stepford Wives as Tonkiro
• 2004 Walking Tall (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
• 2005 Doom (stunts)
• 2005 Be Cool (stunt double: The Rock)
• 2005 Constantine as Bouncer At Midnite's Club
• 2006 Gridiron Gang (stunt double: The Rock)
• 2006 Southland Tales (co-stunt coordinator)
• 2006 You, Me and Dupree (stunts)
• 2007 Epic Movie (stunts)
• 2007 Half Past Dead 2 as "V" (stunts)
• 2007 The Game Plan (stunt double) (stunts)
• 2007 Urban Justice (stunt performer)
• 2008 Get Smart (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson - uncredited, stunts)
• 2009 Against the Dark as Tagart
• 2009 Blood and Bone as "Gold Tooth", Street Fighter
• 2009 Dollhouse (Season 2, Episode 10 "the Attic") as Arcane, The Dark Figure
• 2009 Spring Breakdown as Bouncer (stuntman)
• 2010 Iron Man 2 as Security Guard
• 2010 The Other Guys (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
• 2011 Priest as Brave Priest
• 2013 Fast & Furious 6 (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
• 2013 Hawaii Five-0 (Season 3, Episode 19, "Levi")
• 2013 Road to Paloma as "Moose"
• 2014 Hercules (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
• 2015 Furious 7 (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
• 2015 San Andreas (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)
• 2018 Skyscraper (stunt double: Dwayne Johnson)