Terry Notary facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Terry Notary
Notary in 2018
Born	(1968-08-14) August 14, 1968 (age 56) San Rafael, California, United States
Occupation	Actor stunt co-ordinator/double movement coach

Terry Notary, born on August 14, 1968, is an American actor. He also works as a stunt coordinator and movement coach. Terry is famous for playing creatures and animals in movies and TV shows. He often uses a special technique called motion capture.

You might know his work from films like Avatar and The Adventures of Tintin. He also played characters in the Planet of the Apes movies and The Hobbit trilogy. He was also in Kong: Skull Island. In 2018, Terry Notary played a character named Cull Obsidian in the Marvel Studios films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

Early Life and Gymnastics

Terry Notary was born in San Rafael, California. When he was 7, doctors said he had a lot of energy. His parents signed him up for gymnastics to help him use up that energy.

He was very good at gymnastics. He even won a scholarship to UCLA, a big university. There, he studied theater, which is about acting and plays.

Becoming a Creature Performer

Terry Notary's first job was performing with Cirque du Soleil. This is a famous circus known for amazing acrobatics. His first job helping actors move was for the movie Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

The director, Ron Howard, was hiring gymnasts from Cirque du Soleil. Terry impressed him so much that he got the job. He taught all the actors how to move like the characters.

After that, Terry worked on Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes. To get ready, he studied how apes move at the LA County Zoo. His first movie using motion capture was Avatar. He was the movement coach for the Na'vi, the alien people in the film.

In 2017, a Swedish director named Ruben Östlund hired Terry. This was for his movie The Square, which won a big award. The director found Terry by searching online for "actor imitating monkey." He saw one of Terry's audition videos for Planet of the Apes.

Terry played a character named Oleg, who acts like an ape. His performance in one scene was highly praised. In this scene, he acted like a wild ape at a fancy dinner. People called it "the most tense, uncomfortable scene of the year."

Filmography

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