Tanoai Reed

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

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

Early life

Tanoai Reed was born in Honolulu 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]

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 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 television series American Gladiators as the gladiator Toa.^[5] He made his voice acting debut as Royd in the 2025 video game Dispatch.^[6]

Appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs.
1995	Baywatch Nights	Stunt work	Television series	[7]
1995	Waterworld	Stunt work		[7]
1996	Nash Bridges	Stunt work	Television series	[7]
1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Stunt work	Television series	[7]
1999	Angel	Stunt work	Television series	[7]
2002	The Scorpion King	Mathayus (stunt double)		[7]
2002	The Tuxedo	Stunt work		[7]
2003	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle	Wrestler		[7]
2003	Daredevil	Stunt work		[7]
2003	The Rundown	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2004	Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon	Stunt work		[7]
2004	The Stepford Wives	Tonkiro		[7]
2004	Walking Tall	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2005	Doom	Stunt work		[7]
2005	Be Cool	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2005	Constantine	Bouncer		[7]
2006	Crank	Stunt work		[7]
2006	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	Stunt work		[7]
2006	Gridiron Gang	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2006	Southland Tales	Stunt coordinator		[7]
2006	You, Me and Dupree	Stunt work		[7]
2006	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	Stunt work		[7]
2006	Smokin' Aces	Stunt work		[7]
2007	Epic Movie	Stunt work		[7]
2007	Half Past Dead 2	V (stunts)		[7]
2007	The Game Plan	Stunt work		[7]
2007	Urban Justice	Stunt work		[7]
2008	American Gladiators	Himself/Toa		[7]
2008	Get Smart	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2008	Pathology	Stunt work		[7]
2009	Lakeview Terrace			[7]
2009	Against the Dark	Tagart		[7]
2009	Blood and Bone	Gold Tooth		[7]
2009	Dollhouse	Arcane, the Dark Figure	Season 2, Episode 10 "The Attic"	[7]
2009	Spring Breakdown	Bouncer		[7]
2009	Gamer			[7]
2009	Race to Witch Mountain	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2010	Iron Man 2	Security guard		[7]
2010	The Other Guys	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2010	Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief			[7]
2010	Tooth Fairy	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2010	Faster	Assistant stunt coordinator		[7]
2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Stunt work		[7]
2011	Fast Five	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2011	Priest	Brave Priest		[7]
2012	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2012	The Avengers	Stunt work		[7]
2013	The Last Stand	Stunt work		[7]
2013	Empire State	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2013	Star Trek Into Darkness			[7]
2013	Fast & Furious 6	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2013	Hawaii Five-0		Season 3, Episode 19, "Levi"	[7]
2013	Road to Paloma	Moose		[7]
2013	Pain & Gain	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2013	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2013	Snitch	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2014	Hercules	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2015	Ballers			[7]
2015	Furious 7	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2015	San Andreas	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2016	Central Intelligence	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2017	Baywatch	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2017	Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2017	The Fate of the Furious	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2018	Ant-Man and the Wasp			[7]
2018	Rampage	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2018	Skyscraper	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2019	Hobbs & Shaw	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2021	Red Notice	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2021	Jungle Cruise	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2022	Black Adam	Stunt double for Dwayne Johnson		[7]
2025	Dispatch	Royd (voice)	Video game	[6]