Tanoai Reed facts for kids

Tanoai Reed (born February 10, 1974) is an American stuntman and actor. He is famous for being the stunt double for his cousin, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. A stunt double is someone who performs dangerous scenes in movies or TV shows instead of the main actor.

About Tanoai Reed

Early Life and Background

Tanoai Reed was born in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, on February 10, 1974. He has a background that is mostly Samoan. He also has some Irish, Norwegian, and Swedish family history.

After his parents separated, Tanoai grew up in California. Later, he moved back to Hawaiʻi to live with his grandmother. He went to Kahuku High School and the University of Hawaiʻi. Today, he still lives on Oahu's North Shore with his wife. They both support local businesses and efforts to protect nature.

His Career as a Stuntman

Tanoai Reed started his career as a stuntman in 1995. His first job was on the movie Waterworld. He then began working steadily as a stunt double for his famous cousin, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Their first movie together was The Scorpion King in 2002.

Besides stunts, Tanoai has also acted. He appeared in the music video for the Black Eyed Peas song "Pump It" in 2005. In the video, he played one of the bad guys who fought against Fergie. He also appeared on the TV show American Gladiators in 2008. On the show, he was known as the gladiator "Toa." In his first episode, he performed a short version of "Ka Mate," which is a traditional New Zealand Māori haka dance. He did this before defending the top of the pyramid in the show.

Movies and TV Shows

Tanoai Reed has worked on many movies and TV shows. Here are some of them:

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